Raising children in love and faith
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 …
I loved setting up this simple 2023 Yom Ha’atzmaut Shelfie + Starter Activities to introduce and review the holiday, as well as the country of Israel, with my kiddos! This year Israel turns 75! Happy Birthday Israel! Yom Ha’atzmaut is the perfect opportunity for not only learning about some fun holiday-related traditions (torch lighting, fireworks, …
Our Purim celebrations continued a little longer than usual but now we have packed up our Purim decorations and are moving onto weeks of learning and preparation for Passover with our 2023 Passover Shelfie + Starter Activities! This year I’m focusing on activities in the following progression: why we celebrate Passover (the story) and how …
With less than a month to go we started preparing for the next major Jewish holiday, Purim, by setting up and exploring our 2023 Purim Shelfie + Starter Activities experience! Once again, there’s a lot going on here but most of the activities are simple and many are pulled from previous years. Having meaningful learning …
It’s so exciting to start a brand new calendar year with learning about and preparing for one of my favorite holidays, Tu B’Shevat, and this 2023 Tu B’Shevat Shelfie + Starter Activities was the perfect way to have fun while engaging in meaningful Tu B’Shevat learning and play! Tu B’Shevat is the New Year of …
Somehow we are already only a month out from one of my favorite holidays, Hanukkah, and to kick off our month of learning, exploration and fun we began with our 2022 Hanukkah Shelfie + Starter Activities! I love the Festival of Lights, the idea of bringing light into darkness, and all the extra family time …
Sukkot always arrives so quickly, fast on the heels of Yom Kippur and the High Holidays but luckily I was able to put together this very simple Sukkot Shelfie + Starter Activities 2022 set up so the kids can start learning, exploring and having fun while preparing for and celebrating the holiday of Sukkot! What …
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 …
