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When I was in 2nd grade in Atlanta, GA, my Hebrew

When I was in 2nd grade in Atlanta, GA, my Hebrew school teacher Mrs. Kleber asked a room of 7-8 year olds this question: "Do you consider yourself an American Jew or a Jewish American?" I remember really thinking about it, trying to decipher what the difference was. It came down to grammar for me...what was my noun and what was my adjective? I decided that my noun was American and my adjective was Jewish...that I was solidly an American first.

In looking back at that answer, I think it had something to do with the fact that I was a Jewish girl in an Episcopalian school...and Jewish was a modifier that set me apart from the rest of the kids in my class on a daily basis. And I was uneasy with that difference. Did my parents sit me down as a 6 year-old entering a parochial school to say "You will learn things and hear things, but we don't believe them. You are Jewish."? I have no idea how I knew not to kneel during Wednesday chapel services, but I knew. (Though I was endlessly fascinated with those flip-down kneelers!) Did I go home asking questions? Or did I just stew it around in my head until I made some semblance of peace with my difference?

Now I am 46 and pretty comfortable with all of it being the adjectives, and the noun just being SELF. I am Jewish, I am American, I am female, I am flawed, I am sensitive, I am kind, I am optimistic, I am tired.

While the conflict has calmed down in the Middle East this week, that question from my 2nd grade Hebrew school class felt pulled into the present—the connection of being Jewish and supporting Israel. Can I support the idea of Israel, but also condemn their actions? I don't even know anymore. And even though their skies are not bright orange this week, the hate and violence are still alive...there and towards Jews everywhere. As a now New Yorker, anti-semetism feels like folklore to me at this point, but it so is NOT. Is Jewish hate so commonplace at this point that people don't feel the need to stand up to it?

I decided not to post a blue square as my #stopjewishhate plea, but rather a more entertaining photo of me at my 1988 bat mitzvah, in all its glitzy splendor!

Rotary phones ☎️, film cameras 📷 , typewrit

This is the perfect time of year for some nature c

This is the perfect time of year for some nature crafting. Kids are finding that the great outdoors has always been great and are connecting with nature on a deeper level, thanks to the necessity of being outside.
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This craft always makes me happy—turning something hard and colorless into something seemingly soft and vibrant. I call it *Rock Garden*

❣️#DIYmothersday gift alert! ❣️ Find a a v

Recognize the parts of this #yellowsubmarine ? A @

Recognize the parts of this #yellowsubmarine ? A @gogosqueez cap, a @keurig cup, 3 bottle caps, and a @nerf football. That’s some #earthday engineering right there! (Photo by @alexandragrablewski from #ProjectKid Crafts that Go!)

Pipe cleaner crafts are like a beginner course in

Put that lonely, abandoned glove to use in my late

Have you ever cut your own #honeycomb paper decora

Matilda-inspired Easter Eggs. This was one of my m

Matilda-inspired Easter Eggs. This was one of my most fun assignments ever! A few years ago, I worked with @people to produce an #easteregg craft based on Matilda the Musical. I got to craft with the four young actors that alternated in the role of Matilda and this video appeared on People.com. To this day, one of my favorite gigs ever!

The best #easteregg 🥚 craft is one that starts

If you ask me, Easter baskets are so much better t

In a time when it feels like there is little to ce

In a time when it feels like there is little to celebrate, we always have #pizza, #slime, and #wifi!
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Excited to share that I’m working with @campstores, helping to fill their website with clever and creative ways to entertain kids on rainy days, holidays, and every day! Many more to share soon! Link in bio!
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Gooooooo wifi!

Feeling inspired by Sommer’s snowboarding color

Feeling inspired by Sommer’s snowboarding color story...

There is a great story behind this craft. Over 3 y

There is a great story behind this craft. Over 3 years ago (I think it was closer to 4), I had my studio in my apartment in Brooklyn. That meant that when my kids came home from preschool with their babysitter, they would b-line it for my room for mom hugs (which obviously I loved).
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I was making a craft that required a small piece of cork, so I grabbed a cork coaster and cut a chunk out of it. I left the remainder sitting on the table, and when Sommer, then 4-years-old, came in, she picked it up and said "this looks like a cookie." So I handed her some brown paint and a paint brush, and she added chocolate chips.
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I have been holding onto this coaster for years, always meaning to make a post out of it because it's everything that Project Kid is about...seeing a shape, a random object, and reimagining it as something else.
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I brought the chocolate-chip cookie coaster home from my studio today, along with 3 blank ones, and asked Sommer to finish the set. She didn't remember doing the first one--for her, that was half her life ago, but to me it was just yesterday. And it was a day that I realized I was raising my very own #projectkid.
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Here’s a new project for @theweekjuniorus — co

Here’s a new project for @theweekjuniorus — comfy pillows made from T-shirts! Just cut the shirt straight across under the arms and you basically already have 2 sewn sides. Cut 2 matching letters from felt to make a drop shadow, and with some batting and fabric or hot-glue you’re done! Make your initials or go for your whole name (if it’s a shortie!). 👉🏼

I was searching for a photo that I took early in q

I was searching for a photo that I took early in quarantine, came across this little❣️ gem, and I kind of love it. It's just holes poked cardboard and stitched around, across, and down. These are actually really easy to make, and if you orient the heart so that the corrugation of the cardboard goes side to side, you can thread another string through to make a pendant! 💕

Here's a fun and super easy way to package candy,

Here's a fun and super easy way to package candy, truffles, or small toys on ❣️ #valentinesday. All you need is colored paper (I'm a big fan of @astrobrights), a cardboard tube, clear tape and string! If you are looking for a craft to do with your kids' school friends over zoom, this is such a good one! It's a fun way to get your kids crafting with friends during this unusual Valentine's Day ❤️!⁠
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Click the link in my bio for a step-by-step instruction.

💌 If your kids are actually going to school, th

💌 If your kids are actually going to school, this one from the archives is a great Valentine for kids of all elementary school grades! Link in bio for pencils and the FREE template! 💌❤️💌

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