A snow globe craft to welcome winter and the Jewish month of Tevet

Did you know that every Jewish month is associated with a zodiac symbol? We recently began the new month of Tevet on the Jewish calendar, and the mazal (Hebrew for “sign,” as in astrological sign) of Tevet is the baby goat or kid (Capricorn), also known as gedi in Hebrew!

Can I just say that I love baby goats. Tevet comes at the start of winter, and I don’t think there’s many things more warm and cuddly during this time than a little kid sitting on your lap!

Baby goats are just so cute! This little *gedi* on my lap is about one week old.

So we’re celebrating the little gedi this month by making it a wintery scene in a snow globe. This little kid was such a delight to make. We made many baby goats (one wasn’t enough) and made snowy trees, and tucked all this cuteness into a globe along with a fresh layer of craft snow.

This is the perfect craft for my younger daughter Eliza who loves all things mini, and when it was done, my older daughter Stefanie said that out of all the crafts we’ve shared over the past two years, that this is her absolute favorite. It’s so sweet that both my girls fell in love this adorable snow globe, and if you would like to make your own gedi snow globe for Tevet, we share all the details. It might even become a favorite craft for your own little kid.

Gedi (Kid) Snow Globe

Here’s what you’ll need to make your baby goat snow globe

Snow globe
Tiny peg doll
Tiny twigs
White yarn
White felt
Markers or paint (we used pink and black)
Glue (hot glue is your friend for this craft, adults only please)
Scissors
Craft snow

Here’s how we made this adorable snow globe:

1. Start by making the baby goat. We first drew its face. We tried both markers and acrylic paint. If you want to skip this step, your gedi will still be adorable!

2. It’s time for a warm coat of fur. We put a dot of glue on near the bottom of the peg doll, and then began wrapping the white yarn all the way around the doll’s body, and…

up around the head.

3. Cut 2 ears from the white felt and glue to the side of the head. Then break off two tiny pieces from the twigs for the kid’s horns, and glue to the top of the head.

I used the hot glue for the ears and horns (the white craft glue didn’t stick). And look! Your baby goat is all done. It’s so cute!

diy snowglobe tutorial — Oh, hi little kid! You make us happy!

4. Now let’s make some snowy trees. Place a dab of glue on the twig near the bottom, and wrap the yarn going up the twig covering as much of it as possible.

We made a few snowy trees for our snowglobe.

5. Now it’s time to assemble the snow globe! Yay! I first cut a circle of felt and then hot glued it on top of the snow globe base.

Then glued the kid and trees on the felt base. (Hot glue is really needed here), add a little snow, and then carefully tuck your baby goat inside the globe. When we sweetly take care of animals with love and care, it’s the Jewish value Tza’ar Ba’alei Chayim (kindness to animals).

The month of Tevet comes during the darkest days of the year, and the gedi is a symbol of hope and promise of warmer days to come. In Israel, after the heavy rains of Tevet have ended, the land becomes alive once again in spring. So you can tell your own little one that after the winter storms, the gedi will be ready to jump out of the snow globe and hop into the fields and onto the mountains to feast on fresh grass, greens and wild flowers.

I hope this winter will be a warm and cozy for you, and when it’s time for spring, I hope that like the gedi, you will have new climbs, endeavors and even more blessings in your life to look forward to.

Let me know if you make a gedi snow globe, and if you’re looking for more crafts to celebrate Tevet and winter, see our DIY winter wall tapestry, DIY edible snowflakes and complete Winter Round-up! We have a lot to look forward to. Next month is the Jewish holiday Tu B’Shevat, the birthday of the trees, and if you want to start thinking about getting ready for this holiday, visit our Tu B’Shevat Round-up!

Stay warm and cozy,

~Jennifer