Raising children in love and faith
Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, is only a few days away so we have got to get our learning + exploring + celebrating on, starting with our 2024 Yom Ha’atzmaut Shelfie + Starter Activities! This year the Israel as a modern state turns 76 years old. As I discussed with my class and my children, …
It feels strange to celebrate any holiday since October 7th but once again, I try to remember that Jews have persevered throughout history because we have continued to celebrate our holidays and traditions and I hope that by engaging my children (and you!) in experiences such as our 2024 Passover Shelfie + Starter Activities, continued …
This weekend we were all excited to give the playroom a good clean (maybe less excited about that!) and set up our 2024 Purim Shelfie + Starter Activities! Purim is a favorite of the kiddos and they were so excited to see what activities I set up for this year’s kick off. I kept it …
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 …
I am still deeply feeling the joy and hope that comes from a meaningful High Holiday experience but it is with equal joy and excitement that I set up and invited my kiddos to our Sukkot 2023 Shelfie + Starter Activities. Sukkot is such a lovely holiday–celebrating the harvest and the wonders we receive from …
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 past two summers we’ve spent learning about Torah stories and I’m happy to do that again this summer, but first we needed to do a little review and our Torah Stories + Starter Activities Shelfie was the perfect way to remind us about the stories we’ve learned about! What You’ll Need Putting It Together …
We are so lucky to have a Jewish holiday every week which makes learning about and exploring Shabbat something that can happen at any time of the year! In the weeks since Shavuot, we finished a very busy school year culminating in multiple big milestones: graduation from sixth grade, graduation from third grade which is …
As flowers blossom all around us, it feels so exciting to start our learning of the joyful holiday of Shavuot with our 2023 Shavuot Shelfie+ Starter Activities! Shavuot is a fun holiday to celebrate with children. There’s learning about the Ten Commandments and the Torah, many opportunities for flower and nature play and crafts, and, …
Our Omer counting is going by so quickly that we only have a short time to learn and prepare for the next holiday, Lag Ba’Omer, with our 2023 Lag Ba’Omer Shelfie + Starter Activities but with hands-on, engaging and fun activities, it’s a meaningful learning experience even if it’s a short one! What You’ll Need …
