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8 Experiential Hanukkah Gifts to Teach Kids About Jewish Values
They're everywhere these days: ads for toys show up on TV, in shop windows, and throughout your Facebook newsfeed. When you're a parent to kids who have been mentally compiling their Hanukkah wish lists since autumn began, it can be difficult not to get swept up in the consumerism that often accompanies the holiday season.
Jeremy's Dreidel
At a dreidel-making workshop, Jeremy’s friends think that he is molding a secret code on his clay dreidel. However, they soon find out that he is really making a special gift: a dreidel with Braille letters on it for his father, who is blind.
5 Kinds of Incredible, Edible Hanukkah Menorahs
The best part? Your family can gobble up your homemade hanukkiyot while the Hanukkah candles are burning!
Global Hanukkah Cuisine: What We Eat and Why
On Hanukkah we traditionally serve holiday dishes cooked in oil to commemorate the miracle of a single vial of oil lasting eight days
Who Invented Hanukkah Gelt?
Scholars have offered several theories. One traces the tradition back to the decision of the Hasmoneans to mint their own nation's coins after their military victory over the Greek Syrians.
Hanukkah Craft: Wooden Spoon Menorah
This is a simple menorah even very young children can make and use during the eight day celebration. It's safe, with no real flame, and is a good craft for both the classroom and home.
Hanukkah Craft: Baby Food Jar Menorah
Recycle these little jars into a creative and kid-friendly menorah.
Hanukkah Craft: Milk Carton Dreidels
Using small milk cartons, glue and paint, kids can enjoy this festive game for hours.
Hanukkah Craft: Foam Dreidel Refrigerator Magnets
Here’s a great craft for toddlers and twos, as well as older children.
Hanukkah Activities for Toddlers and Twos
Keep the little ones entertained with a clay dough menorah, discovery bottles, cookie cutter stamps, and a candle matching game.