The holidays are an amazing opportunity to bring some Jewishness into your home in a way that is exciting for kids, accessible for parents, and sure to make memories for the whole family. Luckily, the Jewish calendar is chock full of holidays, so there's no shortage of fun all year long.
Maybe you want to make your Passover seder more kid-friendly, or maybe you can't figure out what exactly Tu Bishvat is all about. Look no further. Here are recommendations for activities, recipes, crafts, books, and music for every Jewish holiday.
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Sukkot
Books & Music for Kids
Recipe: Pumpkin Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Craft: Leaf Collage
Info: Holiday Basics
Simchat Torah
Books & Music for Kids
Recipe: Caramel Apples
Crafts: Festive Flags
Info: Holiday Basics
Hanukkah
Books & Music for Kids
Recipe: Oven-Baked Latkes
Crafts: Menorah-Making
Info: Holiday Basics
Top Ten Hanukkah Songs
How to Play Dreidel
Tu Bishvat
Books & Music for Kids
Recipe: Fig and Goat Cheese Sandwiches and Stuffed Dates
Crafts: Fruit Mandala
Crafts: Planting Parsley
Info: Holiday Basics
Purim
Books & Music for Kids
Recipe: Hamantaschen
Crafts: Mishloach Manot (Gift Bags)
Purim Costumes on the Cheap from Mayim Bialik
Kveller's Purim Video
Info: Holiday Basics
Passover
Books and Music for Kids
Top 5 Songs for Passover
Recipes: From Matzah to Brisket
Crafts: Afikomen Bag
How to Survive a Seder with Kids
Passover Video with the Maccaroons
Info: Holiday Basics
Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel's Independence Day)
Shavuot
Books & Music for Kids
Recipe: Blintzes
Crafts: Mt. Sinai Muffins
Shavuot Values for Preschoolers
Info: Holiday Basics
