A Passover Craft to Try With Your Kids: Matzo Houses!

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photo by Burcu Avsar for Martha Stewart Living

photo by Burcu Avsar for Martha Stewart Living

Making a matzo house is a fun Passover craft and all you need is a few sheets of matzo and something to glue it together with, like chocolate hazelnut spread or frosting (or peanut butter, though it’s not kosher for Passover), and a few little items like nuts, dried fruit, shredded coconut, or chocolate chips for roof tiles, doorknobs or pathways! I made this little guy back when I was a craft editor at Martha Stewart Living.

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Here is a (bad) photo of my first test!
INGREDIENTS
- 4 sheets of matzo (and a few extra in case of breakage)
- chocolate hazelnut spread
- resealable sandwich bag and rubber band (to make a piping bag)
- chocolate chips (for doorknobs)
- sliced almonds (for roof tiles)
- shredded coconut (for a pathway, optional)
1. With a serrated knife, gently saw the following four sized pieces of matzo: Two 4-by-5-inch rectangles (these will be the sides of the house), two 4-by-6-inch rectangles (these will be the front and back pieces), and two 3 1/2-by-5-inch rectangles (these will be the roof pieces). Make a peaked roof by sawing off the corners from the front and back pieces.
2. Pipe chocolate hazelnut spread along all edges of front and back pieces. Place front piece on piece of scrap cardboard or an upside-down paper plate; use a small object, such as a spice jar, to hold it upright. Then, pipe the spread onto the top and bottom edges of a side piece and adhere it to one side of the house. Remove the spice jar, and adhere other pieces with chocolate hazelnut spread.
3. Place roof pieces and pipe chocolate hazelnut spread where they meet at the top. Using the serrated knife, cut out windows and doors. Adhere to house with chocolate hazelnut spread; pipe on window panes and other details, like a chocolate chip doorknob. Decorate the roof with sliced almonds "shingles," and make a walkway with matzo scraps and/or shredded coconut (dotted with almonds)

I hope you’ll try this fun activity! Please tag me @supermakeit so I can see what you made!