We began our exploration of Purim this week. We began by introducing the main characters of the Megillah: King Achashverosh, Queen Vashti, Haman, Queen Esther and Mordechai through finger puppets, dancing and storybooks.
ProjectThis week we painted canvases to create our own Shushan (castle)
Chumi chose green and yellow paint and she decided to mix them together. Zelda choose green paint. Abigail choose red paint. They enjoyed painting while morah Ora read them a purim story.
Our friends decorated masks with feathers and glitter so that we could dress up as Mordechai. We also made crowns with stickers so we could be kings and queens.
Sensory table.
Our friends explored rice, and beans in our sensory table this week. Using funnels and bottles, they each created a gragger or noisemaker. We practiced shaking our graggers to make noise whenever they hear the name Haman.
During davening, we give tzedakah, but this week we talked about how this is one of the four mitzvos of Purim. We touched on the other three mitzvos: hearing the Megillah, sending food gifts to friends and hosting a festive meal.
We had such a great time with spirit week this week, it was fun to see all of the creative outfits your children were wearing! Thanks for joining in the Purim fun!
See you on Monday for our Purim Costume Dress up Day, and hope to see you at the Purim Party on Tuesday too!
Morah Ora.
