Dear Sis,

As promised in my Passover Lesson Plan Post, here is a tutorial for a Paper Crafted Door Post ready for some red paint! 

To begin, you will need:

Two shades of brown 8.5×11 inch card stock and Passover Door Post Craft Verse Printable. You will also need a scoring board, paper cutter, adhesive, black permanent marker, straight edge, pencil, and x-acto knife to complete this project.

Score the light brown sheet of card stock 1.25 inches on each end of the 11 inch side. These creases will fold back to support the hut in the end.

Cut verse printable along dashed cutting lines. Cut a 4 x 6.5 inch door from the dark brown card stock.

Score one short side at 0.5 inch from edge to create to lintel above the door.

Score both long sides at 0.5 inch from edge to create side-posts for the door, taking care not to score the lintel.

Draw door knob with permanent marker. Then using a straight edge and x-acto knife cut the top and right side of the door free of its lintel and side-posts, without cutting through them. Crease the scoring on the left side to open the door.

Turn door over and place adhesive on the door-posts and lintel. Adhere door 1 inch from the left hand score line on the light brown card stock.

Adhere verse to light brown card stock behind the door.

Using a straight edge and pencil mark the 1.5 inch square window. It is 1 inch lower than the top of the lintel and 1 inch away from both the right side-post and right hand crease, which makes it centered horizontally.

Cut window opening using a straight edge to guide the x-acto knife.

Now it is ready for your child(ren) or student(s) to paint! Older children might prefer to be part of the assembly process. For instance, they can probably manage the adhering and perhaps even the cutting in a classroom setting.

Happy Passover!

Love,

b