Photo of Homemade gingerale made to use up yeast pre Passover via Birkat Chaverim

Getting Rid of Hametz

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Photo of Homemade gingerale made to use up yeast pre Passover via Birkat ChaverimPesach is coming and getting rid of hametz is a large part of the frenzy of preparing for the holiday, even if you sell hametz before the holiday or give away hametz to families in need. We have been doing a few different fun things in the getting rid of hametz category. The bonus, if you start early enough and make quantities in bulk you have stuff to eat when everyone is starving and no one once to mess up cleaning the kitchen.

Our Getting Rid of Hametz Ideas

  • We made oatmeal freezer bars. I've been meaning to try these for a while and a bag of open oatmeal was a good opportunity. We made the recipe following first so did not have enough oatmeal for the recipe so we added whole wheat flour too. A big hit all around, easy as snack or breakfast although a little messy for the under 3 set.
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Dreidel Crayons for Hanukkah

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For years I have really wanted to make dreidel crayons. So imagine how excited I was to find an old silicon dreidel mold at the local Emunah "white elephant" sale. It was a shekel or so. We also snagged a boat silicon molds and I told my kids that we were going to make crayons and such out of them. Only we took our time about it. Then, when we wer ...

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Review: Every Picture Tells A Story by Chaim Natan Firszt

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My daughter has been mentioning that her school, which is not in walking distance, is having learning at ten at night for students at the school for Shavuot, including for the first graders. She wanted to learn Torah too so I told her she could use the two "Every Picture Tells a Story, Volume One: Bereishis" and "Every Picture Tells a Story, Volume Two: ...

popsicle stick torahs via Birkat Chaverim

Popsicle Stick Torahs

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Yet another very simple Torah project. Simple Popsicle stick Torahs. This idea was made according to the direct specifications of my three year old. You may choose to be more elaborate and more creative in your crafting. We have other Torah crafts that might interest you. You can make pastry dough Torahs, and even a Har Sinai project. Do you ...