Epiphany Craft Ideas

Suzanne had asked the question:
Does anyone have some good Epiphany Crafts? I am very appreciative to any suggestions.

Dana offered several suggestions:

1. Can candle holders: freeze water in a small can and when frozen use a hammer and nail to punch a star or crown design into the can. When the ice melts, put a small tea candle in the can.
2. Star streamers: 2 construction paper stars, crepe paper streamers, a dowel rod, glue, tape or stapler to fasten together. Put a streamer or two on each point of the star, glue two stars together leaving a small opening at the bottom and put the dowel into the opening. Then fasten star to the dowel.
3. Suger star cookies with a hole in the top before baking. Decorate and put yarn/ribbon in the hole and hang.
4. Apple Star Print - Cut an apple in half either cross-ways or stem to stem. You will see a star. Fill small bowls with tempra paint and press apple halves into paint and then press firmly onto paper or fabric.
5. Glitter stars - on wax paper outline a star with a thin line of white craft glue. Sprinkle glitter on the glue - cover completely. Shake off excess glitter. NOTE that with this project it takes time for the glue to completely dry, but when the glue is dry you can carefully peal the wax paper off and you can hang your star.

MMB offered suggestions:

1. "Epiphany Light of the World" candles - decorate glass candle holders any way you like. (My favorite is to decoupage tissue stars onto clear votive holders.) Have families light a candle in their home every night from Jan. 6 until Ash Wednesday to serve as a reminder that Christ is the Light of the world and is present with us.
2. Worship Idea Using Chalk: Blessing the Chalk/Blessing the Home.
   One tradition for Epiphany is to bless homes and inscribe in chalk 20+C+M+B+XX (The x's being the year.) It stands for Christus Mansionem Benedicat: May Christ Bless This House. Talk about ways we can bless those who come through our doors, and send kids home with chalk and a prayer to bless their own doorways with their families.