Raising children in love and faith
I love the image of Mount Sinai erupting into blossoms when the Torah was received so with this Mount Sinai Flower Posting activity I set up a simple fine motor skill practice that let my children experience a teeny bit of the beauty. It was lovely to watch them explore, practice skills and create a …
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 …
