Raising children in love and faith
As flowers blossom all around us, it feels so exciting to start our learning of the joyful holiday of Shavuot with our 2023 Shavuot Shelfie+ Starter Activities! Shavuot is a fun holiday to celebrate with children. There’s learning about the Ten Commandments and the Torah, many opportunities for flower and nature play and crafts, and, …
Sweep some Lag Ba’Omer or summertime fun into your kiddo’s life with this super simple Bonfire Sweep! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! My kids loved when we did the Star of David sweep for Yom Ha’atzmaut. I figured they’d love this Lag Ba’Omer invitation as well and I was right! …
I don’t think we can let a holiday go by without some fizzy play and for Lag Ba’Omer we had a super simple Bonfire Fizzy Play experience that was so much fizzy fun! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! I haven’t met a kid who wasn’t fascinated by fizzy play. Baking …
We had such a blast creating this Squirt Bottle Bonfire to celebrate Lag Ba’Omer! Fine motor skills, hand muscle development, process art and a cool Lag Ba’Omer decoration afterwards? Yes please! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! I had this vision in my head and it was so cool to see …
We have so much fun with our DIY light table and Lag Ba’Omer gives us a perfect opportunity for this Bonfire Light Table Invitation! One of the traditions of Lag Ba’Omer is to have a bonfire. Whether or not you’re able to set up a real bonfire, this kid-friendly light table bonfire will allow the …
We’ve done archeological digging sensory bins in previous years to learn about Israel but this year I created this Israeli Archeological Dig Brick for some added challenge! Participating in an archeological dig was one of the favorite activities I experienced when I visited Israel on my Brightright trip after college. One day I hope my …
We love using salt trays to practice tracing (and just for fun) so I thought it would be a fun Passover twist to make a Matzah Meal Tracing Tray! Both of the littles loved practicing letters, shapes and lines and the matzah texture is definitely a special one! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished …
Our Purim celebrations continued a little longer than usual but now we have packed up our Purim decorations and are moving onto weeks of learning and preparation for Passover with our 2023 Passover Shelfie + Starter Activities! This year I’m focusing on activities in the following progression: why we celebrate Passover (the story) and how …
My kids LOVE fizzy play so I thought it would be fun to review Shushan, where the story of Purim takes place, with a Fizzy Shushan experience! Your kids will enjoy some fine motor skill practice, cause and effect exploration, and Purim learning! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! Fizzy play …
These Hamantaschen Lego Prints are another super simple Purim craft that combines a familiar (and beloved!) Purim symbol with some simple process art! Kids are exposed to one of the favorite treats of Purim (pair with your favorite book all about hamantaschen, like our favorite The Better Than Best Purim!) while practicing fine motor skills, …
