Raising children in love and faith
I am still deeply feeling the joy and hope that comes from a meaningful High Holiday experience but it is with equal joy and excitement that I set up and invited my kiddos to our Sukkot 2023 Shelfie + Starter Activities. Sukkot is such a lovely holiday–celebrating the harvest and the wonders we receive from …
The Book of Jonah is traditionally read on Yom Kippur afternoon so this simple Loose Parts Jonah and the Fish invitation is an easy, hands-on, and fun activity to explore the story and the holiday of Yom Kippur. We love all kinds of loose parts play. While we often enjoy it in relation to sensory …
I brought out the sweet simanim rocks I made for this year’s High Holidays Shelfie and combined them with our brand new Rosh Hashanah Simanim Nomenclature Cards to create a hands-on, meaningful and fun Rosh Hashanah Simanim Match Sensory Bin! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! You know me, I love …
Listening to the shofar being blown during Elul and the High Holidays is so special so I decided to incorporate that into a kid-friendly Blow Paint Shofar craft! The Blow Paint Shofar allows the kids to practice blowing, which is an important skill in itself but also connects to how the shofar works. And any …
I introduced this Rosh Hashanah Challah Raisin Match on our High Holidays Shelfie this year and brought it out again this week for some additional, dedicated play, exploration and fun! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! My first grader is super into numbers so he loves any kind of number or …
We love celebrating the birthday of the world in many ways and boy was this giant sized craft, a Giant Happy Birthday to the World Cake, a super fun way to think about this special Rosh Hashanah holiday and celebration! This Giant Happy Birthday to the World Cake is super simple and allows for lots …
In our house we can’t learn about Rosh Hashanah without some fabulous sensory exploration and this Apple Scented Cloud Dough and Honey Sensory Bin is such a fun hands-on learning experience! I made sure to set this up for our first day back to school because we all know apples tend to be associated with …
A sensory bottle is a wonderful and safe calming tool for all ages and we love that our Tashlich Sensory Bottle not only provides sensory feedback, but also is a wonderful way to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and help children connect to the ritual of Tashlich. The Tashlich Sensory Bottle is super simple to make. It …
This morning we enjoyed more process art and Rosh Hashanah learning with Simanim Stencil Process Art. This is a great “kitchen sink” (use whatever you have available) craft that lets kids enjoy many paint tools and creativity and learn about simanim. What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! My kids were so …
Rosh Hashanah starts in a month so that means it’s time to share our new High Holidays 2023/5784 Shelfie + Starter Activities, start our High Holiday learning, and have lots of fun while doing so! Our shelfie has hands-on activities, fine motor skill practices, counting and number sense opportunities, and of course books and stories …
