As a new year begins, we remember the hard times of recent months but also look forward to the future with a promise of new beginnings. What are you hoping for in 5781?
Since apples are one of the primary symbols of Rosh Hashanah, this project is a fun way to share our hopes — by writing them down and placing them in apples made of egg cartons. They’re a little like fortune cookies but with more meaningful messages. These would be great in a Rosh Hashanah table setting or left on a neighbor’s doorstep. After all, we all could use a little hope.
What you’ll need:
Egg carton
Scissors
Red craft paint
Paintbrush
Brown pipe cleaner
Green paper
Glue
1. Cut the compartments out of an egg carton. You will need two compartments to make one apple. Try to cut them as straight across as possible.
2. Paint the outside of the egg compartments with red paint. You do not need to paint the insides.
3. Designate one egg compartment as the top half of the apple. Poke a hole at the top and insert an inch of a brown pipe cleaner as the apple’s stem. (You also can glue on a strip of brown paper.) Then cut out a leaf shape from a piece of green paper and glue that to the stem.
4. Write your hopes on pieces of paper and place them in the bottom halves of the apples. Glue the two halves together by applying glue to the edges and pressing firmly. They don’t need to be adhered too securely, as you want to be able to break the apples apart easily.
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