Raising children in love and faith
Family teas (ok, any tea!) are one of my favorite things ever and it was so special to put together this simple Tu B’Shevat Seven Species Tea! I gotta have my Seder on the actual holiday so it was lovely to have this opportunity to explore the holiday and the seven species in such a …
Every year we love exploring the seven species as we learn about Tu B’Shevat and this year I decided we’d make our very own super simple book, our Tu B’Shevat Seven Species Book, to review and remember these special fruits. What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! There were so many things …
Olive trees are a wonderful symbol of Israel and Tu B’Shevat, as well as one of the seven species we eat during the holiday of Tu B’Shevat, so we had lots of fun incorporating real olive tree nature bits and pieces to create our special Tu B’Shevat Olive Tree page for our Tu B’Shevat Seven …
My family loves Tu B’Shevat, a lovely holiday that has gone through many transformations, some of which our Tu B’Shevat Shelfie + Starter Activities 2024 were able to capture with simple, fun, hands-on activities that allowed us to learn about and explore this holiday. Tu B’Shevat, the new year or birthday of the trees, has …
We usually plant parsley and a tree every Tu B’Shevat but this year I was excited to “plant” something new with the kids, and put a fun, creative spin on it: Welcome to our DIY Chia Creations (2 ways!). Either one of these methods to make Chia Creations are super simple and have quick results: …
Tu B’Shevat is the birthday of the trees and this Messy DIY Puffy Paint Birthday Cake is such a fun, sensory way to celebrate! All you need is a few supplies and then your children’s creativity can over. Save this for a Tu B’Shevat seder decoration or throw a little afternoon birthday party for the …
Even though it is currently cold where we live and there are not new blossoms blooming, in Israel Tu B’Shevat marks the start of the spring season of nature blossoming and it’s always lovely to incorporate some bright and beautiful nature activities in our Tu B’Shevat learning, such as this Tu B’Shevat Flower Threading activity. …
Isn’t it fun to test out different senses with activities, like our kids’ sense of smell with these Tu B’Shevat Montessori Smelling Bottles? We’ve done a blind-folded Smell This! Seven Species experiment before (and it was great!) but this year I wanted to do something a little more formatted and focused. The idea behind Montessori …
I always love putting a Jewish twist on developmentally appropriate learning skills and this Tu B’Shevat Orchard Number Match not only helped my kids review the holiday of Tu B’Shevat, but also helped them practice counting and fine motor skills! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! We did a similar Tu …
Toilet paper roll crafts are great in so many ways and this super simple Tu B’Shevat Toilet Paper Roll Tree Threading activity combines the fabulous fine motor practice of threading too! Toilet paper rolls are easy to save once the toilet paper runs out and they can be used in lots of different ways. We …
