Try some of these party ideas and activities.
a. Bring a menorah and some brightly colored candles. Light the first one with the class.
b. Play some games with dreidels using chocolate coins. You can also have a contest to see which dreidel spins the longest.
c. Have a song-a-thon using traditional songs and teach them to the kids.
d. Kids like to cut and color. Bring in colored paper and have students make festive decorations of the menorah, dreidel and oil-jug cutouts, a menorah and a chocolate dreidel box.
e. Have kids bring latkes served with apple sauce and sour cream and doughnuts.(be sure to fry in low fat oil)
f. Have kids distribute their greeting cards to each other.
g. Play classroom Bingo on the words from the previous lessons on Chanukah.
h. Have a story round with either you or the kids.
Have fun. Feel free to leave a response and share your latest Chanukah celebrating ideas or experiences. Happy Chanukah to all of you.
Chanukah is a good reason for having a class party. Kids love to celebrate and the class is a perfect time to bring in holiday cheer. After you already pre taught them about the holiday using the former article on Chanukah and kids already did some activities on the holiday, you are ready to prepare the party. You might want to share some Chanukah recipes for potato pancakes and some quick doughnuts.
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