Raising children in love and faith
My family won’t fully participate in the Shavuot tradition of staying up all night learning Torah, but I do plan to do some Torah learning during our Shavuot evening meal and also thought I’d introduce my preschooler to the letters of the Torah with this super simple Alef Bet Vet Dot Book to jumpstart his …
There is definitely way more to Shavuot than dairy and ice cream, but activities with ice cream always bring excitement to the people in our house so I really looked forward to sharing this Shavuot Cloud Dough Ice Cream Sensory Bin with my littles today. And it did not disappoint! Cloud dough is such a …
One of the many things I love about Shavuot is the tradition of decorating one’s house and synagogue with flowers and greenery so I was very excited to present this very simple Shavuot Flower Posting activity to the kids this afternoon. What You’ll Need Flowers (we used fake flowers from the Dollar Tree, but if …
I really love Shavuot and the promise and sweetness it brings so I was very happy to set up this Shavuot Shelfie + Starter Activities for the kids to get us all in the Shavuot frame of mind! Most of the activities I included on this Shavuot Shelfie werre geared to my preschooler, his current …
Today I made Shavuot playdough mats and let the kids explore some sensory fun while being exposed to more Shavuot symbols. I also laid out our Shavuot 3 part cards and read off the summaries again while the kids explored just as a gentle review of the customs and traditions. My nature lovers gathered some …
Since we are heading down the last two weeks of Counting the Omer, which leads us to the holiday of Shavuot, I decided to review the holiday with my kiddos by playing with our Shavuot Montessori-Style 3 Part Cards. This year Shavuot starts the evening of May 16th. It celebrates the receiving of the 10 …
