Last year there were a few things my daughter did in gan which I rather enjoyed related to Yom Yerushalayim and they are easy to replicate: Counting Jerusalem stone They had a felt board, a large number of Jerusalem stone pictures (laminated and with aplix on the back) as well as number pictures. Match the number of stones to the number. Using dif ...
Yom Haatzmaut resource (nail polish)
It is quite common around here to wear blue and white for Yom Haatzmaut. My daughter would love to add these Israeli flags nail decorations to that custom. In case that isn't clear the flags are decorations, decals to put on the nails. If you are interested in decorating nails with actual nail polish. Midrash Manicures also has a tutorial about how ...
El Al Necklace
In honor of Yom Haatzmaut I'm sharing Ita Aber's "El Al First Class" which was part of the World of Beads 7 Exhibition (Thanks for permission Ita!) I think its a fun use of those shoe horns you sometimes get and definitely blue. No link to a website, but if you'd like to be in touch with Ita please do email me or post a comment and I will put you in tou ...
Rabbi Aryeh Levin
In honor of Yom Yerushalayim I wanted to put together resources on Rabbi Aryeh Levin, the prisoner's rabbi and one of the first people who were brought to the Kotel in '67. He was a very special man, respected for his humility, care of others, charity, treatment of others, how he valued others and his lack of concern or need for respect from others. ...
Build Ben Gurion
In honor of Yom Haatzmaut- a game for the younger set. Use die to roll various parts and take the opportunity to teach about the first prime minister of Israel. I purposely left it vague since you'll know more whether your child/ren should get a more comprehensive overview or just become familiar with name/face. To download game: Build Ben Gurion ...
Yom Haatzmaut Hebrew Letter… chalk
This is a chalk project for Yom Haatzmaut. The connection being Hebrew letters, blue and white letters, as well as a useful activity when you are out in the park bbq-ing. We have found these to be useful when we go to the park with friends. How We Did It Here's an example of blue and white packaged chalk (Mem and Tet for Mazal Tov Medinat Yisrael ...