Raising children in love and faith
Stories, songs and rhymes are a wonderful way to introduce or review holiday symbols, themes and elements. And there are so many possibilities for Passover that also help encourage literacy and math skills while reviewing the elements of Passover! I love working with felt pieces—the material is soft and sensory pleasing, it’s interactive, and it’s …
I set up this Chametz or Not? Sensory Bin to let my kids explore and categorize different foods so they have a better understanding of what foods we can eat during Passover. One of the many traditions of Passover is paying careful attention to what foods you eat for the duration of the holiday. The Chametz …
Most kids love learning about the 10 Plagues part of the Passover story and this 10 Plagues Card Game is a fun way to review the story and practice some skills at the same time! What You’ll Need 10 Plagues Card Game printable Scissors Laminator (optional) Putting It Together Print out 1 or 2 sets …
Make reading your favorite Passover books even more fun with our Passover Reading Bingo Challenge! For Hanukkah we made our first reading book bingo challenge and have now been doing it for every holiday since. It’s a fun and engaging way to review the symbols and important elements of a holiday and challenge the kids …
Today we gathered all our Passover books, then made our Passover Book Box and played our fun Passover Reading Bingo Challenge! We love books in general and find them so helpful to introduce or review a holiday. And then continue reading them throughout the holiday because they are so fun! Making a Passover Book Box …
Passover is early on the secular calendar this year but have no fear, we’ve got you covered with lots of fun, engaging, and meaningful crafts and activities all linked here on our Passover 2021 Round Up page! Passover starts on March 27th this year. This holiday commemorates the exodus of the Jews from slavery in …
Back by popular demand from my kiddos, a couple weeks ago we made our Purim Tape Resist Mural and I absolutely love seeing the bright colors and fun symbols on our wall! Purim starts tomorrow but there is still time to do this craft. It’s a great learning tool, a lovely Purim decoration, and a …
When I asked my kids what their favorite part of Purim is they all said the Carnival: games, tickets, costumes, and fun … ok Pandemic, we can still make this happen and over the weekend we did: enter our own DIY At-Home Purim Carnival! We put together some games (kiddos helped make them), crafts, activities, …
Purim may only be a few days away but there’s still time to create a fun Mishloach Manot with this Spice Up Your Pandemic Purim Mishloach Manot theme! Ready to put some Persia in your Purim? This year we decided to add some Persian spices to some of our favorite snacks. You probably already have …
With Purim just a few days away I wanted to create a new tasty hamantaschen treat that would fit with my Spice Up Your Pandemic Purim Mishloach Manot theme and after I tried these Ginger Apricot Cardamom Hamantaschen With Crystallized Ginger Curls I was totally in love! I hope you like them too! Making the …
