Passover Decorations – Passover Holiday Decorations

Passover Decorations

Passover is an important celebration in which the Jewish community participates thanking the Lord for their freedom from enslavement. They have many customs and traditions, which they pass on to the next generation. Apart from rituals and practices, decorations and cleaning forms an important part of this festival. The Seder table is an important custom, which requires decoration like placing the centerpieces, place cards, table covers, napkins, candles, proper crockery and so on. You can add an assortment of flowers placed in a vase to give your table fresh look. You can add party decorations in many styles and colors like balloons, party hats for your guests, tablecloths, matzah pillow covers, centerpieces, loot bags, gift baskets, and toys. If you are tired of making the same old decorations and want to experiment, try something new and exciting this season. Although there are numerous ways to decorate, listed below are some easy and inexpensive ways to decorate your home and usher in the springtime.

Passover Holiday Decorations
The small container gardens are easy and fast to create. You can have fun and inexpensive decorations for your Passover table. You can also add nametags and use them for place markers. Start your egg container gardens about a week or 10 days before the holiday and they should be blossoming when you need them. Kids surely enjoy this.

Cool Egg Container Gardens

Materials Needed:

Egg Shells (broken as neatly as possible in half)

Wheatgrass seed (from a nursery or health food store)

Moss (Spanish moss or plastic grass)

Small Flowerpot, Bowl or Eggcup

Screen, Paper or Small Stone

Spray bottle with water

Potting Soil

Needle or Pin

Spoon

Instructions:

Place your eggshell on a solid, but open surface. Take a needle and pierce the bottom of your shell. Then make several more holes next to the first, to broaden the hole.

Gently break the edge of the shell to filter its shape, until you get the look you want. You can choose to either an uneven or a smoother look. If you are doing several eggs, try to get the eggs as even as possible, in size as well as edge shape

Put a small piece of plastic window screen, a small stone or a piece of newspaper over the drainage hole, so that your soil won’t wash out.

Take a spoon; add a small amount of potting soil into your eggshells. Don’t put too much in, or the grass will push it out as it grows. Then, with your finger or spoon, gently paddle down and flatten the soil.

Spray the soil with water until it is moist. Then spread your wheatgrass seeds on top. Make sure you have a thick layer of seeds, so your grass will be lush.

Lay a layer of soil on top of the wheatgrass seeds. Use enough to completely cover the seeds.

Spray your soil until moist and make sure to keep it nice and moist, though not wet. You should see some shoots in a couple of days and some real greenery after 3 or 4 days.

Centerpiece- Create A True Conversation Piece

Buy one or two squares of fresh sod from your local store or home store.

Cut the squares to fit into a plate or tray that can be easily cleaned, or else you can use a piece that you already have.

Add a collection of spring decorations such as bunnies, eggs (real or artificial), or fuzzy chicks.

Consider purchasing the decorations for the grass and inviting each guest to choose a little item to take home

Make A Place Card

Buy tiny clay flower pots and paint them with black chalkboard paint.

Fill each pot with a spring plant such as a pansy, or primrose.

Use chalk to write the name of each guest on a pot and put it at their seat at the table. You’ve created a place card and favor in one. You can organize this with candles of various shapes and sizes.

You can also use a fabric ribbon and a set of colorful packets of flower seeds in each pot instead of the chalkboard paint.