After learning together about the special stone that Rabbi Hanina ben Dosa chiseled, polished and painted as a gift to the Temple, use the opportunity of Hanukkah to engage in a family art project, painting your own stones:
What you need:
- Smooth flat stones (from your yard or from a craft store)
- Acrylic paints
- Felt markers
- Paint brushes
- A jar of water
- Optional: hot glue gun, fridge magnets, jewelry pins
What you do:
- Clean and dry off the stones. Mix the paints and pour into paper cups, or muffin pans.
- Paint the background of the rocks. While one stone is drying, apply paint to the next stone. Continue until all stones are colored and dry.
- Draw lines and designs with the pens. You can use Hanukkah motifs such as dreidels, candles, flames, menorahs and oil jugs to decorate.
- Use the water in the jar to wipe off mistakes and to clean the brushes.
- The painted stones can be used as paperweights, table decorations or garden decorations. You can also attach a magnet or pin to the back with a glue gun.