The Great Shabbos Party Conundrum

amother

Sun, Oct 11 2020, 8:59 pm

In our house, most nosh is considered treats. Meaning that they come as rewards or in honor of special occasions. Feel free to start a spinoff in nutrition or parenting on that Wink

A prime time for treats is, of course, Shabbos and Yom Tov.

Therein lies my issue. A majority of nosh is packaged in very Shabbos-unfriendly packaging. There are letters everywhere, and it is very hard to open them while not creating a keili/vessel while not ripping letters.

It happens every Shabbos. Some of my kids just open them normally, potentially creating containers; others rip letters, or I sit there painstakingly using a knife or scissors to try to get at the candy without being hitting any letters (I often fail).

I've considered pre-opening the nosh before Shabbos, but not all treats lend themselves to that, and it will significantly shorten its shelf life. (Lollipops, laffy taffy, small bags of chips or bissli, etc.) Plus, I like the flexibility of choosing at the moment.

I'd rather not limit which treats we can have on Shabbos, since the times we have treats are limited anyhow.

WDYD?

(And anyone know about freeze pops? Are opening those considered making a keili too?)

amother

Forestgreen

Sun, Oct 11 2020, 9:07 pm

I don't hold that opening chips, for example makes a kali, so no help to offer there. However. If you are worried about words, just color the package before Shabbos so the words near the opening are blacked out