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The Passover is an important Jewish festival. It is a time for children to learn about the history of the celebration. Here are ways by which you can make it a more memorable for the little ones.
Passover For Kids
Passover (Pesach) celebrates the birth of the Jewish nation. Kids play an important part in this festivity. Every year when Jews tell the story of freedom from Egypt, they begin with the children’s questions and the story is told as an answer. A lot of different activities are done to make all the kids excited and curious about this remarkable holiday. At the family gathering and Seder table, a lot of facts are told and questions asked. Passover holiday is a positive experience and a cherished memory for children. Involving children in making Charoset is a great idea, as it is simple enough to make and a fun activity for your kid on the Passover holiday. Pesach is a festival, which makes children, understand the true meaning of life and the right ways to lead it. Scroll down the article to make children understand the real meaning of Pesach in a fun way.
Passover For Children
- Telling stories is one of the best ways of learning’s for kids. Enacting the scene of how the king of Egypt had hardened his heart and refused to heed the warnings of the ten plagues by God. Telling them the story of the death of the firstborn and the Passover and concluding it with a key learning that Lord protects those who love and obey him. This will help kids understand that the Lord is their protector.
- One can conduct activity sessions like creating an atmosphere of darkness by turning off the lights. Or, creating an open space by moving furniture to one side of the room and asking the children to move into another room when the flashlight is not shining. The flashlight representing the danger. Once the children have reached safe, you can turn on the light and ask questions like what was it like to face danger? , or how did you feel when you reached the safe place. And then telling them how their ancestors faced danger and fled from slavery.
- You can collect some items and that provide protection like an umbrella, brush, toothpaste etc. You can place all the items that provide protection in a pile on a floor. Ask them questions about how important and useful these things are to them. You can encourage the children to examine the things and read them a story from the book of Exodus. Ask a child to volunteer to read the story. Let children find out how their forefathers were protected from bigger and grave dangers by god.
- You can have kids gather around the table where you placed out crackers, matzos, and cups of water or juice. You can ask questions like,” who can tell me what a Seder is? And then explain to them how god told the people to get dressed as if they were going on a trip, then to eat the special Passover meal that night. The Lord told the people to have a special meal every year to remember how he had protected them. You can enact that special moment, too by telling the kids” Let's eat a snack now to remember the time the Lord provided special protection for his people”.
- One can also buy children’s storybooks illustrating pictures and activities. There are CDs available for Passover songs. Music is a wonderful way to connect to beautiful traditions while having fun and being childlike. Here are few favorite Passover CD's for kids like ‘A singing Seder’, ‘Celebrate Passover’, ‘Its Seder time’ etc. Playing games is almost obligatory during the festival and of particular appeal among such games is Afikoman. It actually involves a piece of matzo that is hidden and the child who finds it first is given a prize. This is a sure fun way by which you can observe the fest with your children.
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