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mamad

Sun, Dec 18 2011, 9:41 pm

I am trying to think of one game, craft, or activity that I can do with my kids (age 2-6 ka"h) each night of Chanuka. So far I have come up with: A chocolate gelt hunt, playing draidel, and making doughnuts... Any other ideas? Preferably NOT food related? Thanks!

mommyla

Sun, Dec 18 2011, 10:06 pm

I bought a bunch of cheap, Chanukah-themed projects to do. I have some of those gel window decorations with a menorah with separate flames so you can add another one every night, Chanukah sand art & velvet art kits, dreidel-shaped crayons, Chanukah stickers, a Chanukah stamp set, and a dreidel silicon mold for making chocolate/jello/ice cubes. I also saw paint-your-own-dreidel/menorah sets but my son is too young for that. You can get most of this stuff at Target and Judaica stores, and it's not expensive. I'm also making Chanukah cookies (I know you said preferably no food, but...) and icing and decorating them.

Good luck! I love this kind of stuff.

c.c.cookie

Mon, Dec 19 2011, 1:41 am

Someone I work with suggested a dreidel game with a twist. For every letter on the dreidel have some clothing items - like glasses and gloves for gimmel, shirt for shin/pants for pay, hat for hey - couldn't think of anything for nun - ideas welcome, or it could be "nothing". First one dressed wins!

mamad

Mon, Dec 19 2011, 10:32 pm

Thanks for the good ideas:)

imasinger

Mon, Dec 19 2011, 10:39 pm

c.c.cookie wrote:

I LOVE this idea!! Can I use it? N ideas -- nightshirt/gown or necktie/necklace.

chouli

Tue, Dec 20 2011, 12:02 pm

so many good ideas! I will definitely use them for my kids

Mommy F.

Tue, Dec 20 2011, 12:07 pm

http://www.activitytv.com/453-.....eidel

we made these dreidels using a little milk carton or little orange juice carton. it was fun!

Mommy F.

Tue, Dec 20 2011, 12:12 pm

http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/f.....9.htm

We also bought chanukah shaped sponges and painted with them,
if you can't buy them you can easily make your own.
Maybe making a menora sponge would be hard but a dreidel shape or magen dovid shape shouldn't be too hard.

imasinger

Tue, Dec 20 2011, 7:52 pm

c.c.cookie wrote:

I tried this with 2 of my kids tonight. It was fun! We decided to make it more fun by adding a rule -- if you spin a letter of something you already have on, you can tell someone else to either put that thing on or take it off. We used a neckerchief, a glove, a hat, and a shoe for each player.

Blueberry Muffin

Tue, Dec 20 2011, 9:01 pm

cccookie -
im another who loves that clother "SPIN" on the dreidel game! ty for sharing!

Achdus

Thu, Dec 22 2011, 2:38 pm

For fun games and activities for Chanuka (or a Chanuka party) check out this week's Mishpacha Junior for ideas. Chag Sameach!

Kaybee

Thu, Dec 22 2011, 7:51 pm

C c. cookie, we did either neckties or necklace for nun. We played it with about 15 kids and it was adorable!

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