After Math, I had Babe try to recall the details of the history of Hanukkah. She did pretty well, remembering that the oil lasted eight days instead of one. I showed her how to put her hands together so they looked like nine candles, like on the menorah, and then had all the kids sit at the table to do their craft. These turned out oh so cute and I have Pinterest to thank, again!
After the craft and clean-up time, I read them "The Chanukah Guest" by Eric Kimmel. It was so so cute and Babe loved it. Especially because the main character was "Bubba", which means grandmother in Yiddish. And the younger kids call Babe Bubba. Ha!
After the story, it was time to prepare lunch - homemade latkes! Babe has been watching various holiday movies where, when featuring Hanukkah, latkes were a main to-do thing. So we used the Calvert recipe and gathered in the kitchen.
They each helped me dry the grated potatoes.
Then they stirred all the ingredients together.
Then I had them stand clear of the oven while I dunked spoonful after spoonful of latke yumminess into bubbling oil!
Look how good they turned out! They turned out delicious, and Babe brought out every topping she could think of and put them on the table. Jelly, ranch dressing, ketchup, applesauce, etc. Everyone ate them all. I enjoyed doing this activity. It was really cool to go deeper into the culture by doing something like cooking.
After lunch, I brought out the book "My Dad and I" again and had Babe point of various verbs on different pages. She's doing amazingly at that!
Then it was time to participate in another Hanukkah tradition, the dreidel. Babe traced the Calvert-given dreidel and copied the Hebrew symbols while I got out some mini M&Ms for our money/pot. I went over the rules and Babe picked this up so quick! I only had to tell her what each symbol meant once! We had so much fun and at the same time it included a Math lesson! One of the symbols means "half", where you take half the pot. Every time that was rolled, I had Babe figure out half the pot. She did it right every time! So awesome. So fun.
After the game, I handed her "Here Comes Jack Frost" by Kazuno Kohara for her reading log. I was convinced that this book might be a bit tough for her, but she read it smoothly and flawlessly! I couldn't believe it. Her comprehension was perfect too. I was amazed.
When Z and Bubs woke up from their naps, I put in Elmo's Happy Holidays for them to watch, where he discusses all holidays in December. It was a great overall review. I totally forgot he mentions Kwanzaa for a bit! Bubs even recognized the menorah he showed as the craft she did with her hands.
What a fun day! A perfect way to end a great week.
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