Raising children in love and faith
Loose parts play is such an amazing open-ended, creative opportunity to explore and have fun which is why I was so excited to invite my kids to create their own Purim Loose Parts Crown Decorating as another way to celebrate Queen Esther and Purim! What You’ll Need Loose parts (you can buy a beautiful set …
This year we made Purim Bravery Charms to carry the idea of bravery with us wherever we go, during Purim and beyond! Purim provides such a great opportunity to discuss ometz lev, courage or strength of the heart, what kids may understand more simply as bravery. In our house we make sure to talk about …
My kids love making groggers for Purim and I love changing up the kind we make each year so this year we had fun making Grogger Process Art! This activity combined process art with the creation of a (temporary) grogger. My kids loved making it, shaking it, then seeing their artwork revealed. Read your favorite …
With this Sunday being the last religious school session we have before Purim, it was one of my favorite sessions of the year and I am happy to share this Sample Purim Lesson with you in case you’d like to pull from it for your own classroom or at-home learning! I teach a kindergarten/first grade …
One of the interesting parts of the Purim story is where it takes place—not in Israel like many Jewish stories and holidays, but in Persia, which is why I was excited to create a Purim Shushan Mural with my kids this Purim. It’s a simple way to help give additional context about this important part …
With Purim less than a month away, we set up our Purim Shelfie and started reading our favorite books, engaging in some meaningful activities, and having a really fun time while learning! Setting up a Purim Shelfie is super easy, and can totally be with whatever Purim items you already have on hand. You can …
Back by popular demand from my kiddos, a couple weeks ago we made our Purim Tape Resist Mural and I absolutely love seeing the bright colors and fun symbols on our wall! Purim starts tomorrow but there is still time to do this craft. It’s a great learning tool, a lovely Purim decoration, and a …
When I asked my kids what their favorite part of Purim is they all said the Carnival: games, tickets, costumes, and fun … ok Pandemic, we can still make this happen and over the weekend we did: enter our own DIY At-Home Purim Carnival! We put together some games (kiddos helped make them), crafts, activities, …
Purim is a great time to talk about courage, bravery and standing up for oneself and others and this Courage Catcher Craft not only reviews this major theme of the holiday but also empowers your own children to think about how they can be courageous. What You’ll Need Paper Bag (or construction paper or cardstock) …
Today in Sunday School we made I Spy Purim Grogger which we then shook and booed as we read our Look & See DIY Megillah! So very easy and so much fun! What You’ll Need plastic or glass container rice (dyed if you want) symbols for different characters in the Purim story: can use clip …
