Raising children in love and faith
My toddler has been especially into beading lately which made this sweet Apple Beading craft all the more enjoyable! It’s a super simple premise and setup and allows for lots of fine motor practice. And ends with a beautiful Rosh Hashanah decoration! The kindergartener and third grader also took part, sometimes working side by side. …
To continue our fun Rosh Hashanah apple symbol learning, I set up this simple Apple Yarn Wrapping invitation. It took some focus from the kids and even some try, try, try again mindset to figure out how to wrap the curved sides to create a sweet little Rosh Hashanah apple decoration. What You’ll Need Cardboard …
This year we created another super simple Rosh Hashahanh set up with this Apple Picking Sensory Bin, but added a fun extension twist by including apple counting cards to practice those math and counting skills. Learn about the Rosh Hashanah tradition of picking apples and practice math in a fun way? Always a cause for …
I made a simple Apples and Honey Tracing board out of cardboard years ago but revamped it this year as a printable for the preschool. Of course I was more than happy to have it already prepped and ready for my own kids because it’s such an easy and fun way to practice that pincher …
We do lots of apple and honey activities in preparation of Rosh Hashanah and this Messy Apple and Shaving Cream Honey play was a super fun way to talk about the tradition of dipping apples in honey, and getting our hands dirty at the same time! Dip your apple into some messy shaving cream honey …
My eight-year-old daughter and I made these Rosh Hashanah Beehive Candleholders and I love them! This DIY only took about 15 minutes to make and cost less than $5! And, it captures a fun and sweet symbol of the New Year holiday. Such a total win! I love seeing these Beehive Candleholders on our High …
With Rosh Hashanah just a little over a month away, we set up our High Holidays 2022/5783 Shelfie and invited the kids to learn, explore, and play with all things High Holidays!! Remember the beauty of shelfies–grab what you have on hand or can easily put together, display in an inviting way, and just let …
This week we have been learning about the Torah story of Jacob Blesses Ephraim and Manasseh and it was a wonderful opportunity to create a beautiful Blessing of the Children Handprint Poster with my kids. We say this blessing every Shabbat after we light the Shabbos candles so they are very familiar with it but …
Today I set up this simple Coin Transfer activity to supplement our Jacob’s Family is Reunited Torah story learning for the week. This was such an easy way to review the part of the story where Joseph instructs his servant to return the money the brothers brought back into their bags, as well as help …
When I prepared our Joseph, Potiphar and Jail 3 Part Cards I knew I wanted to do a Consent and Kids Activity as part of our learning about this Torah story. During our reading of the cards Monday, my daughter said “That [Potiphar’s wife actions of attempted romance with Joseph then turning on him when …
