Purim may only be a few days away but there’s still time to create a fun Mishloach Manot with this Spice Up Your Pandemic Purim Mishloach Manot theme! Ready to put some Persia in your Purim? This year we decided to add some Persian spices to some of our favorite snacks. You probably already have most of the ingredients in your fridge and pantry already, you just need a little time to put them together and add a taste of Persia to your Purim!
It is one of the four mitzvot of Purim to give Mishloach Manot to at least one Jewish person. Mishloach Manot are Purim baskets filled with at least two types of food, usually ready-to-eat goodies. Giving Mishloach Manot allows the receiver to be able to enjoy their Purim feast (another mitzvah of Purim). We love giving Mishloach Manot to our teachers, friends and neighbors!
What You’ll Need
- Ginger Apricot Cardamom Hamantaschen With Crystallized Ginger Curls
- Sephardic Spiced Nut Chews
- Spiced Energy Balls
- Cardstock
- Tape
- Parchment paper
- Spice Up Your Pandemic Purim Labels (optional)
Putting It Together
- Make a super easy and cheap spice box out of the cardstock. First, fold the cardstock into a triangle and cut off the excess. Unfold. Then fold in half, unfold, then fold each end into the middle. Unfold and repeat in the perpendicular direction. Unfold. Each corner will have a little square fold with a diagonal line. Cut that line on all four corners. Fold edges in along the fold line and tape the flaps. Cut cardstock to size and tape to make three sections inside the box. This will resemble a spice box.
- Put pieces of parchment paper into each of the sections above to protect the snacks and the box.
- Make the recipes above and put some of each item into a separate section of your cardstock spice box.
- Attach the label.
- If you want, your kids can also decorate the outside of the box or you can include a more personal note to the recipient.
Finished & Loving It
Every Purim we give Mishloach Manot to each of the kids’ teachers, speech therapists, our good friends, and some neighbors. That’s a lot of Purim baskets! I always look for tasty and relatively healthy options that can be mass produced and I display them in inexpensive containers since we make so much. This cardstock spice box is not only easy and cheap, but easy to carry and customizable–perfect for our situation!
I really love Middle Eastern spices. We make a version of the Spiced Energy Balls every Passover. They are such an easy and tasty snack for anytime of the year!
The hamantaschen and nut chew recipes are new experiments but my taste testers loved them and I hope you do too! I really love the idea of connecting the foods of the Mishloach Manot back to Persia, where the Purim story takes place, with this easy, sweet, spiced, and delicious Spice Up Your Pandemic Purim Mishloach Manot theme!
For more Purim fun, check out our Purim Round Up 2021 page! (Or better yet, subscribe so you won’t ever miss a new post!) You can also follow us on Instagram for more timely updates!
If you’re ready to start Purim crafts and activities right now, there are many fun and meaningful experiences from previous years right here!
Purim Character Clothespin Dolls
“Boo Haman!” Fine Motor Skills Activity
For general information on Purim, check out these resources:
Bim Bam: The Purim Story in 4 Minutes
Chag Sameach!!
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