What happens when you have preschoolers work with onions?
Their eyes tear up. Oy Vey!
Please note, the children aren't 'crying'. Just teary. And it hit 4 kids in this group at the same time! Sweet things.
After eyes were dabbed, and hands were washed of all the onion, we played with dreidels.
Ava is a master spinner.
Mama Keri explained how in the celebration of Hanukkah, they light one candle on each evening (starting on the far right) during Hanukkah, and did you know? They don't blow them out! The children enjoyed taking turns lighting the candles with guidance, and then Keri sang the Dreidel song.
Mia even brought her pretend menorah to show her friends, which was followed by lunch and consumption of the delicious latkes Keri made.
Then a few children created their own version of candles with the aluminum foil that was under the menorahs.
A big THANK YOU to Mia S. and Mama Keri for bringing part of your culture to our school. We had a wonderful time!!
חנוכה שמח
Happy Hanukkah!
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2 comments:
Wow--I can't believe you special you made this for the kids! What a wonderful experience for them. Thanks to Keri, Mia and all the teachers for making this happen. Is it bad that I laughed so hard at seeing my daughter's onion-teary face? :-)
How beautiful! So sorry we missed this celebration. Natalie would have loved it! And I would have liked her to learn about it. We'll have to attend next year. Happy Holidays everyone!
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