Passover Fine Motor Skills Activity

All of a sudden I feel like Passover is right around the corner! I have a ton of fun ideas to help your children explore the holiday. This Passover Fine Motor Skills Activity was so fast and easy to make and is a great activity to start off the holiday!

What You’ll Need

Empty box (not a too big or a too small one, but a just right one!). We actually re-used the box we used for our “Boo Haman!” Purim Fine Motor Skills Activity! It worked perfectly and is a wonderful way to model reusing and repurposing.
Scissors
Clear packing tape
Picture of Pharaoh or other Passover symbol (pyramids, plagues, parting sea)
Popsicle sticks
Sharpie
Knife

Putting it Together

1.Cut the bottom off a box.

2. Google, then print the Passover picture you’d like to use. We used a picture of Pharaoh’s face because it reminded us of the “Boo Haman!” box we made for Purim. And I really do love singing the “Let My People Go!” song. So that was the theme of this fine motor skills box. But you could easily print out some pyramids to represent (slavery in) Egypt, any or all of the 10 plagues, matzah for the Jews fleeing, and the parting of the Red Sea. Passover is so rich in symbols so it is really up to you and what part of the Passover story you want to focus on for this activity!

3. Cut out your picture and glue or tape it to the top of the box. Or, draw or paint a picture of your choice!

4. Use a knife to cut a few slits in the top of the box. We made 4 alternating diagonal slits.

5. Trace these slits with a sharpie so the kids can see where the slits are more easily. I also added the words “Pharaoh, Pharaoh, Let My People Go!” to introduce the theme of the activity. And oh my gosh I just realized I spelled Pharaoh wrong! Oh well, it’s saved for eternity on this site, but my kiddos will never care!

6. Give your child some popsicle sticks and enjoy watching them shove the sticks in the slits while singing “Let My People Go!”

Finished & Loving It!

This box was so fast and easy to make. The kids were right there as I put it together and remembered our “Boo Haman!” box and therefore were interested and excited from the start! As soon as I put the box on the ground, Baby Boy sat right down with his sticks and started shoving them in!

You’ll notice that your child may not get the stick in on the first try. This is totally the point! The practice and maneuvering of the stick is what helps them develop their fine motor skills. My two year old did not get frustrated (shocker!) but just kept on trying. But other children might and that’s ok too, it’s a perfect opportunity to talk and model how to deal with frustration while practicing a new skill.

My older kids started playing with the box as well so it’s definitely an activity that can span the age range.

To keep the activity fresh, you could also change the picture every so often in the weeks leading up to Passover. If you’re feeling especially creative, you can put the pictures in chronological order and “tell” the story of Passover through the different box configurations!

No matter which picture you use, your children will be exposed to some part of the Passover story and that makes this activity not only fun and developmentally appropriate, but also a meaningful learning Jewish experience!

Check back soon for more of our kid-friendly Passover activities and ideas!

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