02 Mar Purim Activities to Do With Your Grandchildren Ages 3–8

Posted at 02:34h in by Sarah Reid

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Editor’s note: JGN Facebook member Andrea Gardner regularly shares practical and fun activities she does with her grandchildren. In this piece for our Purim newsletter Andrea writes about her planned activities for her grandchildren. My grandchildren are four and six years old and these are some of...

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01 Mar An Insider’s Guide to Observing Purim

Posted at 09:49h in by Sarah Reid

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“And Mordechai wrote down these things and sent missives to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Achashverosh — near and far — to inform them that every year henceforth, they should make the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month...

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28 Feb Grogger Reflections from a Big Ol’ Blow Hard

Posted at 06:13h in by Sarah Reid

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Editor’s Note: Purim is a holiday of wonderful joy and mirth. We wear costumes, make noise, and eat yummy hamantaschen. Among the traditions for the holiday are Purim Spiels, comical performances held in synagogues, community centers, and education programs. Please consider the musings below a written...

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21 Feb How to Write a Book with Your Grandchild

Posted at 14:48h in by Sarah Reid

Writing stories together is the perfect grandparent-grandchild activity — not to mention a terrific workout for a young imagination....

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09 Feb How to Code with Your Grandchild

Posted at 18:01h in by Sarah Reid

Collaborate with your grandchild to program real stories and games....

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08 Feb Grandparents, Tell Your Personal Story: I Wish I Would Have Asked

Posted at 09:55h in by Sarah Reid

We all have stories to tell, especially now that we’re not young anymore....

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02 Feb Every Recipe Tells a Story—7 Steps to Cooking with Your Grandchild

Posted at 19:26h in by Sarah Reid

Baking and cooking with your grandchild can teach much more than kitchen skills—it’s a way to tell stories, create memories, and build special bonds....

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26 Jan 6 Ways to Add Mitzvah to Traveling with Your Grandchild

Posted at 20:51h in by Sarah Reid

How to plan a trip with purpose with your teen grandchild...

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23 Jan Beyond the Book: Bringing Words to Life with Your Grandchild

Posted at 11:29h in by Sarah Reid

Here are seven ways to activate story time with your young grandchild....

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08 Jan Tu BiShvat and Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Posted at 00:56h in by Jewish Grandparents Network

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This year, Tu BiSh'vat and Martin Luther King Jr. Day fall on the same day — January 17, 2022. The convergence of these two seemingly unrelated holidays gives us an opportunity to explore two important issues of our time: climate justice and social justice. ...

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