Raising children in love and faith
In Israel Yom Ha’atzmaut kicks off with a special torch lighting then a fireworks show so I thought we’d do our hands-on kid-friendly version with a Kick Off Yom Ha’atzmaut Torch Craft & Loose Parts Fireworks! Both set ups are easy and fun and are a simple way of learning more about how this holiday …
With Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, coming up in a little over a week, it was the perfect time to set up our Yom Ha’atzmaut Shelfie + Starter Activities! The kids helped me create many of the activities and decorations that we displayed and explored. Yom HaAtzmaut (can be spelled either way!) is such a …
One of the Passover Seder traditions our kids look forward to every year is the plague bags I give them during the naming of the 10 plagues portion of the Seder and I really hope they will like these new Passover Playdough Loose Parts Plague Bags I made for them this year! Each year the …
I love creating different types of holiday murals each year to showcase the holiday and add extra learning and review for the kiddos so this year we created a Passover Story Mural to remind us of the different parts of the Passover story. Throughout the past month we’ve done many different activities that focused on …
This year I wanted to have the children create special seder plates that could be used during our seder and also for pretend seder play and these DIY Wooden Seder Plates came out so absolutely beautiful that I want to use them all year long! The DIY Wooden Seder Plates are super easy to make …
We absolutely love using sensory bins to learn about Jewish holidays through play and this Passover Story I Spy Sensory Bin was the perfect way to review the Passover story through sensory exploration and, of course, lots of fun! All you need is two of each of the 10 symbols of the Passover story you …
Okay, I admit, I’m absolutely in love with this Parting the Red Sea Snipping Practice and was so thrilled my preschooler loved it too! The set up was fast and simple, the snipping was perfect for a quick practice and further development of his cutting skills, and he absolutely loved the surprise at the end! …
All four of my kids had such a great time playing with our Release the 10 Plagues Sensory Activity! I had such a great time watching them have fun and learn about the ten plagues at the same time! And, of course, any sensory play is a wonderful tactile experience that we all enjoyed (especially …
Today we lit up our Passover story learning with Burning Bush Salt Art!!! This was another really simple set up but with such a fun process, beautiful results, and a meaningful learning experience! What You’ll Need Cardstock Glue Sticks Salt Liquid watercolors in yellow and red Paintbrush and/or pipette Putting It Together Gather some sticks. …
Today we are starting our deeper delve into each part of the Passover story with our Baby Moses Sensory Bin. This Baby Moses Sensory Bin captures sweet little Moses in his basket in the Nile River and includes some fun fine motor skills practice with the posting of the bulrushes that lined the Nile (which …
