Showing posts with label Hanukkah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hanukkah. Show all posts

Monday, December 2, 2013

Homeschooling for Hanukkah...continues


Homeschooling for HanukkahLast Monday, I wrote an article for Hedua about Hanukkah. If you don't know what Hanukkah is about, that article is the place to start.

But I didn't merely write about it. We been doing it!

First, we've been working on a free lapbook from Homeschool Share. Find it HERE. It includes history and traditions. We've really enjoyed it. We are not done yet since we chose to complete it over the whole eight days!

We have a mini menorah and have been lighting it each night.We made potato latkes using leftover Thanksgiving mashed potatoes. We used this recipe. I know it is technically not a latke but it was close. (Hint: be patient and use less oil than I did.)

We made our quick and easy donuts.


We still need to make and play with a dreidel, but there is time!

Monday, November 18, 2013

Homeschooling for Hanukkah

Homeschooling for Hanukkah


Eight Crazy Nights

During this time of year, it is not uncommon to hear the humorous song about Hanukkah and wonder the why and the hows of those “eight crazy nights.”
Those eight crazy nights of Hanukkah remember a great historical and spiritual event, which even Jesus celebrated (John 10:10).

The Cool Thing God Did

We tend to forget that there was a whole period of time between the Old Testament and New Testament. It was during that time that the Greeks, Syrians, and eventually Romans came to control Palestine.You can read about some about this historical time for yourself in the Books of the Maccabees in the Apocrypha or the historical works of Josephus.

Now, before I scare you off with deep historical studies, let me simply share the cool thing that God did.

- Read the rest of what I wrote at: http://hedua.com/blog/homeschooling-hanukkah/#sthash.mhqNUcmC.dpuf

  






Thursday, December 6, 2012

Hannukah starts Saturday evening--history, crafts and more!

Hanukkah starts this Saturday night, December 8th and ends Sunday evening, December 16th.

That's right. In case you are not familiar with it, this Jewish holiday lasts for eight days. It celebrates a miracle that occurred between the Old Testament and New Testament.



Specifically, they had oil to burn before God for only one day, but God allowed it to last eight days while they consecrated more oil and cleaned the temple!

Here are some cool Hanukkah ideas from my Pinterest Hanukkah board.

Pipe Cleaner Star of David




Macaroni and Bean Menorah 





Many Menorah and Dreidel crafts




Hanukkah Coloring Pages



Hanukkah Crafts and more

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