Fun Hanukkah Children's Table Activities

Hanukkah table activities for children is a great way to keep children active and entertained throughout the duration of the Hanukkah party. 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.

Children of all ages love to play games and do activities. 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. However, before spinning the Dreidel everyone puts one chip in the middle of the pot (circle) and then the fun begins.

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. This is a very fun game that children of all ages will enjoy and keep the entertainment level high.

Making paper Stars of David and Menorahs are also interesting table activities for children. The children will enjoy cutting, gluing and pasting these together. Avoid having the children use scissors by purchasing precut materials or cut the materials beforehand when making Star of David and Menorhas. 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.

Do not forget coloring books, crayons, and stickers for some of the younger children so they are kept active when others are participating Hanukkah table activities. More than likely, they will enjoy the activities and learn a great deal about this special Jewish holiday.

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