Raising children in love and faith
Does the idea of a family-friendly seder stress you out? It doesn’t have to at all! I always think planning and organizing help decrease the stress. That’s why I created a family-friendly Passover 2020 Seder Planner Printable so I can make sure I have all the necessary items stocked and ready to go. And that …
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! …
How can it already be two weeks until Hanukkah?! Time has flown by and my kids have been begging to prepare for Hanukkah. I put together a list of new Hanukkah-related activities to try this year, in addition to some of our traditional annual favorites, and I just updated our Hanukkah Family-Focus Planner so we …
Hanukkah is almost here and my kids have been begging to start preparing! What better way to start than to brainstorm some new activities to try this year? Check out our list of eight fun kid-friendly activities we will be trying this month, either before or during the Festival of Lights, or most likely before …
Summer seemed to fly by for my family and now school has started, Elul has started, and it’s almost the High Holidays! My kids and I created a kid-friendly High Holiday activity list so that we can prepare for the High Holidays. Our goal is to perform one activity from this list a day, starting …
This Yom Ha’atzmaut I wanted to teach my students, and my own little kids, about how diverse the geography of Israel is and this Color by Number Israel Map is a wonderful and simple way to do so! From the Torah stories our little ones learn, so many of the kids think Israel is one …
This I Spy Passover Plague activity is so simple to make and is loved by all my kids. I also plan to bring it our during our seder as a teaching tool for the 10 plague section! What You’ll Need Empty clear container. Need a hack to remove a label from a plastic container? Heat it …
What’s a holiday over here without a themed sensory bin?! Like all my sensory bins, this Passover Story Sensory Bin is easy to make, gets the kids engaged and involved, and is a wonderful learning experience for the Passover holiday. What You’ll Need Bin Matzah meal. Do you have an old container in your pantry? …
That’s a lot of words but this activity had it all and was tons of fun! My younger two kids dug in and loved touching, smashing, painting and playing with the matzah in this Passover Matzah Sensory Exploration Play Activity. It’s also a great way to use up last year’s old matzah! What You’ll Need Bins …
This 10 Plagues Sticker Wall is another super easy, but also meaningful Passover activity. It’s a fun, interactive activity that can easily be developed into a larger storytelling and teaching moment. Or spent as an engaging activity while mom cleans up the chametz! What You’ll Need Large piece of paper, like butcher paper Tape or …
