Make your own Hanukkiah
Put your Infinite Light Box to work! Adapted and inspired by the Spruce Crafts.
WINE BOTTLE HANUKKIAH
Have some empty wine bottles laying around? Great! Let’s repurpose them. You can spray paint them your favorite color or use them as is!
TOOLBOX HANUKKIAH
Get down to the nuts and bolts to create this hanukkiah. Just take some hex nuts and glue them to a box or any flay surface!
DOLLAR STORE VASE HANUKKIAH
Dollar store vases are the foundation for this easy-to-make menorah. Simply fill them with aquarium rocks and anchor in some candles.
VOTIVE CANDLE
HANUKKIAH
This pretty hanukkiah utilizes scrap wood painted blue and silver, then drilled with a hole saw to fit a row of straight-sided votive candles. (Note: To be kosher, the hole for the shamash candle should be drilled more shallowly than the others.)
SALT & PEPPER SHAKER HANUKKIAH
Take some tiny salt and pepper shakers (or empty washed nail polish bottles) and filled with light-blue colored sand, which serves to anchor the candles!
OLIVE OIL HANUKKIAH
Want to really lean into the themes of Hanukkah? An olive oil hanukkiah is a great way to pay homage to the miracle of one day's worth of oil lasting for eight. This simple yet beautiful menorah utilizes upcycled jars, olive oil, floating wicks, and a tray.
Cover the top halves of 8 small jars with masking tape. Using etching cream, etch the bottom halves according to product directions; remove tape. Fill the jars halfway with water. Add 1/8 inch of olive oil. Drop a floating wick into each jar, cork side down. Use a birthday candle in a small, narrow-necked bottle for the shamash.
SILVER BRANCH HANUKKIAH
Find a branch at least 16 inches long, with a raised knot (for the shamash, the candle used to light the other candles). Mark nine evenly spaced dots with a pencil, one on top of the knot; drill holes with a 3/8-inch bit. (Hole size depends on candle size.) Paint with craft paint and light once dry!
CITRUS HANUKKIAH
All you need is 4 limes and 1 orange! Slice the limes in half, and slice off the bottom of one orange so it sits without rolling. Carefully use a knife to cut a hole in the top of each citrus. Push your Hanukkah candles into each hole and light!
