With Hanukkah just over five weeks away, we are so incredibly looking forward to bringing in as much light and love as we can this holiday season, starting with our 2024 Hanukkah Shelfie + Starter Activities! I set up this Shelfie for my kids Sunday afternoon and I loved watching them explore, play, learn, laugh, …
Candle Resist Hanukkiah Art
Kids will enjoy this fun wax resist Candle Resist Hanukkiah Art using Hanukkah candles, making the perfect Hanukkah decoration! (Also, can you tell I’m too tired from bar mitzvah weekend to remember what I wanted to title this project? ;-)) Whatever name you want to call it, it’s simple and fun, has some cool science …
Wax and Ice Hanukkiah
We don’t make a new Hanukkiah every year but sometimes it’s fun to add a special one, like this very fascinating Wax and Ice Hanukkiah. It’s so incredibly simple to make and we were all enthralled watching it take form! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! This was such an easy …
Dreidel Ooblek
Get ready for some delightfully messy, ooey gooey Hanukkah sensory play with this easy and fun Dreidel Ooblek! My kids LOVE ooblek. It’s such an easy sensory material to create, but boy is it messy. That might just be half the fun 😉 Add some dreidels and plastic gelt and you have yourself a wonderful …
Fizzy Hanukkah Menorah Fun
My first grader is especially into science fizzy fun so I knew he, and all the kids, were sure to love this simple science meets sensory activity with a Hanukkah twist, our Fizzy Hanukkah Menorah Fun! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! I wish you could hear the squeals of excitement …
2023 Family-Focused Hanukkah Planner
As many of us know, it feels especially hard to think about, let alone plan for, Hanukkah right now but I’m hoping this simple 2023 Family-Focused Hanukkah Planner may help all of us out! One of our Hanukkah family traditions is having a special family-focused theme or activity for each night of Hanukkah and we …
2023 Hanukkah Shelfie + Starter Activities
It’s been so incredibly hard to get in the Hanukkah (and actually, any kind of activity) mindset right now but I do know and understand that the world needs as much light and love as we can pour into it so here is my small contribution for right now, our 2023 Hanukkah Shelfie + Starter …
Heart Collage Thank You Cards
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 …
Hanukkah Essential Oil Clay Diffusers
This year for Hanukkah I was very excited about doing multiple kid-friendly activities that relate to the Hanukkah symbol of oil, just like these simple and sweet Hanukkah Essential Oil Clay Diffusers. Essential oil is not the type of oil that many think of when they think of the Festival of Oil (please don’t fry …
Scented Nature Mason Jar Hanukkiah
I always love incorporating nature into our arts and crafts, and I absolutely LOVE how the light of the hanukkiah fills our house, family, and world with more light and hope, so I was very excited to combine these two loves to create a Scented Nature Mason Jar Hanukkiah! And yes, I added some smelly …