Childminder Club: Want to incorporate activities for Christmas with Hannukah

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Hi all

We have made paper Christmas trees for mindees to make and place decorations on but one mindee will celebrate Hannukah - so would dearly like to incorporate this into our activities as well. Any ideas on what I could do - anyone have any good websites that I could visit. I would like to make a Menorah or should I buy one ? I have read up on the history of Hannukah so have a very basic knowledge of what it's about - we will also make Latkes too - hope that doesn't make me sound too ignorant!! Anyone any ideas?

sounds like you are doing great!

recommended to me by youth worker at synagogue for small children is drawing a Hanukkiah. Child puts his/her hands flat on the paper with thumbs together, and someone else draws round the two hands (or child draws round one hand at a time). There you have a Hanukkiah with the 8 candles to light during the festival plus the ninth candle to use as the source of flame for them (the thumbs). Then cut out or stick on pre-cut flames for the candles.

haven't checked this out yet but try www.torahtots.com/holidays/chanuka/chanuk.htm

Very nice....no help from me tho' (I'm bad at this sort of thing)

Craft I mean not religions

Thanks for that - website looks very informative - cheers!

Thanks for that - website looks very informative - cheers!