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Thankful Turkeys

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We traced one of our feet and cut it out. Then we pasted it on a paper and gave it a turkey face. We added feathers, and on each feather we wrote what we are thankful for.

Turkey Feather Game

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We had to put the right amount of feathers on each turkey and for the little ones, they had to match the right color feather to the correct turkey. I did this before Yom Kippur with chickens and white feathers for kapparos.

Discovering Pumpkins

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  We passed the pumpkin around and everyone got to feel it. Then we tried to guess what was inside. We measured the 'circumference' of the pumpkin and then cut it open. We used a magnifying glass to look at the seeds. We saved the seeds and played a math game with them. We baked pumpkin pie!

Rosh Hashanah

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Honey Dish: We glued onto a clear plastic plate different colored tissue paper and the blessing. Then we put another clear plastic plate on top with more glue. Shana Tova Card: The kids painted the honey jars and we wrote their message to their parents. They signed their names on the bottom. We stuck their picture a stick that they were able to push up and down as if dipping it in the honey. Tashlich: The kids cut out wavy lines with the paper folded in half. They decorated the little man to look like them and tuck it on with the fish.

Fall Activities

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Fall Discovery Table with Indian corn, acorns, leaves. Rain! We learned how to hang, zip and put on our jackets, and had a blast playing with umbrellas, rain-boots and rain-jackets. We planted corn in a bag! First we put dirt in the bag, then some popcorn seeds, and then we sprayed some water inside. We watered it every day and watched our plants grow! We painted glistening fall leaves. We mixed sugar with water and food coloring. When the leaves dry, they look like glistening, beautiful fall leaves.

Elul - The King is in the Field

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Elul - The King is in the field. The kids learned how to cut grass out of paper, and then they put together their own king.

Sukkot

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 We had the kids split into groups and make sukkahs out of different items. Then we went on a nature walk and cut schach - branches - for our sukkahs.