Raising children in love and faith
We discovered the joy of playing and creating with loose parts years ago so I knew the kids would love this Hanukkah-themed Loose Parts Hanukkiah activity! It’s of course super simple to set up, allows for open-ended creativity, and reviews the special Hanukkah ritual object, the Hanukkah menorah or the Hanukkiah. May we always strive …
To help our transition of talking about tzedakah as collecting coins or money to some specific, tangible resources inhabitants of the world need I set up this simple Match the Need Sensory Bin for my kids to explore. Before they dove in, I opened our conversation with an important premise. If tzedakah is about making …
Over the next few weeks I’m exploring the beautiful Jewish value of tzedakah with my children so today I set up a Find and Give Tzedakah Sensory Bin for them. This sensory bin is super simple to set up and is also an easy way to have deep discussions about tzedakah. What You’ll Need sensory …
We love a good book and activity pairing so this Sukkot activity, Vanish the Gourds Sensory Bin, was created with the cute Sukkot book The Vanishing Gourds in mind. Per usual, it’s a simple set up and concept but allows lots of fine motor skill practice and then open-ended play! So many great benefits, plus …
One of my favorite parts of Rosh Hashanah is the ritual of tashlich and you know I am a huge fan of process art so it made perfect sense to combine the two into a Tashlich Process Art activity for my family! Once again, the set up was super simple and easy, the process was …
This Stained Glass Happy Birthday World craft was simple and sweet and helped us review that Rosh Hashanah celebrates the birthday of the world! There’s an open-ended process art piece to this craft that allows the kids some extra creativity and flexibility while still connecting it to the recognized symbol of the world, an image …
This Happy Birthday World! Sensory Bin is a super fun way to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, since birthday-related themes, decorations and activities acknowledge that Rosh Hashanah is the birthday of the world in a way kids can understand and, of course, have a great time with. What You’ll Need Flour Oil Sprinkles Number candles (5783 for …
This year we created another super simple Rosh Hashahanh set up with this Apple Picking Sensory Bin, but added a fun extension twist by including apple counting cards to practice those math and counting skills. Learn about the Rosh Hashanah tradition of picking apples and practice math in a fun way? Always a cause for …
We do lots of apple and honey activities in preparation of Rosh Hashanah and this Messy Apple and Shaving Cream Honey play was a super fun way to talk about the tradition of dipping apples in honey, and getting our hands dirty at the same time! Dip your apple into some messy shaving cream honey …
Today I set up this simple Coin Transfer activity to supplement our Jacob’s Family is Reunited Torah story learning for the week. This was such an easy way to review the part of the story where Joseph instructs his servant to return the money the brothers brought back into their bags, as well as help …
