Recent Posts:
-
Expert Tips To Keep Your Crafty Family Home Clean & Orderly
Above: Perfect craft for spring, tutorial here. Kids who participate in arts and crafts have better motor skills, more confidence, math skills and self-esteem than those who don’t, according to studies. As such, creating a crafty family home environment is crucial for your child’s development. As we all know, craft activities can be messy, however,…
-
Counting The Omer Craft To Make Now!
Now that we are on day 12 of 49 of counting the Omer, time is of the essence, so get to work on a fun Omer calendar, especially one that you can use again next year! I did plan on making a new Omer counting calendar, and I am in the middle of that, but…
-
Wisteria Blooms In Northern Israel
During the Passover holiday my daughter was itching to just get outside, so I sent her down the street to the garden I designed a few years back, with the mission of photographing the glorious wisteria in bloom! Wisteria blooms before there are any leaves on the vine, so it is truly spectacular, the only…
-
Today Is Holocaust Rememberance Day
While International Holocaust Rememberance Day is in January, Israel's Holocaust Rememberance Day is observed today. This post is in loving memory of all those whose lives were cut short at the hand of evil, and whose suffering knew no bounds. There are quite simply no words that adequately express the tragedy in which people were…
-
Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Phew, we made it to the other side of the Red Sea, figuratively, and our Passover holiday zoomed by despite being the most relaxing holiday ever, as the cooking and general day to day food prep was so much simpler. Not to mention…
-
Once Again, Today Is The Day To Bake Schlissel Challah!
We were away for the last two Passover holidays, so this is actually the first year in quite awhile that we were able to bake key-shaped challahs at the right time, namely the first shabbat after Passover. The photos here are from the archives, but promise, I made two key challahs, together with three four…
-
A 2020 Guide To Avoiding And Handling A Car Breakdown
Above: A truly Swedish adventure was finding ourselves with a flat tire in the middle of a mosquito infested forest. A little stressful, but so many nice folks stopped to help and a huge tow truck arrived eventually. Our Swedish adventure last summer was filled with so many amazing adventures, including this unexpected few hours…
-
On The Banks Of The Dalalven River In Albo, Sweden
Ah yes, a quiet afternoon on the banks of the Dalalven River in Sweden sure sounds amazing right about now! With most folks housebound due to Corona quarantines, armchair traveling and making really detailed plans for future travels is a great activity, something one might not have the time for in the future! If you…
-
Farming On The Dalalven River, Sweden
Right now is a great time for armchair traveling, so I'm resuming the posts about my travels last year, with many many more photos to share, so stay tuned! But first, lets finish our totally amazing two and 1/2 week Swedish adventure in the summer of 2019, for which I am so very grateful! You…
-
How To Make Moroccan Mufleta Immediately After Passover: We Did It!
History has been made in our family,! For the first time ever we were able to pull off the beloved (by Moroccans and their non-Moroccan friends and neighbors) Moroccan tradition of making mufleta, and throwing a mini-Mimouna party, in our very own home. Wow, I almost can't believe it! You see for years it was…
-
Splitting Of The Red Sea Passover Kid’s Craft
I am reposting this krias yom suf, splitting of the Red Sea craft that I made with my kids ten years ago! Those kids are now teens, and I am so happy to have a virtual record of all the things we did when they were much younger! We don't do crafts during the week…
-
Simple Wildflower Centerpiece For Passover
This year everything about the Passover holiday has been much simpler (except the cleaning which was more intense than ever) due to limited shopping, and not going out unless absolutely necessary, which meant no buying pretty flowers from the florist to fill the three little vases we bought last year when celebrating Passover in Jerusalem.…
-
Welcome To Our Passover Seder Table!
Wishing everyone a peaceful, restful and joyful Passover holiday! We are now on the 5th night of the 7 (8 outside of Israel) night holiday, so there isn't much time left to really enjoy this special holiday despite everything going on in the world around us! While I do love Passover, as of today my…
-
Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, Passover edition, thanks so much for joining me here! Here in Israel our Passover holiday is different from the rest of the world, as we only have one Seder night, (phew!) while everyone else who observes Jewish law makes a Seder on a second night as well. When I lived…
-
Counting The Omer: Today Is The First Day Of Forty-Nine!
Above: Antique Counting The Omer calendars made in the Netherlands in the 1800's for use in a Portugese Jewish synagogue, these are from a community in Suriname, and are now in Israel Museum, Jerusalem. The top row is the day, the middle row is the week, and the bottom row is the number of days…
-
What’s Cookin’ For Passover And Repeating History!
Passover is coming, Corona of not, and this year we are repeating history that occurred in Egypt, over 3,000 years ago, somewhat mind blowing really. The very first Seder happened with each family ALONE as they were quarantined in their homes in Egypt! Moses told the Jews not to go out of our houses (sound…
-
Simple Origami Jumping Frogs Are The Perfect Passover Craft
With the Jewish holiday of Passover arriving on Wednesday night, ready or not, now might be the time to spend just a few minutes making a cute craft to grace your Passover seder table? I'll admit, despite high hopes of having time for a few simple crafts myself that wouldn't be realistic right now as…
-
3 Moneymaking Ideas for Stay-at-Home Parents
Right now in the face of the Corona virus many parents have become stay-at-home parents due to layoffs, business shutdowns and office closures. Whether or not you've chosen to work from home, or possibly are thinking about other avenues of income from home, the following information is particularly relevant right now, unfortunately. So get informed…
