A Rosh Hashanah Symbols Felt Wall is another super easy hands-on Rosh Hashanah activity that can add a meaningful discussion about the holiday, its symbols and traditions, all while having fun playing! You can leave it out and the kids can return to it throughout Elul to reinforce High Holiday learning.
What You’ll Need
- Felt board or large felt piece and thumb tacks
- Felt pieces in a variety of colors
- Scissors
- Glue Gun
Putting It Together
1. Use a felt board or tack up a large piece of felt to the wall.
2. Cut and glue Rosh Hashanah symbols out of felt. We made apples, a honey jar, honey spoon, shofar, and round challah with raisins.
3. Spread out the felt Rosh Hashanah symbols and invite your child to play!!
Finished & Loving It!
All three of my kids love playing with our Rosh Hashanah Symbols Felt Wall! We sang “Dip The Apple” as the kids arranged the felt pieces. Shaboom! has a cute version that you can watch or just listen (and sing!) to.
I first made this Rosh Hashanah Symbols Felt Wall last year (but never got around to posting it then, yep life while pregnant was exhausting!) so it was super easy to just pull it out of its storage container and play away!
The Rosh Hashanah Symbols Felt Wall can also be easily paired with many Rosh Hashanah books. You can read the book first before introducing the felt pieces or afterwards and gesture to the felt symbols as you read. Rosh Hashanah is coming by Tracy Newman, Sammy Spider’s First Rosh Hashanah, Is It Rosh Hashanah Yet?, One, Two, Three Rosh Hashanah would all be fun and engaging book choices for a young audience to teach them about the holiday and supplement that learning with the felt board.
Check out our High Holiday Activities from this year here:
Rosh Hashanah DIY Honeycomb and Bees Playdough Stamping
Rosh Hashanah Apple Stick Matching Activity
Tashlich Sensory Science Experiment
Rosh Hashanah Apple Number Counting Board
Jonah’s Fish Cookies
Apples and Honey Sensory Bin
Nature Birthday Crowns
Make sure to follow us on Instagram to see how we prepare and celebrate these special holidays this year.
Here are our High Holiday experiences from prior years:
High Holiday 2019 Kid-Friendly Activity List
Need more information about the High Holidays? Check out these fabulous resources:
Celebrating the High Holidays by PJ Library
My Jewish Learning’s High Holidays
Reform Judaism’s Rosh Hashanah page
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