I love the image of Mount Sinai erupting into blossoms when the Torah was received so with this Mount Sinai Flower Posting activity I set up a simple fine motor skill practice that let my children experience a teeny bit of the beauty. It was lovely to watch them explore, practice skills and create a beautiful flowery Mount Sinai.
What You’ll Need
- Cardboard
- Scissors
- Tape
- Green paint
- Drill
- Fake flowers (with stems)
Putting It Together
- Create your Mount Sinai by cutting out three triangles from the cardboard. Tape the edges together to make a pyramid (it doesn’t have to be perfect, or even align perfectly! Don’t worry!).
- Paint your cardboard Mount Sinai. Let dry.
- Drill holes on each side, however many you want. Not too many since there needs to be space between them for the flower petals.
- Invite your children to help Mount Sinai bloom by posting (pushing in) the fake flowers into the holes.
Finished & Loving It!
Remember that amazing learning doesn’t have to be hard or take a long time! This is a simple set up and a short activity, but the kids learned about one of the important parts of the Shavuot story and practiced their fine motor skills at the same time!
It’s said that when the Torah was received, Mount Sinai burst into greenery and blooms. I love thinking about what that must have looked like. And I obviously love creating numerous activities with this part of the story in mind 😉 What a beautiful way to understand the gift, beauty, and importance of Torah in our lives!
The holes I drilled were just large enough for the flower stems. This was perfect. It meant that the kids had to concentrate and maneuver to get the flowers into the holes but that it was not frustrating for them. I want them to work and practice their skills, but I also want them to feel successful and connect Jewish learning with joy. Check out our reel on Instagram to see their fine motor skill posting practice at work!
The kids enjoyed posting the flowers all over the cardboard Mount Sinai and loved seeing the final product–when Mount Sinai was in bloom! Such a simple, fun and meaningful Shavuot activity!
Chag Sameach!
We have a whole page dedicated to Shavuot, our Shavuot Hub. Check it out! It includes some of the Shavuot activities we plan to do this year, as well as the activities we’ve done in previous years.
And don’t forget our Shavuot Montessori-Style 3 Part Cards, a wonderful way to introduce Shavuot! And, now we also have all 13 Jewish holidays bundled together in A Year of Jewish Holidays 3 Part Cards.
The following sites are amazing resources for learning more about this holiday:
Chag Sameach!
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