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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 …
It’s always been important for me to engage my kids in understanding the concept of categorizing the foods we eat during a Tu B’Shevat seder so I was excited to put together this Tu B’Shevat Interactive Seder Plate Activity for us to enjoy this year (and in the future!). Not only did the kids have fun painting …
I love creating simple activities with big developmental impacts and this Tu B’Shevat Grape Bead Threading activity totally fit: such a simple concept and set up that allowed for wonderful developmental skills practices. I initially set up this activity for my preschooler, but the toddler and the second grader also joined and had a fun …
My preschooler has recently shown a big interest in numbers and counting so I thought a wonderful Tu B’Shevat inspired counting activity would be to create a Tu B’Shevat Nature Spindle Box. We are completely play-based over here but if a child shows an interest in something, there is always a way to make it …
To prepare for all things Tu B’Shevat, we created our Tu B’Shevat Shelfie filled with books, activities and toys related to the holiday. Can you guess how each object connects to the birthday of the trees? We printed out our Tu B’Shevat Reading Challenge Bingo and brought out our Tu B’Shevat Book Box from last …
This week we worked on Two Ways to Create Tu B’Shevat Resist Art Murals. Our first one was a tape resist mural focused on the Seven Species, the special foods that you eat during Tu B’Shevat seder. We fell in love with tape resist art after seeing Busy Toddler post her amazing Thanksgiving mural. We …
I thought playing with a Tu B’Shevat DIY Snowy Tree Sensory Exploration Activity to continue learning about Tu B’Shevat and enjoy feeling something as close to snow as we can get right now would be a fun and engaging post-school activity and it was! What You’ll Need baking soda hair conditioner leaves Putting It Together …
Today to prepare for Tu B’Shevat we did Tu B’Shevat Plant-Brush Painting and made a pretty cool mural and definitely had lots of fun in the process! What You’ll Need Kraft paper Tape Washable paint Assortment of plants Clothespins (optional) Popsicle sticks (optional) Glue gun (optional) Putting It Together First, collect different plant materials. We …
Earlier today all 4 kids played with some variation of our Tu B’Shevat Color Matching Fruit Tree activity and it was a total hit! What You’ll Need Box Tu B’Shevat Color Matching Fruit Tree activity Printable Scissors Tape Exacto knife Orange, red, green and yellow pom poms Tongs (optional) Putting It Together Find an empty …
With less than one week until the holiday of Tu B’Shevat, it’s timely that today’s activity, Planting Kitchen Scraps in Mini Greenhouses, focused on repairing our world through helping nature and our environment. This activity is super easy to do, uses recycled materials, and teaches your child about Tu B’Shevat. What You’ll Need Egg cartons …
