Category: Holidays
Hanukkah Safety Tips
Hanukkah is a time for celebration with family. Unfortunately, it is also an occasion filled with health and safety risks, which can put a damper on holiday tradition. But despite the extra hazards present at this time of year, following some simple common sense tips can help keep you and your family safe and healthy throughout your Hanukkah festivities.
How to Light the Menorah With Your Kids
The Chanukah menorah is a candelabrum with nine branches. Jewish families light the menorah each year to celebrate the Festival of Lights, symbolic of the miracle of one day’s worth of lamp oil lasting for eight days. For this reason, the holiday is observed for eight nights. Lighting the menorah each night of Chanukah is one way not only to teach children more about their Jewish heritage and spiritual traditions, but also to promote a sense of belonging that helps families grow closer.
Tasteful Holiday Decorating Tips
You’ve probably seen garish holiday displays around your home town and have vowed to always use tasteful holiday decorating on your home. What crosses the line between garish and tasteful, though, can be hard to define. This is where some helpful, tasteful holiday decorating tips come in handy. Common decorating tips that you can use year round work for holidays too.
How to Host a Passover Seder
The Passover holiday celebrates the triumph of the Israelites when Moses led them out of slavery in Egypt. On the first night of Passover, the celebration takes the form of a special dinner, called a Seder, which follows a certain order; each step is part of the ritual of remembering that miraculous time. Although hosting a Passover Seder takes a great deal of preparation, in many extended families, many hands join together to prepare and then to celebrate together.
Ways to Recycle and Repurpose Holiday Cards
When the holidays are over, it seems a shame to throw away all of those carefully selected, colorful holiday cards. It’s also a big waste of paper. By recycling and repurposing the cards, you will not only be contributing to a greener environment, you will also have the fun of using your creative abilities.