We Have Tam Tams
Here in the Buckle, I expect to have trouble getting all the Passover groceries I want. The grocery stores, bless their hearts, seem to forget Jewish holidays change dates every year, and sometimes...
View ArticleSeder Plates by Target
At Target yesterday I found an endcap full of seder dishes. This discrepant event was so discrepant I almost didn’t believe it. Five bucks for a large, melamine seder plate with shallow depressions for...
View ArticleMatzah holder (3 pockets) in 30 min.
Quick post for a quick project. I only have 25 to 30 minutes with a class, but need to produce something functional and fun for Passover, so I choose carefully. (The 30 minutes do not include prep...
View ArticleFelt Matzah cover in 30 min. (classroom or home)
My Earnest Sunday School Teacher Hat is on again: Here’s another less-then-30 min. Passover project for seder use. Our art classes are 25 -30 min., which includes the giving of context and the cleaning...
View ArticleAfikomen bag in 30 minutes
Afikoman bag: a seder-centric craft for those of us with 30 minutes or less. It’s practical, decent-looking, durable, and fun for kids to make. I program this with Kindergarteners, but with tweaks it...
View ArticleMatzah tray in 30 minutes (home or school)
Sometimes, half an hour is all you have, yet kids need to make something useful for the seder table. So, let’s welcome the 30-minute Matzah Tray to the ranks of the 30-minute Afikomen Bag, the...
View ArticleMaking Matzah with Kids
We did this Sunday and it was crazy and it was wonderful. And so much more meaningful than making yet another tchotchke out of paper. Please allow your students to GET REAL. Let kids experience real...
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