Hamentashen Shalach Manot

My daughter wanted to make some Shalach Manot to give out to her little friends. She attends a "Mommy and Me" group at the local library and already has formed some friendships. I was looking for something that she is able to make with supplies that we already had at home. I came across once this fabulous shalach Manot idea (I don't recall where...) and we started working right away! Shalach Manot can be very expensive, but this one looks adorable and really economical -1 cent a piece (you can't beat that!).

To make the Hamentashen Shalach Manot you need:

 1 paper plate

 Colorful Tissue Paper or Shredded Paper

  Brown Paint

  Paint Brush

  Stapler

We first painted on one side of the paper plate brown and left it to dry. We then placed all the items we wanted to give for Shalach Manot in the center of the plate. We also included these delicious Hamentashen we baked together. You can hop over to read more about it on "Get Baking Hamentashen... It's Educational" and print the Hamentashen recipe as well. Then, I helped my daughter fold the plate by bringing the three sides in and stapling on the top to make it look like a Hamentashen. She stuffed the center, jelly part, with shredded paper. When we finished, it looked adorable.

                                                                      Happy Purim!