Fun Hanukkah Children's Table Activities

Children's Hanukkah table activities are a very welcomed addition to any Hanukkah party or family celebration. As most people know, Hanukkah is a time when Jewish families get together and celebrate this Jewish holiday. Since this is a very important Jewish holiday, all members of the family need to be included. Therefore, finding the best activities for children as well as adults is very important.

We all know that children love to pay games and stay active all hours of the day mostly. Some children's Hanukkah table activities include: playing Dreidel, making Menorah's and/or a Star of David, greeting cards, and various coloring and sticker book activities. These activities all will take very little time to prepare and the children will have an opportunity to learn about Hanukkah while participating in various activities. Driedels have been passed down from generation to generation in Jewish families. Therefore, most of the children know the rules and how to play the game. Every player receives small items such as pennies, candies, or nuts to use as chips. Most often the players take turns going clockwise and spinning the Dreidel. Once everyone have equal amount of chips, the players put them in the middle of the table (or the pot) and then the Dreidel is spun.

There are four sides to a Dreidel. Each side has different Hebrew letters on it and means something different. For instance, one side is, "nun," when spinning if it lands on this, then the player gets nothing. The next Hebrew letter is, "gimel," and when landing on the this symbol the player gets everything in the middle (when this happens, everyone needs to add another chip to the middle of the pot). The next Hebrew letter is, "hay," and this means that the player gets to take half of the pot(this also incorporates math into the game), and finally, "shin," which means the player must add to the pot. The game itself is a lot of fun and the children at your party will more than likely enjoy themselves.

Other children's Hanukkah table activities include making paper Menorahs or Stars of David. The children will enjoy cutting, gluing and pasting these together. The items needed for the Star of David and Menorahs can also be precut to save time and the use of scissors by very young children. Having a variety of crayons, glue sticks and glitter will add to this decorating activity. Since the Star of David and the Menorah are very special to this Jewish holiday, most of the children will enjoy this activity.

In addition to these children's Hanukkah table activities, have a variety of coloring books, crayons and stickers books available for your younger guests. More than likely, they will enjoy the activities and learn a great deal about this special Jewish holiday.