Color Hanukkah lights and traditions

Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival. Its special menorah, also called a hanukkiah, has eight holiday lights and a separate helper light called the shamash. These pictures bring together festival objects and moments of family life. In 2026, Hanukkah begins at local sunset on December 4 and ends on December 12.

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An adult and a girl shape a clay Hanukkah candleholder with eight lower sockets and one raised socket.

Making a Clay Hanukkah Lamp

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A large dreidel with plain visible faces stands beside a drawstring bag and decorated chocolate coins.

Dreidel and Coin Pouch

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Two adults and two children admire a large Hanukkah candleholder with nine lit candles in a town square.

Hanukkah lights in the town square

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A boy sprinkles sugar decorations onto filled doughnuts while an adult holds a tray.

Decorating Hanukkah Doughnuts

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An adult and two children watch the nine lit candles of a Hanukkah menorah on a sideboard.

Family Watching Hanukkah Lights

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Two children smile at a bowl of chocolate coins and a dreidel on the table. A nine-light menorah stands behind them.

Children with Hanukkah Gelt

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A grandmother and a boy watch a dreidel spin on a round table with chocolate coins and a cloth bag.

Dreidel with Grandma

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Four potato pancakes sit on a plate with two small sauce bowls nearby. A dreidel rests on a folded napkin.

Latkes with Two Sauces

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An adult plays guitar while another adult and a child sing on the sofa. A nine-light menorah stands on a side table.

Hanukkah Family Music

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An adult and a boy bring a box of filled doughnuts to a smiling neighbour. Paper dreidel decorations hang above the doorway.

Bringing Hanukkah treats to a neighbour

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Nine unlit candles stand on a curved menorah with a raised center candle, a Star of David and a flower beside its base.

Nine-Light Hanukkah Menorah

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A boy colors a paper dreidel while an adult holds scissors and another paper decoration.

Paper Dreidel Decorations

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A clear candle stand or a family game

Choose repeated narrow shapes or a shared scene.

Nine-light stand

Nine unlit candles sit above branching supports; the center candle is higher.

Nine-Light Hanukkah Menorah →

Dreidel with Grandma

Hands, spinning top and family details offer more storytelling and smaller spaces.

Dreidel with Grandma →

Candles and stand in two colors

Print the original line drawing linked below. The numbered areas match the color key and steps; use the colored example as a starting point, then choose your own colors if you prefer.

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Original coloring page: Nine-Light Hanukkah Menorah →

Nine unlit blue candles on a gold stand with a white star medallion. — A digital color suggestion, not a photograph of a printed result. Open the original line drawing to print and try your own colors.

1. Blue candles
2. Gold stand
3. White medallion

Color all nine candles blue, including their small top ovals; keep black wicks visible.
Color the branching stand and base gold.
Leave the central star medallion, flowers and table white.

Nine separate blue candles remain visible; the central medallion stays white.

More selection and activity ideas

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Start with a single object for larger coloring spaces, or choose a family scene with table settings, food and craft details. The preview and difficulty label help you find a comfortable amount of detail.

Try it together

Pick colors for the lamp, dreidel and decorations, then share what you notice in the picture. Blue and white are possible choices, and you can use other colors too. Printed pages make a quiet coloring activity at home or in class.

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