
![]() Make latkes with your children.
It’s messy and yummy! Play your favorite Chanukah music in the background. Download a family-friendly recipe. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Chanukah blessings.
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![]() Make Chanukah decorations together. Cut out shapes of Chanukah symbols and cover them with anything you can think of. Use crayons, markers, paints, colored tissue paper, wrapping paper, fabric. Hang them up like a mobile or hang them on your wall. ![]() Download sample shapes here.
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![]() Storytime! The Chanukah story is packed with adventure. You’ve got an ancient king with a Napoleanic complex and a zealous rebel who just says “NO!”, a fight till the end, the underdog’s victory, a divine miracle with an oil lamp, and then a great big party to celebrate. Pick any of the fabulous Chanukah storybooks out there and read them with your children.
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![]() The secret ingredient to Iron Chef Chanukah is…Oil! Fry up anything you want. Try frying apple slices, sweet potatoes, string cheese, onion rings…even Snickers bars. ![]() If you can fry it, you can celebrate Chanukah with it!
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![]() ![]() buy a tree, or send a gift to a homeless shelter in your child’s name. Learn more about Chanukah giving.
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![]() It’s traditional to place a chanukiyah in the window. No doubt, your children will feel proud to light the candles with you and then open the curtains to share the light. ![]() Each night, cut out a small yellow flame or use a yellow cotton ball and add it to your chanukiyah.
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Stage a massive sivivon (dreidel) competition. Create prizes for best spinner, longest spin, most gimels and, of course, ![]() (if no one is allergic to them!). ![]() the dreidel game.
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