So this week we're learning about the 10 plagues I Egypt and we created this fun book to illustrate each one:
1 Blood- we did a red collage. Use paper Pom poms, red sticks, textured paper, ribbon etc
2 Frogs- I printed a page with a few different frogs on it, and then had the kids glue crumpled and torn green tissue paper in them
3 Lice- this is one of my favorites! Using a black ink pad we made black fingerprints then drew legs using a marker.
4 Wild Animals- we stuck stickers of animals on the page
5 Farm Animals Died- we cut and glued pictures of the various farm animals
6 Boils- we stuck red circle stickers for the boils and then put band aids on them
7 Hail- we glued red and white Pom poms next to one another to represent the fire and ice
The last 3 plagues will come next week...
This seder plate is a play on a spray painted mirror I did once as a kid. It can be decorated to be any kind of serving dish and looks beautiful yet crafty when done.
You will need:
Silver/Gold plastic plate at desired size.
Tempera Paint
Mod Podge
Paintbrushes
contact paper
Scissors
The first thing you need to do is design the template of what you want on your contact paper. Then, cut out the template pieces and stick on the plate wherever and however you choose. Wherever you place the contact paper is where the gold or silver will show through once you're done.
Now, use the paints and brushes to paint the entire plate. I chose to paint 3 coats- one lavender, one lavender glitter paint by Martha Stewart, and then I used a great Martha Stewart striping brush that I won in a giveaway to paint blue stripes.
Once this dries, paint the entire plate with Mod Podge to seal it in. If you are an adult doing this project, you can buy permanent paints and skip the Mod Podge, though I love the shine it leaves.
Finally, very carefully peel off the contact paper to reveal your design!
Ta-Da!
One of the many repetitive parts to the Pesach seder is washing one's hands. Therefore, as we prepare our Haggadah, we need up with a number of hand prints and hand tracings. This week, after some of the kids watched me guide hand tracings, they headed over to do some free art. A few minutes later, when I came by to check out what everyone was doing, I discovered most of them tracing their hands! So I asked them what else they could trace? E looked around the room, and noticed a stack of plastic cups- "Cups!" he exclaimed gleefully! And so we took out some cups, and had some more fun!
The universal Pesach food that we all wait for is the Matzah! This bag can have 1or 3 compartments, or none at all, and will look beautiful gracing your seder table!
You will need:
Full sheets of felt
Glitter glue
Sequins, Rhinestones, and other bling :)
Fabric/tacky glue
needle and thread/sewing machine
4 12" square sheets of woven fabric
First, give the kids the felt and glitter glues, and have them decorate the felt as they wish. Then, give them the bling to add on to spots of the glitter glue. Allow it to dry overnight.
A competent sewer should stack the 4 sheets of fabric and sew the edges of 3/4 sides together. You can either use an interlock machine or just a zigzag stitch to prevent the fabric from fraying. Turn the bag inside out so that the seams are inside. If you'd like, and for a polished look, you can iron the seams flat.
Back at school, have the kids spread the fabric/tacky glue around the underside of the felt sheet and then press firmly onto the bag. Allow up to 24 hours to dry.
Happy Matzah Munching!
In conjunction with the Pesach story, we took out 300 plastic cups for the kids in lieu of blocks, and demonstrated a simple 2-1 pyramid, and then let the kids take off on their own. The kids had such a great time, at first tentatively using as many as 15 cups, and then one boy piped up with the idea to make a GIANT pyramid. We carefully lined up a looooong base, and slowly built it up screaming every time there was a breeze. Eventually as we were around 6 rows from the top, the whole pyramid came tubing down whispering as it fell! The sheer delight on the kids' faces as it fell was priceless!
The only supplies you need are lots and lots of cups!
Have fun! Happy Building!!
Last year, I was brainstorming ways to get the families of my students involved in our Pesach preparations, and came up with this idea. I received tremendous positive feedback, and so I look forward to repeating the process again.
I sent out an email to all parents asking the they please send me a recipe, story or family tradition related to Pesach. I then compiled these into a small book. I had ordered 4x4 cardboard books for something else that hadn't worked out, so I used those. But you can print them onto card stock, or bind them- whatever you prefer to do. I added a photo of each child on his/her family's page as a finishing touch.
You can see photos below.
Please note that all faces and names are blocked out to protect the privacy of my students.
Woah! Pesach is only 3 weeks away, so most of you teachers are probably steamrolling ahead with your crafts. This is a Haggadah that I did a few years ago. I can't provide the templates or printed text, but if you have an questions about reproducing, please either comment or email me and I'll be more than happy to guide you through any confusing steps. This is the only Haggadah I'll be posting this year, as the one I created for the past couple years is taking a sabbatical :). If you are looking for other ideas, I recommend checking out www.Chinuch.org.
Good luck and happy cleaning!
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