A meaningful craft inspired by Parshat Vayetze from ChallahCrumbs.com:
In Parshat Vayigash, Joseph dramatically reveals his true identity to his brothers.Until this point, the brothers did not recognize him because – according to the Midrash – he dressed in elaborate Egyptian clothes.
This is an opportunity to talk to our children about what our clothing says about our own identity and what customs we assume from the non-Jewish culture. In this craft, the children can pretend to be Joseph by wearing an Egyptian mask and then – walla! – remove it when they want to reveal their true identity!
Materials:
Cardboard (cereal box is great)
Scissors
Glue
Markers and crayons
String
Glitter or gold foil paper
Blue foam sheet
Instructions:
1) Cut head shape out of cardboard. Cut out eyes and mouth.
2) Outline eyes, nose, and mouth with marker. Color mask with brown crayon.
3) Cut headdress out of blue foam and glue onto back of cardboard.
4) Decorate headdress with foil, markers, or glitter.
5) Attach string to the back of the mask so you can wear it and remove it..
republished with permission
This craft can be found on ChallahCrumbs.com, a wonderful resources for Jewish projects and crafts. The craft is by Emily Shapiro Katz, an experienced and creative community Jewish educator. She lives in Beer Sheva in Kehilat Beerot and works for Go South with Nefesh B'Nefesh. Go Emily blogs about her Parsha Projects at parshaprojects.blogspot.com/.