Raising children in love and faith
I always feel a little bit of a letdown after Hanukkah ends; I fill the week of the holiday with so much energy, family fun activities and so so much LIGHT that the world seems a little dimmer afterwards but today we tried to shift that perspective to one of gratitude by making Heart Collage …
Making a Modeh Ani DIY Watercolor Print is a simple and fun way to involve your children in the beautiful Jewish value of hoda’ah. Hoda’ah, or gratitude, is an important Jewish value anytime of the year but of course winter season tends to be an especially good time to emphasize it. Kids (and grown ups …
Hanukkah starts one month from today and our Hanukkah Round Up 2020 page can be your go-to page for planning easy, fun and meaningful Hanukkah activities for your family! This Month I’m Focusing On Gratitude I have a hard time planning for holidays when there are still other holidays on the calendar. Yes, I’m looking …
Tu B’Shevat, the birthday or new year of the trees, starts in one week, on the evening of Sunday, January 20th. This is such a sweet holiday, and one close to our hearts. We love spending time in nature and we have so many happy and special memories about trees. The Challenge To honor Tu …
This year our Thanksgiving craft is a gratitude chain. Each year my daughter’s preschool class creates a kindness chain and each day at school there’s the opportunity to write down a time when a child showed kindness to another. I absolutely love this idea and so is my daughter. She asked if we could create …
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to focus on sharing gratitude (hoda’ah), or thanks for what we have (hakarat hatov). It’s also the perfect opportunity to teach these values to your children. It’s also an easy time to connect Jewish values with this American holiday. Below are three ways we teach our children about Jewish gratitude …
