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Bees for Rosh Hashanah

Posted on 09/03/2015 | Comments Off

bee models for art, for honey, for disscussion

My dream is to bring a hive of bees to school for a pre-Rosh Hashanah exploration. Or even better, to bring the kids to a hive, especially to a hive nestled near an organic garden. Until then, I have to make do with dead bees, honeycomb and honey in the art room. Continue reading →

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Posted in Activity, Crafts, Nature, Rosh Hashanah / Yom Kippur

Tagged bees, Honey

Apple and Honey Practice and Taste Test

Posted on 09/02/2015 | 2 comments

Apple and Honey practice

I was fiddling with a bunch of materials I’d collected—mostly recyclables—trying to come up with a craft my Sunday School classes could do in 25 minutes. Something connected to Rosh Hashanah, something meaningful, useful, decent-looking and 100% fun to make. I spent hours fine-tuning a “cute” craft we’ve all seen on Pinterest, but I just couldn’t make it kid-friendly enough so that even the Kindergarteners could do all the work themselves. And, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was doing something wrong. Continue reading →

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Posted in Activity, Edible Craft, Rosh Hashanah / Yom Kippur

Tagged Apples, Blessings, food blessings, Honey

Apple-Print Blessings Placemat for Rosh Hashanah (with printable cheat sheet)

Posted on 09/13/2011 | 4 comments

A shorter version of this post is published at Kveller.com.

Apples and Honey blessings placemat

There are BLESSINGS for the apples and honey?

I hear this question every year. The answer is yes. And saying the blessings can turn a simple side dish into a meaningful minhag (custom) your kids will remember. To remember the blessings, however, can be a challenge even for us grownups. Thus, I have devised a DIY blessings cheat sheet.

The cheat sheet can help us:

Spend Jewish time with our kid
Teach the idea that blessings add meaning and gratitude
Create an object d’art we get to pull out every year
Exercise all those skills used in cutting, painting, printing, gluing and so forth

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Posted in Activity, Crafts, Rosh Hashanah / Yom Kippur

Tagged Apples, Blessings, brachot, Hebrew, Honey, Rosh Hashanah

Edible Craft: Apple Bowl for Rosh Hashanah Honey

Posted on 08/26/2011 | 10 comments

Apples and honey as an edible craft

A version of this post was first published at Kveller.com: Edible Honey Bowl.

But here is my original version which is longer and more interesting…

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