Throughout the day, see
how many times you can get
family members to say the
word "blue" or "white" (you
get a point every time they do).
Everyone should keep track of
his victories, with the winner
getting a prize — something
blue and white, of course — at
the end of the day.
After dinner, play some fun
blue-and-white games. Think
of songs and movies and books
mentioning either color in
their title: "Blue Moon,"
"Blues In The Night," A Dry,
White Season), or play "I spy
something blue..." with
younger children.
Sick of blue by now? Of
course not! Here are some oth-
er ideas to make your Israel In-
dependence Day a great
celebration!

ers. Keep adding food coloring
to fresh water to maintain col-
or.

2 Make a mosaic, like those
found in ancient synagogues
throughout Israel.

Begin by tearing or cutting
the construction paper into
small bits. Place pieces of each
different color in separate
bowls. Next, ask your child to
decide what design she would

PHOTO BY DANIEL LIPPI1T

2 Create your own blue-and-
white flowers.

You will nee

• Inexpensive white
carnations (these actually
work better than the costly
"elegant" variety)

seeds. Tomatoes, cu-
cumbers and olives
are,fo
combinati s of s
ads and entrees eaten

• Blue food coloring

• Water

• A vase

Prepare flowers by cutting a
few inches from the bottoms of
the stems. Place in a vase filled
with several inches of water,
then add a few drops of blue
food coloring. Over the next
24 hours the carnations will
drink much of the water, and
in the process their edges will
turn blue, leaving you with
beautiful blue-and-white flow-

Students at Beth Hayeled in West
Bloomfield know that Israel Inde-
pendence Day is fun, fun, fun!

You will need:

• Construction paper; torn
into various small shapes

• Glue

• A piece of strong, white
paper or cardboard

like to make. It's best to start
simple, with a single object.
like a Star of David or a
menorah. Create the fig-
ure using the construc-
tion paper bits, glued
down to cardboard. Be
sure to fill in the back-
ground, too, for a full mo-
saic effect.

2 Make a giant birthday
card for Israel.

the mou
Falafel, a spicy c
mixture-shaped into bails
and deep-fried, is the first
street-food choice by far_,
They're topped with a \Tart- -
ely of fresh-cropped vegeta-
bles like lettuce, - tomato,

5 cloves.garlic,
1/3 cup onion, mi
esh, chopp

ground and the mbct
well combined, about 20
seconds. Let stand for 10
minutes. Make a test falai
by shaping one small ball o
mixture sand deep fryin