Bring the Tree of Life Into Your Hanukkah Celebration With A Beautiful DIY

The first night of Hanukkah is just around the corner, and we know you're ready to celebrate! With the holiday season approaching, many people are looking to incorporate their Jewish traditions into their celebrations. Hanukkah is a great time to be creative with your décor! One way to bring in some hanukkiah flare is by adding a tree of life. The tree represents the Tree of Life present at the Garden of Eden. It has been traditionally used for many different holidays throughout history. Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over their oppressors. The eight-day celebration begins on November 28th and includes lighting a menorah each night, eating traditional foods like fried potato pancakes, and playing games such as dreidel. This DIY will show you how to recreate this symbol with natural materials easily found at your local Home Depot. For those who want to celebrate their Jewish faith with a crafty twist and include the whole family!

TO CREATE THIS COLORFUL TREE OF LIFE, YOU WILL NEED

Find the Bindle & Brass elements at your local Home Depot.

Bindle & Brass Birch Log Bouquet
build a wood frame, or thrift an old canvas picture frame and strip the canvas
burlap
scissors
staple gun
saw
hot glue gun
acrylic paints
paintbrush
colored markers

DIRECTIONS

Gather supplies.
Trim and staple the burlap to fit one side of the wood frame.
Measure the birch log to fit the center section of the frame and use a saw to cut.
Measure, cut, and arrange birch branches to create roots in the bottom section of the frame.
Hot Glue the log and branches to the frame to secure them in place.
Cut, glue, and arrange more birch branches to create tree branches in the top section of the frame.
Saw more birch branches into half-inch pieces.
Grab the kids to paint and decorate one side of each of the pieces, you could even have them write their names or mitzvahs on them.
Cut and hot glue faux berries from Birch Log Bouquet to the branch portion of the design, representing pomegranates.
Hot glue the painted birch pieces to the branch, filling it to your desired volume.