Holidays and Celebrations

To make the Hanukkah pop-up candle card you need:
Thick paper 8 ½ inches X 12 inches
Thick paper of a contrasting color 6 ½ inches X 13 ½ inches
Small papers of different colors for the candles
Scissors
Ruler

Place the 2 large papers on the table with the short ends at the sides

Fold them both in half by bringing the sides together

Cut out :
1 strip of paper - 3/8 of an inch X 2 ½ inches
2 strips of another color - 3/8 of an inch X 2 ¼ inches
2 strips of a different color - 3/8 of an inch X 2 inches
2 strips of a different color - 3/8 of an inch X 1 ¾ inches
2 strips of a different color - 3/8 of an inch X 1 ½ inches
9 strips of a yellow or orange color - 3/8 of an inch X 5/8 of an inch

Place the folded 8 ½ inches X 12 inches paper with the folded edge at the bottom.

Mark the middle point

Glue the 2 ½ inches strip on the center mark.
Make sure its edge aligns with the crease and does not pass it.

With a distance of 3/8 of an inch between each, glue the other colored strips on both sides.
They should be gradually getting smaller and matching on each side.
Make sure they are aligned with the crease

See the picture.

Cut slits, up to the top on both sides of each of the colored papers.

Fold each colored paper back at the top of the sits.

Unfold the colored slits and then unfold the paper base

Result

Lift up each slit and press the bottom to make a fold.
Pinch the middle to make a fold as shown in picture

Rotate the card and press the tops the same way as you did the bottoms

Result

Bring the top of the paper down to fold it in half and give the folded end a sharp crease.

About half way from the top cut the 9 yellow strips at an angle to make a fire shape

Glue the fire shapes half way down from the fold on the vertical area of the popping out candles.
They should be sticking up and not glued to the horizontal area.

See the picture

Fold the paper with the candles in half again.

Lift up one side of the larger paper.
Center and align the folded edge of the smaller paper to the fold of the larger folded paper.
Place glue only on the sides , top and above the candle area as shown in picture.

Fold the larger paper down and press.

Open and glue the back side the same way

Open and your pop-up Hanukkah card is ready for you to write holiday greetings and to decorate.

Happy Hanukkah!