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Passover is a fun time for children. This article has some activities to keep them engaged. Read on.
Passover Activities
Passover is festival celebrated across eight days, observed each year by the Jewish community. It honors the freedom of Jewish slaves from Egypt during the reign of Pharaoh Ramses II. Families and friends get together to celebrate Passover by having Seder. The Seder is the central point of the Passover celebrations which includes special food, traditions and customs, prayers, and songs. Kids are an important part of this festival. There are many activities, games and crafts that parents can choose to make Passover a learning experience as well as a fun time for kids. Passover printable activities are excellent ways for children to learn about the Pesach traditions. Parents can use articles printed from the internet to teach kids all about the Passover holidays or just to add some fun to the celebrations.. For children who are i internet savvy, there are various websites to help them make greeting cards, crafts, decorations and games.. Read on to learn a few activities that can be arranged for them.
Passover Activities For Children
Matzah Cover
Materials Required:
- 4 square pieces of cloth or felt of 9 inches on all sides
- Fabric paints or permanent markers
- Fancy items like sequins, small bits of ribbon, or buttons
- Needle and thread for sewing if needed
- Glue
How To Make It:
- Ask your children to decorate each square of fabric.
- If they are good at drawing ask them to paint it and decorate it with sequins and buttons. Encourage their creativity.
- Let it dry overnight. Layer the four squares on top of one another, keeping the decorated piece on the top.
- Next stitch around three sides of the square. Matzah cover is ready.
- Kids can participate in Seder and bring something on the Seder table that is uniquely theirs.
Seder Plate
Materials Required:
- Acrylics and craft paint (non toxic)
- Plates
How To Make It:
- Ask children to make drawings of fruits or flowers on the plate with markers.
- Let children of all ages hand paint their own Seder plates. If you intend to use it make sure the paints are non toxic, otherwise they can be purely decorative.
- As they are ready with their own decorative plate, highlight the whole Passover symbol which includes:
- A Charoset, which is a delicious mixture of apples, walnuts, red wine, cinnamon and sugar, symbolizing the mortor that the Hebrews used when they built the pyramids in ancient Egypt.
- Bitter herbs, usually represented with horseradish, which remind one of the difficulties that have been endured by ancestors.
- Greens (parsley, lettuce or celery), which represent spring and a time of new beginnings
- An Egg, symbolizing the circle of life
- A Shank bone or neck of poultry, which represents God's mighty arm.
Educate The Kids About The 4 Questions
Materials Required:
- Print out questions
- Cards (3 x 5 inches)
- Glue
How To Make It:
- Paste the printed questions on the cards.
- Present the set home with each child.
- Depending on the age of the children you can ask them to memorize or write them in Hebrew on the board.
Passover Reclining Pillow
Materials Required:
- Pillow Case (Light colors or white work best)
- Markers or cloth markers
- Insert a piece of cardboard so that it does not bend through
How To Make It
- You can really go wild with imagination with this one as far as what to place on the pillows
You can use these ideas for Illustration like, The 10 Plagues – The child's name in Hebrew, Moshe parting the sea, Miriam finding water for the nation of Israel, The Seder Plate and all of the things on it.
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