A Hanukkah Printable Paper Doll!

poppet-hannukah-logoHappy Hanukkah to everyone like me who is celebrating tonight! It’s the Sixth night of Hanukkah tonight and I’ll be lighting the candles in my window and saying my prayers at sundown. Some of you might be playing with this set of Poppet paper doll clothes.

I always tell myself I am going to do a Hanukkah paper doll and then I never seem to actually pull it off. This year I managed it. I chose the Poppets, because Hanukkah tends to be most celebrated by those with children. Plus the Poppets are dolls and I can imagine that dolls might be given as a gift and that seems fitting.

For the holiday, the Poppets have a sweater, tights with Stars of David on them, and a purple skirt trimmed in blue. Of course, they also have a menorah.

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A menorah is a candelabra that usually holds nine candles. Eight candles are for each night of Hanukkah, and the ninth candle, which stands usually taller than the others, is to light the eight candles. It is called the shamas. So, every night you say prayers, light the shamas and use it to light the other candles. Chabad has a nice FAQ about the holiday, if you want to know more.

Frankly, drawing a menorah is actually rather hard. I ended up drawing half of this one and then using photoshop to duplicate it. I don’t think it came out very well, but there is always next year.

I keep telling myself I will be organized enough to do something special over the holiday, like Julie at Paper Doll School does during her month of December post. I never seem to really get around to it. The Holidays are just such a busy time for me.

Again, maybe next year.

I hope that whatever holiday everyone is celebrating this time of the year (or no holiday, that’s cool too) is filled with friendship, family and fellowship.

5 thoughts on “A Hanukkah Printable Paper Doll!”

  1. The tights with the fur trimmed boots are fantastic! And I have to disagree with you: the menorah came out great. I’m a big fan of using the tool that’s right for the job, and I would never have known that this was half-drawn and then copied.

    As for my organizational skills… I’m still working on the Santa dolls. I’m hoping I’ll finish them before I go through the backlog. I started this little project in October and I’m still not quite done. Let’s all quietly do a holiday project in July and then post in December!

    And thanks for the FAQ link. Have a happy Hanukkah!

  2. happy Hanukkah!

    i agree with Julie: the menorah looks very nice! and i also love the tights.

    it feels like planning a December holiday event has got to start in July, doesn’t it? i managed to cobble something for next week, but yeah, i’d’ve like to have done more too.

    so congrats for pushing yourself to at least make this lovely plate!

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