Glitter Glow Pumpkins {Martha Stewart Glow Glitter Review & Craft}

I was so excited to receive a package of fun Martha Stewart Halloween products from this year’s line. You can get these products at Michael’s Craft Stores or on MarthaStewart.com. I thought it would be fun to have a girl’s craft night and offer up a craft idea where the women could put their own spin on it. We had a blast eating and crafting all the night long!

My girlfriend is also hosting a Halloween Costume Party next week, and I have given her some of the Martha Stewart products to use at her party. I will take pictures and post them on here before Halloween!

I came up with the idea of Glitter Glow Pumpkins. Here are the materials you need:

Martha Stewart Glow in the Dark Glitter

Black Foam Pumpkins from Michael’s

Pencil

Pumpkin Template Pattern of your choice (You can find fun patterns here. )

White Acrylic Paint

Tape

Thin tip paint brush

Paper plate

How To:

1) Find your chosen pattern, and print out to fit the size that will match your pumpkin size.

2) Tape pattern onto your pumpkin. Make sure it is very secure and will not move.

3) Take your pencil and firmly trace the outline of your pattern so that you leave an indentation on the pumpkin where you have traced. Be sure to check your pattern on the pumpkin before you completely remove the template.

4) Remove template, and paint a small portion of your template with the white acrylic paint within your traced markings you have from your pencil.

5) While still wet, generously sprinkle the glitter onto your paint. Then gently shake the excess off onto a paper plate.

6) Continue to paint small areas of your template and alternate with adding glitter until your entire image is complete.

7) Hold your glitter pumpkin up to the light to activate, and enjoy your fun creation!!

The white paint will show during the day, and the glow glitter will show up at night!! Double the fun!

You can purchase all of Martha Stewart’s Halloween line at Michael’s.

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If you want to teach kids the basics of Hanukkah in the classroom or at home, the picture book Hanukkah by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Rotem Teplow is a nice place to start.

The book explores the Jewish holiday through the eyes of Lior, a boy whose name means “my light” in Hebrew, which is appropriate for talking about the Festival of Lights.

The book goes through all the preparations the family does, including cleaning, setting the table and cleaning the menorah. It talks about what the menorah symbolizes and the Hanukkah story of the oil in the Holy Temple of Jerusalem lasting for eight days when it should have only been a one-day supply.

The meaning of the letters on the dreidel are also explored, in that when you are in Israel they have a different fourth word (the letters symbolize the Hebrew letters for “a great miracle happened there” or, in Israel, “a great miracle happened here”).

Because the story of Hanukkah involves oil, a lot of the foods that are eaten during the celebration are fried in oil, such as latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (fried jelly doughnuts). Other foods mentioned include challah, noodle kugel and sour cream and applesauce, which are served with the latkes. Family and friends drop by to share their food, light their menorahs together and play dreidel (the game is explained in the story). It also talks about how the candles are lit through the eight days and what happens at the end of Hanukkah.

The book includes Hanukkah blessings in English and Hebrew and talks about the lunar cycle of the Hebrew calendar, which is why Hanukkah is sometimes celebrated in November and sometimes in December. It also talks about why Jewish holidays are celebrated beginning at sunset rather than in the morning.

Other topics covered include Hanukkah greetings; how to spell Hanukkah; how to make an edible menorah and an tzedakah box (to collect money for charity); recipes for latkes and applesauce; and a more detailed story of Hanukkah than is included within the story of the book. There’s also a quiz to see how well you were paying attention.

This sweet little book is a quick read and a cute overview of the basics of Hanukkah and what the symbols, foods and games mean. It’s a great book for classrooms or at home for sharing basic knowledge.

About the book: 48 pages, hardcover. Published 2024 by words & pictures, suggested retail price $14.99.

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