Sand Art Menorah

Materials

• Small glass jars

• 1 large glass jar

• Funnel

• Colored sand

• Scissors

• Silver straws,

• Yellow grosgrain ribbon

Directions

1. Start with eight small glass jars, plus one larger one (we used spice jars). Using a funnel, help your child pour colored sand into the jars, one color at a time. Alternate the colors and the amount you add. To slant a layer, tilt the jar as you pour; for a flat layer, tap the jar after pouring.

2. Trim nine silver straws to your desired height (ours were 4 inches tall). Cut nine 3-inch-long pieces of ½-inch-wide yellow grosgrain ribbon. Knot each in the middle, push into the straw, and trim the ends.

3. When you’re ready to “light” your menorah, press the straw candle gently into the sand.

adapted from Parents