Raising children in love and faith
This morning we had some Tashlich Sensory Science Experiment fun! During the kids’ morning break from distance learning, we popped outside and read the PJ Library Rosh Hashanah book Tashlich at Turtle Rock. This is a sweet book that talks about the ritual of Tashlich in words kids can understand and relate to. I love …
With Rosh Hashanah just a month away it means it’s time for our High Holiday 2020 Round Up! The High Holidays are a time for rebirth, renewal, rejuvenation, repentance, and HOPE! It’s also a fun time to play with apples and honey, think about how tashlich can be explained through play, and enjoy thinking about …
Mmmm smells like Havdallah in our house with the special Havdallah Playdough I made for today’s Havdallah Tuesday observance! This summer we started observing Havdallah on Tuesday mornings. Did you know that it starts Saturday night (once you see those three stars in the sky!) but can be observed through Tuesday? For us, Tuesday mornings …
Passover prep is in full swing at our house and our first, and favorite, activity was this 10 Plagues Passover Sticker Wall! The past few days we’ve been busy with a bunch of Passover 10 plagues activities to review that part of the Passover story. This 10 Plagues Passover Sticker Wall is easy to set …
Another super simple and engaging favorite Passover activity is our Passover 10 Plagues Playdough Fun experience! Baby Boy has been coming back to it again and again. And now that he knows how to open up the container in which the playdough is stored, I can leave all the contents on a tray and he …
Salt Dough Seder Plates for the win!! Our original idea was to make seder plates out of modeling clay but we don’t have any clay right now and as it’s not an essential item and it’s quarantine, we aren’t going outside the house to get it! The solution: make some salt dough, print out a …
Are Passover Plague Bags part of your family seder tradition? Once we reach the 10 Plague part of the Seder, it’s our family tradition to pass out Passover Plague Bags to all the kids who attend our Seder. As each plague is called out, the kids search in their bag for the item that represents …
Mount Sinai is a very special part of the upcoming holiday of Shavuot and thus needs its very own special and engaging craft! Shavuot, when we celebrate the receiving of the Ten Commandments, starts tomorrow night so today in preparation we read our favorite PJ Library book about the holiday, The Littlest Mountain, and created …
If you’re looking for some fun Passover ideas that will engage your kids, either now leading up to the holiday, or during the holiday week itself, we’ve got you covered with these 8 Passover Kid-Friendly Activities! Some of these activities we did last year and liked so much we are repeating them again this year! …
I’m all about capturing my kids’ creativity during any day of the year, and it’s especially special to have them fully participate in creating holiday decorations. This year I had my students, and my own kids, create super simple Hanukkah platters. Check out how to make the Easiest Hanukkah DIY Platters for your Hanukkah celebration! …
