Birkat Chaverim
I have not been photographing any of the parsha related projects we are currently doing but we have a bunch of posts online that could be useful for familes looking for parsha ideas. These are mostly geared towards young children, but some are also good for older children. In addition, there are lots of interesting projects pinned to the Jewish informal ...
This was an experiment with my kids to see how well a project would go over with two year olds and because I thought they would enjoy it. I wanted make homemade beeswax lip balm with my kids in a safe way. This was an experiment to see whether we could melt the beeswax without mixing the wax over a fire. Lip balm is not a bad project to do with a t ...
The idea of building the kotel or Beit Hamikdash out of Marshmallows is not the most original idea in the world. However, we did do a few additions that were fun, and you can too. Food Coloring Glorious Good Coloring First off, for our marshmallow kotel, we used food coloring to add a stone-like touch to the "bricks." We also used leaf shaped sprinkle ...
A while ago I reviewed the Seven Steps to "Mentschhood", a teaching guide based on a workshop, for helping children to become "mentsch." I mentioned in the review that I was working with my daughter through the seven steps, but in an age appropriate way, since she was younger than the target age of the book. The Seven Steps to Mentschood kid response, a ...
I have a few of these old doorknobs from a set of drawers I picked up one hundred years ago and refinished. I've been thinking about ways to spruce them up. Any ideas?
We love sock projects around here and I've noticed that missing socks tend to be an obsession among my family and friends. So I thought I'd put together a list of things that can be done with lonely socks. These are not in any particular order: Make doll clothing- Great project to do with kids! You can do the easy version with basic cuts or the mor ...
Its that season where kids show their teachers they appreciate them. These pens were made by an almost 2.5 year old for his gannenot (teacher/day care providers.) These are made out of a type of play doe that dries to a soft bouncy texture. Its kind of neat to hold and fun for a kid to make them. A two year old can do most of the work by his or herself ...
This is by no means a comprehensive roundup. This post focuses on topics that are not typical for inclusion in teaching about values. Nevertheless, they are topics which definitely need discussing. And from the perspective of your own family values, rather than via mass media. I am always looking for additional links. Please do continue to submit links ...
We are happy to welcome artist Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik as part of the Mitzvot Unplugged Series. Isaac uses innovative materials in his paper-cuts (I encourage you to take a look at them.) He will be talking about the workshops (which he teaches to students young and old.) 1. How do you relay Jewish values in a creative way? Relaying ...
I'm very pleased to welcome you to the first ever Mitzvot Unplugged Series. The series developed as a conversation in my head and then with my kids. As my children get older I think more and more about how to inspire and develop their own desire to be good people, love of Torah and desire to do mitzvot. I know that much of that is role modeling and work ...