This blog is filled with ideas to turn everyday moments into Jewish moments, especially for families with young children.
All in Holidays
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.
We love finding new and creative ways to include apples and honey in our celebrations. This year, we decided to dress-up store bought cupcakes and transform them into Rosh Hashanah cupcakes with apple and honeybee cupcake toppers - inspired by red and yellow pom-poms in our craft bin!
A keepsake box for all your beautiful things, inspired by the Jewish storybook, The World Needs Beautiful Things
To celebrate our puppy, we wanted to share an easy project - a no-sew sock puppy! Today is also an extra special day to make one since it’s the first day of the Hebrew month of Elul, which in Judaism is the New Year of the Animals.
Picnics and ants seem to go together, and we thought it would be fun to put some imaginative play into our picnic, by making ant crowns!
We wanted to capture the warmth and light of a Lag B’Omer bonfire, with a “kid-friendly” twist. For our bonfire, we decided to paint it on a canvas drop cloth. Read on to create your own!
We’re getting to celebrate Lag B’Omer with a delicious treat - s’more pops! They’re officially our favorite dessert to eat on a picnic or around a bonfire, and they’re simple enough for little to make too! Come make them with us!
We have lots of fun ideas to celebrate Lag B’Omer, like this cute DIY “no-sew” ant plushie, because you know, ants and picnics go together! Whether you are celebrating the holiday with a picnic, or just want to cuddle with a new friend, we show you everything you need to make your own ant plushie!
There’s no place like home…celebrating our earth with a delicious treat!
Today the sun is shining after several days of rain, so it’s a perfect (and much needed) day to check on some newly bloomed spring flowers in our backyard, and maybe even make a flower arrangement for Shabbat. Come explore with us!
We love the idea of lovingly watching over Baby Moses too, on his river journey, in a DIY Baby Moses mini diorama. There are a few steps in making this craft, and it would be a lovely project for an adult and child to do together. So let’s go make a Baby Moses mini diorama!
We think it’s special when children are able to take part in preparing for the Passover Seder. One special way they can do this is by making a DIY afikomen bag, which will later be used to hide and seek the afikomen.
Did you know that passover is also called Chag HaMatzot - The Festival of Matzah? One favorite story that my mom would tell was about a special little matzah that seemed to have a smile on his face.
