Holidays - Passover
Pillow Cases for the Passover Seder
Help your child create handmade pillow cases to cover the pillows used for reclining during the Passover Seder. Using fabric markers, decorate plain, light-colored pillow cases. To prevent colors from bleeding through, insert a piece of cardboard inside the pillowcase while drawing. Ideas for illustration could include drawing a Seder plate and all the items on it, drawing the 10 plagues, or simply, having your child write his ...(read more)
Books for the Seder
Stock up on some Passover themed books, which you can check out from the library, to keep on hand during the Seder. If the kids start to get antsy during some of the lengthier parts of the evening, offer them a selection to page through.(read more)
10 Plagues Goody Bags
If you're planning on having a lot of small children at your Passover Seder this year, you may want to consider putting together some 10 Plagues goody bags to keep everyone occupied: You can probably find almost everything you'll need by scouring a few dollar stores. You can, for instance, pick up plastic sunglasses for darkness, and plastic bugs for lice and vermin. Band aids could ...(read more)
Passover Seder Plates
This is a great way to engage your child in a conversation about the story of Pesach (Passover). First cut out a circle from a white piece of paper (it should fit inside a disposable plastic plate). Have your child draw the story of Passover. They could draw frogs or lice or whatever they remember from the story. Once they are done glue the sheet into ...(read more)
A Seder Plate for Passover
This is a great way for kids to learn what items are included on a traditional Seder plate. Start by painting a large, sturdy white paper plate green, to commemorate that Passover is a spring holiday. Next, paint the inside bottoms of 5 white cupcake liners liners in the same shade of green. Wait for all to dry, and then take a thin felt-tip black marker and ...(read more)
Matzo Pizza
Mmmm. Pizza. It's a shame for the family to miss out on this kids' favorite just because it's Passover. Instead, why not try making matzo pizza? To begin, preheat oven to 450. Then brush a bit of olive oil onto a sheet of matzo. Top with kosher for Passover tomato sauce, either jarred or homemade. Then sprinkle with shredded kosher for Passover cheese of choice ...(read more)
Chocolate Covered Matzo
This Passover treat is as much fun to make as it is to eat! Melt about 8 ounces or 1 1/3 cup kosher for Passover chocolate chips combined with 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a double boiler, stirring occasionally. In a pinch you can also melt it in a medium-sized heatproof bowl placed in a pan of slowly simmering water. The microwave works, too. ...(read more)
Challah Bread Board
This is a cute craft for the kids and fun way to have them add to your Shabbat celebration. Take a medium sized piece of wood (8x8 or larger). Have the kids sand it down until smooth. Then decorate with tissue paper, sparkles, etc. Cut out "bread" from brown construction paper and glue onto the board as well. Cover all of the paper on the ...(read more)
Afikomen Diplomacy
At the beginning of the Passover Seder, it's traditional to hide a special piece of matzo or the afikomen for the kids to compete to find at the end of the evening. In most homes, the child who finds the afikomen receives a prize while the other kids wind up feeling upset and left out. This year avoid all the tears by turning it into a team effort. ...(read more)
Passover Seder Placemats
This is a fun, simple activity to get the kids excited about Passover. Have them decorate placemats for the table, using construction paper and crayons, paint, or markers, along with glitter. Ask them to illustrate what the holiday means to them or to decorate it with Hebrew Passover words. To protect from spills, laminate the placemat with contact paper.(read more)
Passover Matzo Cover for the Afikomen
Take a medium sized piece of felt -- square or rectangular piece works best. Fold the bottom portion up about 1/3 of the way and glue the sides. (It will look a little bit like an old fashioned wallet.) This will make a nice pocket to put the matzo in. The top portion can be folded down to cover the matzo and you can affix a small ...(read more)
Make your own candlesticks
Children can make their own candlesticks by first decorating the outside of an empty kid-sized water bottle. Try using tissue paper covered with glue works nicely (think decoupage). This makes a really beautiful candlestick. Once the decorations have dried, the child can fill the bottle with sand (either colored or regular). This gives the bottle weight so it won't topple over. Next glue a piece ...(read more)
A Wine Glass for Elijah on Passover
Having kids decorate their own kiddush cup to leave out for Elijah is a great way to help them feel like they're a part of the Passover seder: Using plastic wine glasses, have the kids glue on bits of colored tissue paper for a stained glass look. Or decorate using glitter glue or glitter paint, or glue on colored gems.(read more)
Matzo Tickets
Looking for a way to keep the kids engaged during the Seder? Try passing out matzo tickets each time they participate in a positive way: To make the cards, draw simple pictures of matzo on unlined index cards or enlist the kids to help. Distribute during the Seder whenever a child participates in an exemplary way like reciting the 4 questions, answering a Passover trivia question, ...(read more)
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