This blog is filled with ideas to turn everyday moments into Jewish moments, especially for families with young children.
All in Holidays
From the night of our first Passover seder, and for seven days thereafter, it’s a customary tradition to put aside leavened bread, bagels and muffins, and eat matzah. Lots and lots of matzah!
Something special about Passover is that each and every food on the seder plate tells part of the Passover story. This is especially true for matzah. With only two ingredients, it’s a wonderful activity to bake your own!
Something important to the season, that often gets overlooked when we talk about spring, is soil and mud. We kind of love mud in our family!
Spring (Aviv in Hebrew) has always been my favorite season. In Judaism, spring is the season of life, victory and optimism. If there was ever a time and place to celebrate spring, it is now! We have a wonderful round-up of activities! So let’s go celebrate spring!
Two fun ways to “spy” Shabbat (either outside on a walk or inside your home)!
It seems like the world could use some extra warm hugs and healing right now. We have a tradition in our home that when we’re feeling under the weather, we make, what our Nana Shirley calls, “liquid gold,” or chicken soup!
Something I love about their tradition is the recipe was found on the very last page of her daughter’s most-loved Jewish children’s book, The Better-Than-Best Purim, by Naomi Howland.
In Hebrew we say Mishenichnas Adar marbim b'simcha which translates to: As soon as the Hebrew month of Adar starts we should increase in joy.
One of the mitzvot (commandments) of Purim is to have a feast with family and friends! When celebrating with small friends, I love making “No Bake” Hamantaschen
From creating joyful noise to playing carnival games to eating sweets, there are so many fun ways to celebrate Purim. When I was a young, what I loved most about the holiday was dressing up as Queen Esther.
The Hebrew word for flowers is Pra-khim (one flower is Perach). We thought it would be festive to make our own DIY flowers for Shabbat.
We think it’s important everyday to remind special people in our lives (family and friends) that we love them. For children, leaving love notes on a pillow, making a pancake or a sandwich in the shape of a heart, We made our friends a very special puffy heart necklace for a special playdate! They’re so simple and happy, come make one too!
Today is my favorite Shabbat of the year - Shabbat Shira (Shabbat of Song). On this special Shabbat, we honor birds and celebrate their songs. We’re decorating birdhouses for this wonderful day! It’s the perfect little activity for Tu B’Shevat and Shabbat Shira!
Tu B’Shevat is the perfect holiday for children to plant seeds of all shapes and sizes. In Hebrew, the word seed is pronounced Ze-ra, and vegetable seeds planted during the Hebrew month of Shevat (this year in February) should be ready to eat and enjoy by Passover! Come plant some pea seedlings with us!
In Central Florida, we’re right in the middle of strawberry season. With a chill in the air, and the promise of warmer days to come, picking strawberries (and eating fruits and nuts) for Tu B’ Shevat is a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday!
It’s the Hebrew month of Shevat, and that means that spring and the Jewish holiday Tu B’Shevat (the 15th of the month of Shevat) is right around the corner! We can celebrate this time by eating delicious fruits, helping to take care of our earth and by planting seeds and trees!
It’s the Birthday of the Trees, the Jewish Holiday Tu B’Shevat (named for the date of the holiday - the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat), and that means we’re celebrating with a birthday party!
It’s almost Tu B’Shevat (the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shevat)! On this day, we say happy birthday to the trees, and we thank the trees for so many things: fruit and nuts, shelter for little animals,
During the Hebrew month of Shevat and for the Jewish holiday Tu B’Shevat (on the 15th of the month of Shevat), families can celebrate this time of year by planting seeds. One special way to make a seed grow is for children to use the warmth of their bodies to help a little seed start its growing journey in a DIY beanie baby necklace. Click here to learn more!
It’s fun to dress up as a superhero, but even more fun - and more special - to be a mitzvah superhero! Our cape is covered in all kinds of felt “mitzvah” stickers. Each sticker reminds us of a special way to be kind. This is an adorable activity to do with littles, so let’s go be super mitzvah heros!
