DIY: Pinecone bee honey pot
The sweetest little pinecone honey bee tops this Rosh Hashanah honey pot
Did you know that it’s a Rosh Hashanah tradition to dip apples in honey and say, “Shana Tova um'tukah” - have a good and sweet new year!
There’s nothing sweeter than dipping apples in honey with someone you love.
To make our apple dipping extra sweet, we decided to make a special Rosh Hashanah honey pot! This one is inspired by some teeny tiny pinecones that I found on a nature walk with my daughter while visiting Washington State not too long ago.
The pinecones have a tiny little stem, which remind me of a little bee stinger.
These little honey bees are so simple to make. You only need three things plus a little honey pot! This is a fun craft for older children to do with very little supervision, and younger children to do with a little help. So let’s get buzzing and make a little pine cone honey bee honey pot!
Pinecone Honey Bee Honey Pot
Here’s what you’ll need to make one honey pot:
Tiny pinecone
Yellow embroidery floss
Small square of a white plastic bag (or tissue paper)
Mason jar
Honey
Scissors
Glue
Optional:
Bitty gift tag
Here’s how we made this honey pot:
1. Start by cutting small ovals from the white plastic bag or tissue paper.
2. Tie about an 18 inch piece of yellow embroidery floss to the middle of one oval and gently pull the end of the floss, leaving a little extra floss tail sticking. Tieing is a good step for a grown up!
3. Take your little pinecone and hold it in your hand.
4. Starting at the stinger end, begin wrapping the floss (the end without the wings) around the pinecone.
Littles are very good at wrapping the floss around and round! You can gently tuck the end of the floss into the ridges of the pinecone.
5. Now that it’s all wrapped up, fluff the wings open with your fingers. There you have it! A little pinecone honey bee.
6. To make the honey pot, use a little mason jar.
7. Remove the lid and glue the bee on top! Hot glue works really well for this (adults only please).
8. Fill the pot with honey…
and close up the lid!
To extend the activity with your little, you can add some decorations, like honey colored rhinestones (these had a sticky back), and you could also make a tiny decorated tag.
The tags are extra adorable if you’re giving the honey pot to someone you love as a present. We drew a little bee on this one and wrote Shanah Tova which means “a good year” in Hebrew.
Friends, the spelling for Tova is טובה. I know the spelling is incorrect, but the love and intention that went into making the tag is still the same.
And that’s it, an adorable pinecone honey pot all ready for Rosh Hashanah!
And ready for apple dipping too - with bright red apples or our Rosh Hashanah apple buns stuffed with pie filling for some extra delicious sweetness!
Learn how to make Rosh Hashanah apple buns here!
The Hebrew word for honey is Dvash. It comes in many varieties, from flowers, citrus, and even palm trees - if you live in Florida! When children have the opportunity to enjoy the sweet taste of honey dipped in an apple, they are experiencing the Jewish value Hoda'ah (appreciation). We think having appreciation in your heart is a delicious and perfect way to begin a new year!
We hope your Rosh Hashanah is as sweet as honey! Let us know how you plan on celebrating, and let us know if you make a pinecone honey bee honey pot! For more fun DIYs, recipes and special outings for the holiday, visit our Rosh Hashanah Round-up!
Shanah Tova,
~Jennifer
