Rebecca’s Afikoman Bag for Passover
Thank you for joining us for our program today. We are so happy that you are here!
For today’s program, we will be making a Afikoman Bag for Passover, a craft that American Girl character, Rebecca, would have made in her day. Rebecca’s story takes place in 1914 in New York City.
Today’s craft can be found online at Tori Avey, Everyday Inspired by the Past. The following directions make one wreath. We hope you enjoy Rebecca’s Afikoman Bag for Passover.
Materials
2 sheets of 9×12 felt (usually found at your local craft store)
Pinking shears or regular scissors
A hot glue gun or any kind of crafting glue (just keep in mind that crafting glue takes longer to dry)
Buttons and sequins for decorating
Puff paint (typically shelved with the decorative painting supplies at your local craft store)
Directions
To create the fold-over envelop flap, fold over the top edges until they meet in the middle.
You can pin a pin at the fold or just use your eye to cut along the fold line.
Then take your second sheet of felt and line it up at the bottom of your fold-over flap. This will leave an excess of 4 inches at the bottom which you will need to trip off. You remaining envelope will be 8×9 inches big (not including the fold-over flap), the perfect size to fit a slice of matza!
Now it’s time to glue your pieces together to create an envelope! Glue a bead of hot glue along the sides and bottom.
If you are using a hot glue gun, you will have to work quickly (Children: Make sure you have a parent use the hot glue gun). Make sure the glue is completely cooled before you decorate. If you are using other crafting glue, you have more time to glue and position your pieces, but you’ll need to let your envelope dry for an hour or two so that is will hold securely.
Now it’s time to decorate! Some sequins and decorative jewels come with a peel-off backing. If you don’t have that kind just use a small dab of puff paint to hold them. Use your puff paint to create swirls and stars and even the word Afikoman. Just make sure to let your puff paint dry overnight before you go hiding it somewhere where the paint might smear off and make a mess.
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