Raising children in love and faith
We now have less than two weeks until Passover so if you are like me, you are probably seriously starting your seder planning! I’ve updated our annual seder planners to make planning your seder, and the Passover activities for your kiddos, simpler. Enjoy these Passover 2023 Seder Planners! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished …
Practicing telling the Passover story in many different ways is always part of our Passover preparation and this DIY Kinetic Sand Small World Passover Play is a fun, hands-on way to tell the story and enjoy sensory exploration. What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! We do so many sensory bins and …
Exploring a sensory bin filled with the ten plagues is a great way to learn all the plagues and with this 10 Plagues Sorting Sensory Bin kids will get to review the plagues, practice identifying and categorizing them, and have a sensory fun time while doing so! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & …
We love using salt trays to practice tracing (and just for fun) so I thought it would be a fun Passover twist to make a Matzah Meal Tracing Tray! Both of the littles loved practicing letters, shapes and lines and the matzah texture is definitely a special one! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished …
Our Purim celebrations continued a little longer than usual but now we have packed up our Purim decorations and are moving onto weeks of learning and preparation for Passover with our 2023 Passover Shelfie + Starter Activities! This year I’m focusing on activities in the following progression: why we celebrate Passover (the story) and how …
Mishloach Manot is an important part of Purim and I love having my kids 100% involved in creating and delivering our Purim baskets so I hope our Kid-Made Mishloach Manot in 3 Easy Steps helps inspire you to have a simple, fun and meaningful kid-involved Mishloach Manot experience! Step 1: The Container You have lots …
I wasn’t planning to do another mask craft for Purim this year but then as I brainstormed our mishloach manot a vision of these Marbled Masks came to me. Not only are they gorgeous on a mishloach manot bag (your friends will love the bright festive decoration!), they are also just amazing on their own! …
My kids LOVE fizzy play so I thought it would be fun to review Shushan, where the story of Purim takes place, with a Fizzy Shushan experience! Your kids will enjoy some fine motor skill practice, cause and effect exploration, and Purim learning! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! Fizzy play …
These Hamantaschen Lego Prints are another super simple Purim craft that combines a familiar (and beloved!) Purim symbol with some simple process art! Kids are exposed to one of the favorite treats of Purim (pair with your favorite book all about hamantaschen, like our favorite The Better Than Best Purim!) while practicing fine motor skills, …
Creating masks are another common Purim tradition and this year we’ve made simple and fun Tissue Paper Purim Masks that can function as both a decoration or as part of your Purim costume! I love that these masks were easy to make, allow for creativity in colors and design, gives some sensory feedback with the …
