Chanukah with JH Kids
Whether you are celebrating in the heat of the summer or the cold of winter, Chanukah is a special time with family. For eight days long we gather around our candles and connect through singing, playing, learning and eating.
Join us as we explore this Jewish festival of oily foods, dizzy games, thought provoking ideas and fun!
What is Chanukah?
Blessing for Candle Lighting
Chanukah Storytime
Chanukah Activities
Activity 1: Watercolour Dreidles. You will need watercolours, or any colouring in items, scissors, cardboard or paper. Click here for template.
Activity 2: Drinking Straw Menorahs. You will need straws (paper or plastic), cotton buds, textas, glue or sticky tape, scissors. Click here for instructions.
Activity 3: Flip your own latke. You will need a small paper plate, yellow cellophane or textas, cardboard, stickers if you want, a paddle pop stick, string. Click here for instructions.
Chanukah Games
Insights for Parents
Be Like the Shamash
During Chanukah, the "helper candle"—the Shamash—offers profound insights for parents and caregivers. In this video I explore two powerful lessons: Trusting the Light: We light our children's potential, step back, and trust they can weather storms, because we know that we are there to reignite their flame when needed. Giving Without Diminishing: The Shamash gets its fuel from a source separate from the other candles. We, too, have an identity separate to that of 'Mother' or 'Father' and if we can find sources of joy outside of parenting it enables us to shine brighter within our homes. With just a small shift in perspective, we can continue to parent purposefully.
Take That First Step
Is your ‘too hard basket’ overflowing? Are there tasks or activities or habits that you would like to tackle but haven’t yet? How do we get it all done? Can we take the first step? Can we encourage our children to take that very first step? Join us as we share a tip from the Chanukah flames. Chanukah Sameach, Happy Chanukah!
Chanukah Song Playlist
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