December 2010
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Parsha Parenting: Parshas Shemos
The little boy next door has tattered sweaters and oversized, worn-out shoes. He doesn’t have his own bike, but a shared family bike that is rusty and requires taking turns, with his other siblings. The boy is often busy helping at home, and isn’t always out playing, when all the other kids are playing in…
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Winter Craft For Kids: Make Snowflakes From Recycled Cardboard and Yarn!
Yes, a continuation of the snowflake theme! After all, what exactly should a Jewish crafter do this time of year? Winter crafts (for those of us in the Northern hemisphere) sounds good, which means snow, right? How about making some artful snowflakes from cereal boxes and yarn? I like the simplicity of these, but of…
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Using Acrylic Paint As Fabric Paint!
In my post about freezer paper stenciling I stated that one can use acrylic paint in place of fabric paint. That is the case, but I wanted to elaborate on this a bit, thanks to some comments from two wonderful readers, Diana in Culver City CA and Lynne in Chicago. Diana said "I used to…
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The Jerusalem Artichoke, Delicious With Moroccan Yellow Chicken!
See these humble little roots? I just can't believe they haven't been a part of our lives until now. I'm always looking for something to add to my simple Moroccan yellow chicken recipe, that we eat almost every Shabbat, on Friday night, and this one is beyond delicious! But what is it you ask? It's…
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Freezer Paper Stenciled Pyjamas! (And A Fun DIY Hanger Idea…)
And now, for some more snowflake crafting! How about stenciling snowflakes on long underwear with freezer paper? This is one great idea for those men/teenage boys that are nearly impossible to craft for, dont you think? Or how about a fun gift for those five nephews……or dress your own kids up in matching custom family…
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Parsha Parenting: Learning From Yaakov Avinu How To Speak To Our Children!
It is with great relief that I bring you the fourth installment of our newish weekly parenting mini-series called Parsha Parenting! I’ve really started to look forward to Eydl Reznik and Elana Trachtman’s condensed weekly Parsha primer for parents—and when it almost didn’t happen this week due to power outages and other pressing and unexpected…
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Parsha Parenting: Parshas Vayechi
Very few of us envision ourselves as elderly parents of adult children, let alone gathering them close to our bedside in order to bless them. We are so very involved with the here and now, with our busy, day-to-day lives! Our children are a part and parcel of our waking moments and sleeping moments, our…
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Delicious Whole Wheat Mini-Baguettes & Tunisian Fricasse’ CJM Style!
I have a little secret to share: whole wheat oatmeal rolls, right out of the oven and shaped like mini baguettes! Your family will go crazy for them (hopefully) and if my kids are any indication, well they were begging to take these to school before they'd even been placed in the oven! There's just…
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Snowflakes From Recycled Bottle Caps? Hmmmmm.
I really think that crafting with recycled bottle caps has some great potential, though honestly I'm not sure that this plastic bottle cap snowflake even deserves this post, but I seem to be on a snowflake binge, so there you have it. And there is something to be said for showing the not so successful…
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Winter Crafts: More Coffee Filter Snowflakes—In Full Color!
Are our beautiful coffee filter snowflakes a forecast of things to come? That remains to be seen, but in the meantime, they sure look beautiful anytime of day! With the sun shining through them, and giving some color to a dark window at night. For a simpler, more graphic version using rubber stamped letters for…
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Winter Crafts: Coffee Filter Snowflakes With A Message!
Coffee filters are great for crafting, and they also make perfect material for snowflakes, since they're already round! And while you're at it, grab some rubber alphabet stamps and some colorful ink pads and give your kids a spelling lesson while having fun too. I think the message on our snow flakes is mostly wishful…