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With so much love in the air this month, we wanted to celebrate the love of family and friends this Shabbat with heart-shaped challah-pops! Little cakes on a stick are just so cute, and they’re so easy too! So let’s go make some Challah Heart-Pops!
“No Bake” Hamantaschen are the star of our Purim themed lunch! Since they’re as easy to make as a peanut butter sandwich, we thought it would be fun and festive to pack them in a lunchbox. We included a royal jewelled fruit kabob and Mordechai Munchies! The results were adorable and delicious!
Purim’s almost here, and that means making yummy Hamantaschen - sweet triangle shaped pastries stuffed with wonderful fillings! We wanted to explore other ways to make Hamantaschen - like a puffy Hamantaschen necklace! They are sure to get you and your littles in the joyful spirit of Purim. You only need a few supplies. So let’s go make one!
One way to celebrate Purim is by wearing costumes! Anything goes when it comes to dressing up! You can wear any costume you’d like - or dress as a character from the Purim story. This year, we’re having a Purim costume dress-up party and our guests are DIY clothespin dolls!
Did you know that sending friends baskets of sweets is a tradition for the Jewish holiday Purim? They’re filled with fruit and cookies - like Hamantaschen - the sweet triangular pastry that we eat on Purim! We also like to fill the baskets with special DIY Purim-themed surprises - especially for families with littles!
It’s the Jewish holiday Purim (the 14th of the Hebrew month Adar)! We can’t wait to dress-up, bake some yummy Hamantaschen and make some joyful noise with groggers! Discover so many ways to celebrate with your family!
A little birdie told me that it’s Shabbat Shira this Friday - an extra-special Shabbat where we honor birds to thank them for their songs. To celebrate, I made some puffy owl necklaces for some sweet little friends. With just a few supplies, you can make one too. So let’s go make a puffy owl necklace!
Tu B’shevat comes just at the very beginning of spring in Israel. Fruit trees feel the arrival of spring before people. As their roots awaken, the trees begin to drink water hidden deep in the earth, causing sap to rise up and flowers to bloom.
We created a wonderful at home celebration pack filled with 6 of our most loved Tu B’shevat activities. All come with instructions and are designed for a grown-up to do with younger children, or for older children to complete independently. See what’s inside!
We made mini (but mighty) visual for the new year ahead. It might be small, but when I hold it in my hands, it feels weighty and substantial. I love the process of making a vision board. It’s really a lovely form of self-care - thinking about what you want to bring into your life and how you want to feel in the new year ahead. Come see the process of making one for yourself.
I think it’s wonderful throughout the year to give children and pre-teens the opportunity to do something kind for someone else! Since we are still basking in the glow from Hanukkah, we wanted to spread the light and make DIY “Seeds of Happiness” and share these happy smiles with friends and family.
Your family is sure to have a Happy Hanukkah with these special activities, including yummy treats, like edible dreidels and sufganiyot (mini donuts), menorah making and more!
One of our favorite Hanukkah traditions is to not only play the dreidel game, but to also make yummy edible dreidels! These sweet treats are extra special because they’re the first food craft I ever did with my girls. You only need four ingredients to make your own. So let’s go make some edible dreidels!
Right now, it’s the Hebrew month of Kislev. Two wonderful things about Kislev are, we celebrate Hanukkah, and it is also known as the month of dreams -
A cute children’s menorah, made extra special, with happy and smiley candle friends.
We are counting our blessing with children. You only need a few supplies and a heart full of gratitude. So let’s make a 100 Blessings Necklace for kids!
We thought it would be fun to make our own edible baby turkey - in honor of our upcoming “Turkey Day,” (Thanksgiving) which will be celebrated later this month in the United States. This is very easy to make - even for young children.
I think something that is really beautiful about Judaism, is that everyday, we have an opportunity to pause and be grateful. It’s even written in the Talmud that a person should say 100 blessings every day.
It’s special when children are able to experience the lighting of Shabbat candles by themselves. To “light” them safely, we created an imaginative DIY Shabbat Candle Lighting Set, especially for little ones! Here’s what you’ll need to create your own:
I made these sweet apple and honeybee puffy friendship necklaces while thinking about my friends. No matter your age, Rosh Hashanah (and Yom Kippur) is a time to think about our friends and say ‘You’re special to me. I’m sorry, and please forgive me” to friends we may have hurt in the past year.
