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Anne Frank for little kids?
My sister teaches first grade in a smallish city and in a neighborhood with zero Jewish kids. She isn’t Jewish herself, but she makes a point during the school year to introduce her little people...
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Hanukkah Parent guidelines
Guidelines for Hanukkah Parent visits: where are they? All over the country, volunteer parents are visiting their child’s classrooms and representing the entire Jewish people in 15 minutes or less. In...
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Hanukkah Parent Guidelines: Politically Correct info card
In the Dreidel Cookies post, I mentioned a little card attached to the cookies dressed for a bake sale. I couldn’t bear the thought that the cookies, created with such intent, might get scarfed down...
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Too Santa: a letter from my Jewish Kid
My nearly-five-year-old knows how to address an envelope, where to put the return address sticker and where to put a stamp. What I didn’t realize was that he intended to put these skills into practice...
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Passover Parent: classroom Show and Tell resource
New here: permanent pages (see top menu) for parents who want to lead a Jewish holiday Show and Tell in the classroom. I’ve made quite a few of these visits myself (I have a teenager and a...
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“Why We Celebrate Passover:” book review
Looking for one Passover picture book that tells the story of Passover without scaring the Underoos off a kid? One book that describes basic Passover customs and assumes no prior knowledge? And a...
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Blood Buddy: the drop o’ blood sleep lovey
“I love you, Blood Buddy,” came a sweet croon from the back of the car, “I looooove blood!” Way to perpetuate a stereotype, kid. And at Passover, too. As my friend Joanna P. would say, “and that is...
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Printable Dreidel Rules (gift tags)
I usually give out dreidels when I’m the Hanukkah Parent on a classroom visit. Dreidels are fun to spin, they (sort of) tell the story of Hanukkah in 4 letters, and they distract the children from the...
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Hanukkah Parent classroom visits
Here’s a link to my buffet of options for Hanukkah Parent School Visits: what to bring, what to read, what might happen. Please add your experiences below or on that page. We can learn from each...
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Instant goodie bags for Hanukkah Classroom visits
Here’s a quick, cheap way to make teeny goody bags for your Hanukkah classroom visit. IF you do gelt. These are very, very simple. I could go all Target Dollar Spot and use fancy bags and woven...
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Dormenorah (upcycled LED Menorah for dorm)
An upcycled menorah for a dorm room, made of an old yardstick and plastic Easter eggs. My cost was zero, because I happened to have eggs left over from the seder plate lesson plan wherein I tried to...
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Anatomical Heart Valentines for Passive-Aggressive Jewish Moms
Feeling snarky about Valentine’s Day at your kid’s secular school? Or, are you just a bit bored with craft-foam hearts? Or, do you worry you might damage yourself and others if you see one more...
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