Washi Tape Menorahs

How is it almost Hanukkah already? And how exactly does that work when it coincides with Thanksgiving? These are mysteries to me, as we don't really celebrate it in our house. But we do celebrate it at school because we believe it's important to teach our students about all the ways people celebrate the holidays.

In efforts to help educate Max (and myself really) about the celebration of Chanukah we made our own kid friendly menorah out of washi tape. It's pretty simple, all you really need is the basic outline for a menorah, wall space and scissors. For the "flame" we used yellow foam paper, but you can use tissue paper or regular paper too. Try it out and let me know what you think!

PS
16 Ways to spell Hanukkah

Happy Friday!

Happy Hanukkah Menorah by Ana Victoria Calderon

The Runaway Latkes by Leslie Kimmelman

Happy weekend everyone! Here's a lovely print and a very fun book to start off Hanukkah! 

cooking with kids

image: thedeliciouslife.com

Hanukkah is almost here and this year we've been invited to a latke party at my coworker's house. Have you had a latke? Have you had a sweet potato latke? Mmmm, my mouth waters at the very thought. What goes better with latkes, aside from sour cream, but applesauce?

Applesauce is simple and easy to make and a great cooking with kids project. Most older 3-4 year olds, should be able to use an apple cutter with adult supervision. (We use it all the time at work, and so far they all still have their fingers!).

Here are two applesauce recipes for you to try out: