The holidays that we celebrate every year are the most suitable time for many activities such as family meals with the whole family, nature tours and creative works that can explain to children in the simplest, most obvious and pleasurable way what every holiday is and why it is celebrated.
What will we do every holiday?
It is impossible to talk about creative works for the holidays, and not even for Jewish holidays, without mentioning one of the most festive holidays, Rosh Hashana. Rosh Hashanah has many characteristics that are familiar to everyone from a young age, such as an apple in honey, a fish head and of course a holiday meal from the fancy ones. This is exactly the time to teach children why they celebrate the holiday and what it means to the Jewish people and create all sorts of things that can help during the meal and which all guests will use. You can design a holiday table that will be similar to the real holiday table, create small maps that will be on the table and more.
Pesach is the most popular holiday for children mainly because of the long vacation they get. The Passover plate is a very important thing in tradition and it is possible to design with the children its cover as well as the plate itself, even if not used later. In addition, it is possible to create creative works with the children about the beatings of Egypt or the story of the Haggadah in its various parts, and thus they will activate the imagination and creativity in these important stories and will teach them well.
On Hanukkah, you can create a cool menorah that the children can take home and light candles. It sounds complicated because you're dealing with fire but with the right equipment and money paper you can create everything.
Shavuot is one of the most enjoyable holidays, especially for those waiting for pancakes, blintzes and cakes that are going to be on holiday. In order to create interesting works of art for children, regardless of food, we must take advantage of the characteristics of the holiday and make them attractive. It is possible to put together a basket of first fruits with the children in an action that sounds difficult, but when you have the right raw materials and basic knowledge, it can be a very enjoyable task. The basket can be taken home with fruits just like Shavuot and also put dairy products for the holiday meal such as cheeses or various desserts.
Create the unique costume for each child
You can not mention obscene works of art without mentioning Purim, which is perhaps the most colorful holiday we have. Purim is just the time to take advantage of the crazy atmosphere and create a cool disguise that can consist of everything that comes your way: cartons, Bristol, fabrics, hats, parts of old costumes and all. This is one of the most interesting works of art since the children will wear the costume, even if it is for a few moments and will not come with her to kindergarten, which can contribute not only to creativity but also to security and self-image.