We’re re-running some of our favorite summertime posts. Enjoy! Ahh. Summer time and reading. The perfect combo. Here are six summer kid reads with activities. Enjoy! Reading is one of the great pleasures of summer. When I was 10, I was allowed to walk the eight blocks to our neighborhood library. I’d climb the marble stairs to the children’s section, select some titles that called to me, and settle into a comfy chair in the corner as the large fans wafted cool air around the room. On the walk home, I’d sometimes stop at the High’s Dairy for an ice cream cone. I can't provide the … [Read more...]
5 Fun Kitchen Activities for a Summer Shabbat
About this time of the summer, you start seeing articles about how to help your child hang onto math and reading skills over the hot, lazy months. Spending time in the kitchen is the perfect solution. Here are five fun kitchen activiites, perfect for a summer Shabbat. I’m with Grandma’s Briefs blogger Lisa about all the wonderful reasons to bake with your children or grandkids -- from reading recipes to measuring to learning fractions to sequencing. Of her eight top reasons to encourage kitchen time together, my three favorites are: Encourages creativity Fun for different ages to … [Read more...]
5 Easy Approaches to Purim Costumes for Parents
Purim costumes for parents? Why NOT? Be honest: would your kids LIKE you to wear a Purim costume? The younger ones probably would think it’s a hoot. The older ones want you to be invisible, anyway. So why not plan to play with the kids this year? If you do, PLEASE share a picture with us! We'd love to see - and get inspired for next year. PSSST! For those of you who have been asking, our Passover Seder Steps Follow-Alongs are back at Amazon. But they’ll go quickly. So get yours early! I Need to Dress Up This Year I have to create a simple costume for myself this year, not to wear … [Read more...]
Rosh Hashanah - Celebrations for Kids & Grownups
With Rosh Hashanah coming in just 24 days, it’s time to think of how we want to celebrate this year in our homes. Some of my favorite things: Rosh Hashanah Bingo Game – for ages 2-9 + intergenerational play. Get yours from Amazon – free shipping with Amazon Prime – before they’re gone for good. This year, they’ve already been shipping to New York, California, Virginia, Canada, Hungary, and more. Jewish Family Celebrations by Arlene Rossen Cardozo – my copy is falling apart, because I’ve consulted it so many times. Pinterest.com/JewishHolidays board for Rosh Hashanah to remind me of fun … [Read more...]
Last-Minute Passover Seder Tips
Yes, you can make a Passover Seder – even at the last minute – by simplifying, going for the basics, and enjoying what you can do. While I didn’t grow up with impromptu, thrown-together Sedarim (plural of Seders), in my adult life . . . well, sometimes that was our only choice. In grad school, my husband and I went to class, took the bus home, hit the grocery store at 5 pm, came home, cooked, and started our Seder at 9 pm. But we had one. (And we took a picture of the table; warms my heart to this day that we pulled it off.) So my philosophy has always been to do what you can that honors … [Read more...]
