Passover for Families
Preparing for Pesach
Before the actual Seder, there are a number of books and craft activities that can enhance the Seder experience for young children and their familites:
* Bedikat Hametz (looking for Hametz);
* Sponge painted Matzah cover;
* Stained glass kiddush cup;
* Seder plate/Matzah plate;
* Afikomen bag;
* Tablecloth;
* Learn Mah Nishtanah (the Four Questions);
* Cook together;
* Make placecards;
* Colouring books;
* Make a Pesach mobile;
* Prompting cards; and,
* Sculpting clay (fimo).
Seder Suggestions
Leading up to or during the Seder itself:
* Choose a Haggadah that’s right for your family;
* Make a family Haggadah;
* Make a touch-feel Haggadah;
* Encourage questions;
* Use puppets/masks or costumes;
* Use paper tablecloth & crayons;
* Run simultaneous stuffed animal/doll seders;
* Create a Pesach play room;
* Read Pesach story books;
* Animate the Seder with puppets;
* Have building blocks on the table (for pyramid building);
* Watch Pesach videos; and,
* Make origami frogs (lots of origami websites include instructions for frogs at different levels of complexity- from simple to intermediate)- almost all the plagues can be made from origami. Prepare sheets and instructions and they can be made at the Seder!
Pesach Games
Play games with a Pesach theme:
* Memory Game: matching picture cards or arranging cards in order;
* Quizzes: Who said to Whom;
* Who (What am I);
* Charades;
* Pictionary;
* Scavenger/Treasure hunt;
* Word scrambles;
* Crossword puzzles; and,
* Pesach Mad Libs created by Kolel's own Baruch Sienna.
