Raising children in love and faith
Tashlich is one of my favorite (and very kid-friendly!) Rosh Hashanah rituals and I absolutely love making special Tashlich activities, just like this Marbled Chalk Tashlich Program! This year our synagogue is changing the date they are doing Tashlich, and while Tashlich is allowed to be performed anytime during the ten days between Rosh Hashanah …
It’s that time of year again–school starting, the weather hopefully getting cooler–which means it’s also time to prepare for the High Holidays with our High Holidays 2024/5785 Shelfie + Starter Activities! Rosh Hashanah starts just over a month from now so plenty of time to learn, explore, play and have meaningful and fun High Holiday …
The Book of Jonah is traditionally read on Yom Kippur afternoon so this simple Loose Parts Jonah and the Fish invitation is an easy, hands-on, and fun activity to explore the story and the holiday of Yom Kippur. We love all kinds of loose parts play. While we often enjoy it in relation to sensory …
Rosh Hashanah starts in a month so that means it’s time to share our new High Holidays 2023/5784 Shelfie + Starter Activities, start our High Holiday learning, and have lots of fun while doing so! Our shelfie has hands-on activities, fine motor skill practices, counting and number sense opportunities, and of course books and stories …
The biblical story of Jonah and the fish is traditionally read on Yom Kippur which makes for lots of opportunities for Jonah and the fish crafts, such as this Decorative Jonah’s Fish Threading craft! As you know, I strongly believe children learn best through arts, crafts, and lots of play! When I introduced this craft …
With Rosh Hashanah just a little over a month away, we set up our High Holidays 2022/5783 Shelfie and invited the kids to learn, explore, and play with all things High Holidays!! Remember the beauty of shelfies–grab what you have on hand or can easily put together, display in an inviting way, and just let …
Mr. Preschooler and I grabbed another one on one (ok, Baby Brother joined us for some of it too!) moment while the bigs were in school and we used it to enjoy this High Holidays Symbols Pattern Match activity. The activity was a great way to practice matching, following patterns, using fine motor skills, language …
I designed this High Holidays Connect the Symbols: Pre-Writing and Cutting Practice activity specifically for my preschooler to practice these skills in a fun way connected to the holiday. What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! My preschooler has been much less interested in drawing and cutting than his older siblings were …
Today we enjoyed another High Holidays overview activity, this time with our Rosh Hashanah Montessori-style 3 part cards. The cards introduce the holiday, its traditions, customs, and symbols. It’s also a fun way to practice matching and reading. While my kids are very familiar with Rosh Hashanah (it’s one of our favorite holidays!), they still …
Last Hanukkah we started making Reading Bingo Challenges for each of our holidays as a fun way to engage more deeply with holiday reading and help identify holiday symbols and today we enjoyed using our High Holidays Reading Bingo Challenge! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Print out the High Holidays Reading Bingo Challenge free printable. Start …
