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AT-HOME ACTIVITIES
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FOR READERS AND WRITERS
Read books. Read aloud or listen to Pesah-themed books that help your child learn about this amazing holiday! For older children make it a marathon – read until all are done!
- You might have some PJ Library books already in your home.
- Feel free to listen to some books that have been recorded: https://pjlibrary.org/listen
- Use puppets or make-shift costumes and act out the storylines! Older children can do this without guidance, putting on a show for the others in the family.
- Children who can read might curl up and read to your dog or cat.
A seder reading.
- Use the bazillion resources in Haggadot.com to create a new addition to your seder – it might be one reading or it could be something bigger.
Letter writing.
Write to a family member (perhaps the oldest or the one who lives farthest away) and ask for some early seder memories. The contacted relative should be offered the choice of writing back or setting up a Skype/Facetime call.
Write your own Pesah story.
- Make a plan
- Type each page and add illustrations, photos or clip art.
- Bind the book https://babbledabbledo.com/design-for-kids-recycled-handmade-journals/
- Read and enjoy!
FOR “MOVERS”
What’cha going to grab?
Supplies: One paper or plastic bag per person, a way to keep time
- Moses is getting ready to lead the Jews out of Egypt! What are you going to grab to take with you?
- Set the timer (5 minutes) and tell players they need to grab what they think is most important to take with them. No limit on the number of items, as long as they fit in the bag!
- After the timer “dings!” spend time sharing what everyone chose and why.
Overnight in the desert
Supplies: Sheets, blankets, pillows, beads, cooking pots, etc.
- Everyone has escaped with Moses but it’s now time to rest for the night.
- Using the supplies you’ve provided, as well as other items they find around the house, work together to to create a sukkah – a temporary shelter.
- Optional: Dress up in Egyptian clothing (a towel around one’s waist) or desert garb (robe, along with a towel placed on one’s head). Offer a matzah snack.
- Leave up the desert home for a bit so your child can play!
Pesah Scavenger Hunt
- Offer a page of items to find such as this:
- At the seder, we are supposed to recline in the spirit of free people. What would make your reclining more comfortable?
- Karpas are green vegetables that remind us of springtime. Find one thing we could eat as karpas.
- We eat unleavened bread on Pesah . Find a box of “unleavened bread” (do not open it!)
- List five complaints you thing the Jews would have moaned about in the desert.
- NEED MORE. Is there a staff member who might have the time to build the list? A teacher?
FOR ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS
Sidewalk chalk art
Supplies: Sidewalk chalk
- Read some books or view videos about the exodus from Egypt
- Then, illustrate some great pictures on a very large “canvas!”
Create a meme or GIF
- Do an internet search for Passover (or Pesah ) memes or GIFS, then create your own.
Make a video.
Use stop-motion animation to tell part of the story of the exodus from Egypt, or something seder-related (funny or serious).
Supplies: A stop motion app on your smartphone or tablet, clay or other supplies.
- For a quick explanation of how to make stop-motion animation, check: https://tinkerlab.com/easy-stop-motion-animation-kids/
- Spend some time, adult-and-child, learning about the content your child wants to animate.
- Read a story
- View a video
- Page through a haggadah
- Create a storyboard, basically an outline of what will happen on the screen
- Help your child learn to move the objects about ¼ of an inch at a time, taking a photo of each one using the smartphone app. Most people need a trial run to see how things look as they are moved.
- Share the final creation!
Create a TickTok with a Pesah theme. [FOR OLDER CHILDREN]
Use your imagination and skills to make any other kind of video
Rock out!
Put on Pesah music and sing or dance! Turn some cooking pots upside down and bang away to the beat!
- General fun songs are here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/161aqvPKONZYKZZK60uyvs
- Pesah seder tunes are here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3bOoDZH3BabssZmtw7eFfX
- Lots of fun and serious Pesah music here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=passover+children%27s+songs
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