Finishing Touches

 

Today the Keshet children completed a labor of love for a very special person. Many of our favorite activities went into making this gift. The children painted the flowers with watercolors and, when dry, they folded them, twisted and added stems, and then fluffed them. They decorated the boxes with their own photos, coating them liberally (but smoothly) with a sealant. Inside the box, a special treat that the children baked together. They were proud and excited to wrap this gift up and pack into their bags for Sunday!

Our Own Menorah Factory!

Last week the Tel Aviv class worked hard to create their very own, creative, one-of-a-kind menorahs! Each child took either a wood or tile base and then crafted it with additional wood and tiles and then added color through markers and acrylic paints to create a product that they really felt connected to. We worked for a few days and saw that there are SO MANY ways to make menorahs! After the menorahs were dry from thick layers of paint we added nuts with hot glue to put the candles in. Each child counted out 9 nuts: 8 for the candles plus an extra for the helper candle! After we had enough counted out we used the hot glue gun together to make sure that they were each in the right place. We finished the project by wrapping them up in tissue paper and writing cards for our families wishing them a happy Hanukkah! It was neat to watch each child bring to light their creative ideas and to see the uniqueness in each process as well as product. 

We hope you are enjoying using them at home!

Happy Hannukah!!

Good Luck Alison!!

As some of you know Alison Simpson from the Haifa class has been working with her high school youth group to host a 290 person event this weekend. We know that it will be amazing but the Tel Aviv class thought it would be nice to send a bit of fruit to wish Alison good luck with her big event. The group decorated an orange carton with pastels and made a card together with ALL of their signatures!! Lily, Molly and Hannah wanted to go deliver the goodies to Alison in her classroom and boy was she surprised! Have a blast Alison!! We know the weekend will be great!!

Giving on Hanukkah!

The Tel Aviv children have put a lot of time and energy into creating a beautiful menorah for their family for Hanukkah. They are so excited to give their family the menorah they made, on the first night of Hanukkah! Yesterday we wrapped our menorahs and today we will continue to make cards for the holiday!

Pumpkins to share

Today Grayden brought in some lovely mini pumpkins that he and his Grandma Mimi grew this summer. Grayden passed them out to his classmates during circle. Everyone was delighted to receive this gift in celebration of Sukkot. Thank you Grayden and Mimi!

Beads, beads and more beads...

Beads have been a popular request this summer! Everyday the children enjoy making colorful jewelry for their mom, dad, counselors, siblings and themselves, of course!

Mum's the word

The Rainbow children are preparing a special gift for their Moms.

Here's a hint: It's something to help you relax and have some time to yourself.