Birkat Chaverim
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 ...
We are happy to have a guest post from Kol Haot as part of the Mitzvot Unplugged Series. A fuller version of this post appeared in the Lookstein Journal Jewish Educational Leadership: The Arts in Jewish Education A short note, although i have never participated in the series, many years ago I visited David Moss's Jerusalem studio with my parents and my ...
From Lag BOmer to Shavuot I will be hosting a blog series called Mitzvot Unplugged. The main theme of the series is teaching tiny tots/kids/young adults Jewish values in a creative way. I am pretty excited about this series, and about the people who have already agreed to participate in the series who range from creative bloggers to organizations to ...
Do you remember the omer calender template I posted a while back? My daughter's birthday is around Passover so for the little inexpensive prize that kids give out in gan, this year I decided to give omer calendars. It served a two-fold purpose. 1. We have lots and lots of cd cases because we used to use alot of cds. Today we don't need them as much b ...
I love Ken Goldman's work. He's funny and clever and makes you think about Jewish concepts in new ways. Did you know that he has an assortment of free diy Jewish art kits? And some are useful for Pesach? These include an eco bedikat chametz cutout, the pyramid oragami matzah holders below, and a Birds Head Haggadah cutout. To download your copy ch ...