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For foods from a tree: bo rei pa ree
breaks! You can still enjoy this activity).
ha etz.
Challenge children to use the peel to
For crackers and cookies: bo rei me-
create any familiar object from Judaism:
nai mazonot.
-an outline of the State of Israel, an
For the everything else category sheh
etrog, the design of your synagogue or
ha-kol ni-he-yeh Pdvaro.
temple, a loaf of challah.
Immediately after you have said the
Get some of your favorite nuts --
blessing, take a bite!
.except peanuts or Spanish peanuts,
Now that you have become familiar
which fall into the ha-adamah category.
with the blessings, it's time to talk about
The first player designs a letter using
making all.this food fun.
the nuts. This letter should begin a
Here are some ideas for making
Jewish word. Others try to guess what
"Jewish" food to practice on as you
he's spelling. If they can't guess from the
learn the blessings.
first letter, the
Perfectly Precious
player does anoth-
Pancakes (and other
er letter, and then
yummy stuff)
another. If they
These fall into the
haven't gotten it
mazonot category
by the third letter,
• Use whipped cream to
the speller wins
draw a Star of David on
and gets to eat all
top of pancakes before
the nuts.
eating.
• Make a Jewish
• Crunch up crackers
fruit salad. Gather
and use the crumbs to
a variety of fruits
spell "shalom" on your
and cut into
sidewalk. Your neighbor-
pieces. Let chil-
hood squirrels and birds
dren add a piece
will love you.
to the salad
• Make your favorite
whenever they
cookie dough and shape
can come up with
into a menorah. Add red
a Jewish word
food coloring for flames.
that begins with
Very Veggie
the same letter as
These are in the ha-
the fruit they
adamah category.
have selected.
• Cut up celery and car-
(For example: A
rot slices and use to spell
[apple] —
out your Hebrew name or
Afikoman,
the whole alphabet or the
Aleynu, Aliyah. B
name of a best friend.
[banana] —
• Visit your favorite gro-
Bubbie, Brachah,
cery store and collect as
Top: Flour products: bo-rei me-nai Bris. P [plum] —
many interesting vegetables mazonot.
Pesach, Purim.
as possible. After you make
Everything Else
certain everyone actually
These need the
Above: Will ice cream produce a
knows what these are
ha-kol blessing.
picture of someone you know?
(some of that green stuff
• Use food col-
can be a little curious),
oring and milk to
hand each person a piece of paper and a
make God's rainbow. All you need is a
pen. Write down the names of all the
drop or two of food coloring in each
vegetables, then see who can use the let-
glass of milk.
ters to make the most Jewish words. Be
• Cut a hard-boiled egg in half and
sure to clarify rules before beginning:
remove the yolk. Next, cut off solid tops
for example, can you use the "K" from
of the remaining whites. These are your
kohlrabi just once, or as many times as
magic glasses. Use them (carefully) to
you like?
look around at all the Jewish items in
• Design famous faces on squash. Use
your house, or all the wonders in the
a non-toxic marker to draw the face of
world around you.
your favorite Jewish film or sports star
• Warning: this is silly. Be prepared to
on squash (spaghetti squash makes a
laugh. Give everyone a scoop of ice
very good canvas).
cream and a straw Now ask him or her
Fancy Fruit
to draw into the -ice cream a picture of
These require the ha-etz blessing.
his favorite Jewish friend or sports hero
• Carefully remove the peel of an
or teacher. Of course, you'll have to
apple, making it as slender as possible.
draw quickly before it melts — but
Keep the peel thick enough so that it
that's half the fun! ❑
doesn't fall apart (but don't panic if it
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