COLlive.com presents a weekly series from the creative minds at the Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights. Parsha Studio will explore the Parsha through crafting, painting, science experiments, and culinary art. This week: Blossoming Tree Painting for Tu B’shvat. Video
Hey Boys & Girls! Welcome back to the Parsha Studio!
This week is Tu Bishevat, the birthday of trees.
As a person, you may wonder why we celebrate a tree’s birthday. After all, we have our own birthdays to celebrate, right? However, a tree is not just another creation of Hashem. It is often compared to a person, as both have roots, bodies and produce fruit. Interestingly, there are many similarities between the development of a tree and a person’s spiritual development.
Just as a tree’s body grows constantly, a Yid’s trunk, branches, and leaves should also grow constantly through learning Torah and by doing Mitzvos. The fruit of a tree symbolizes a person’s positive influence on others to do good things. When someone inspires others to do a Mitzvah, they help them grow their tree just as a fruit contains seeds from which another tree can be planted.
Today, we will design a tree using painting, tracing, and paper quilling, a technique that creates designs by rolling thin paper strips.
Hope you guys are ready!
Supplies
· Canvas
· Large paintbrush
· 2-3 Q-tips
· Strips (of various pink shades,) Quilling Paper
· Printed Tree Template
· Brown Cardstock
· Light blue, pink, and white paint
· Scissors
· Pencil or Pen
· Glue stick
PDF Template
*Link for specialty items
Supplies for next week:
· Canvas
· Clay
· Jewels in flower shapes
· Blue Cardstock (optional: metallic) or Square Blue Gems
· Scissors
· Cotton ball
· Pencil or pen
· Paper towel
· Paints: light blue, light green, dark green, yellow
· Big Soft Paintbrush, Medium Hard Paintbrush, Small Soft Paintbrush
· Water
· Liquid glue
*Link for specialty items
We would love to see how your Project turned out! Tag the @jewishchildrensmuseum on social media, or WhatsApp 718-907-8861.
