Sukkah decorations kids can make
Decorating the sukkah is the part of Sukkot children love most — it is their holiday job. Printable paper chains, lanterns and hanging decorations give kids a full afternoon of making, and give the sukkah the slightly chaotic, kid-made look that is exactly right for the week.
The decorations kids actually make
Paper chains and lanterns are the classics because a child can make them without much help and see the sukkah fill up as they go. A printable craft set gives you the pieces ready to cut and assemble, so the afternoon is about making and hanging rather than about drawing straight lines.
Make them last the week
A sukkah is open to the weather, so paper decorations take a beating. Print on heavier paper if you can, hang the more delicate pieces higher and toward the center where there is some shelter, and keep the print files — reprinting a chain that blew apart is a two-minute fix, not a lost afternoon.
A shared, low-cost project
Because it prints at home, a whole class or a group of cousins can each make their own, and you are not buying decorations that get used once and thrown away. The kids do the work; the sukkah gets the personality.
Our printable for this
Common questions
What decorations can kids make for a sukkah?
Paper chains, hanging lanterns and printed hanging decorations are the easiest for children to make with little help. A printable craft set gives you the pieces ready to cut, assemble and hang.
How do you keep sukkah decorations from getting ruined?
Print on heavier paper, hang delicate pieces higher and nearer the center for some shelter, and keep the print files so you can quickly reprint anything the weather takes. Paper decorations are meant to be temporary.
Is decorating the sukkah a good activity for kids?
It is one of the best — it gives children a real job in preparing the holiday and a full afternoon of making, and the kid-made look is traditional for the sukkah.