Tu B’Shvat - how to make it special

emunahmother

Mon, Jan 29 2018, 1:12 pm

As my kids get older I see that they are learning so much about tu bshvat. Growing up it was never a big deal and just a mention in passing with some dried fruits on the table and the reminder to eat one.

I would love to make it special but I really don’t know how? Can you share some ideas of what you do? Are there even any things that you suppose to do? I don’t even know

ladYdI

Mon, Jan 29 2018, 1:20 pm

We alwYs buy lots of fresh and dried fruits and make a fruit party after supper!

amother

Cyan

Mon, Jan 29 2018, 1:33 pm

My bigfer ones make checklists for the party we have before supper. Everyone fills in the fruit they ate....and on the next column how it tasted (sweet,bitter) the third column is for if they like it or not.
It makes it fun and they try to each write 15.

Mayflower

Mon, Jan 29 2018, 2:10 pm

We have 15 different fruits and eat them one by one, saying 1 shir hamaalos after each.

simba

Mon, Jan 29 2018, 2:27 pm

Love this song! Play it all month!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?fe.....j683w

Iymnok

Mon, Jan 29 2018, 3:35 pm

We try to get 15 different fruits and nuts, fresh and dried. Some are ha'adama because we like them, so they are not included in the count.
I arrange them on a huge glass platter that we got as a wedding gift but it's too big to use.
Dh says the tefilla for a beautiful esrog.

mumofthree

Mon, Jan 29 2018, 3:43 pm

Last year we made chocolate bark topped with chopped dried fruits and nuts. It's easy to make and the kids love them!

Blessing1

Mon, Jan 29 2018, 3:49 pm

I see afew posters mention 15 types of fruit. Is there something to it??

amother

Scarlet

Mon, Jan 29 2018, 3:56 pm

We just have a full fruit seudah with a beautifully set table accompanied with a nice dinner.

amother

Pumpkin

Mon, Jan 29 2018, 11:30 pm

I make a “healthy” chocolate “fondue” and serve it with tons of cut fruit/nuts/dried fruit + pretzels or bread cubes for our tu b’shevat supper every year. My kids can’t wait!

flowerpower

Mon, Jan 29 2018, 11:32 pm

I decorate the table nicely with fruit napkins, fun platters, flowers from dried apples...we eat the shivas haminim and then other fruits. Sometimes I make jello with some fruit in it for dessert.

gold21

Tue, Jan 30 2018, 12:00 am

simba wrote:

Love this song! Play it all month!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?fe.....j683w

Hey, I love that song also, but it's a different version, the non-Yiddish one.

ra_mom

Tue, Jan 30 2018, 12:09 am

We serve all 7 minim at the meal as well as a platter of dried fruit and candy petite fruits. It's so nice to sit and enjoy a special dinner that's different than usual all together. We sing the 7 minim, point out what's what at the table, and just enjoy ourselves.

amother

Aqua

Tue, Jan 30 2018, 12:41 am

Like above plus some other ideas.
Shivat haminim of course! We try as figs these days can be infested.
We put different fruits into monkey dishes and martini cups. A fancy 99¢ tablecloth. We also do the skewers and fruit roll up flowers. Good luck

emunahmother

Tue, Jan 30 2018, 2:11 am

Thank you everyone for really great ideas.

simba

Tue, Jan 30 2018, 10:25 am

gold21 wrote:

Hey, I love that song also, but it's a different version, the non-Yiddish one.

This one is not in Yiddish?!

gold21

Tue, Jan 30 2018, 11:21 am

simba wrote:

This one is not in Yiddish?!

Sorry, I mean Yiddish accent

octopus

Tue, Jan 30 2018, 11:34 am

oh wait, is tonight tu bshvat? sorry if im slow on the uptake.

gold21

Tue, Jan 30 2018, 11:37 am

octopus wrote:

oh wait, is tonight tu bshvat? sorry if im slow on the uptake.

Yeps!!

octopus

Tue, Jan 30 2018, 11:39 am

omg, I have to run to the store now!!!