17 Oct Gaming 101 for Grandparents and Family Members

Posted at 11:15h in by Jewish Grandparents Network

Our grandkids love to play Minecraft and Roblox—what keeps them engaged all those many hours? Todd Harris, a gamer and entrepreneur who has been leading video game and esports businesses for 15 years, introduces grandparents and family members to the digital gaming world of tweens...

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17 Oct Games That Don’t Get Old

Posted at 10:41h in by Jewish Grandparents Network

Grandparents can give children the gift of joyful, freewheeling play, where there is one essential goal: to have fun. We can introduce them to the games that kept us occupied for hours when we were children....

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09 Oct Halloween: A Jewish Spin

Posted at 12:18h in by Max Hakim

Want to put some Jewish flavor in grandkids’ favorite day? Halloween. It’s not just about candy. It’s also about neighborhood gatherings, carving pumpkins, school parades, and decorating outside and in with ghosts, goblins, and cobwebs....

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21 Jun Create a Bezalel Door Sign

Posted at 13:03h in by Max Hakim

Make a beautiful sign for your door – Bezalel style! The chalutzim (early Israeli pioneers) believed that Israel should have a national art style that reflected the diversity of Jewish immigrants to the land....

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21 Jun Talking Keepsakes

Posted at 12:42h in by Max Hakim

Do you have keepsakes that tell the stories of different family members throughout the generations; for example, a needlepoint or an old siddur, photos, home movies, or group texts with photos and videos?...

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21 Jun Recycle Roundup Game

Posted at 12:32h in by Max Hakim

This fun recycling game explores the Jewish value of bal tashchit—do not destroy. Jewish law prohibits wasteful consumption and needless destruction....

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12 Jun Jewish Family Journey Mad Libs

Posted at 13:08h in by Marc Hathorn

From the wise men of Chelm to the marvelous Mrs. Maisel, the Jewish people have always been able to reflect on the Jewish experience with laughter. ...

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19 May Plant-able Paper Making & Seed Balls

Posted at 11:31h in by Marc Hathorn

Let’s help children understand how nature provides the tools they use every day—in this case, paper....

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19 May 100 Best Jewish Children’s Books…And How to Read Them to Children

Posted at 11:03h in by Marc Hathorn

There is great joy in reading to our grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and other young family members. But what books should we choose?...

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18 May Folk Art: Micrography

Posted at 14:51h in by Marc Hathorn

Micrography is a centuries-old Jewish art form using tiny written words to make decorative pictures. A highly skilled micrography artist might write the entire biblical book of Jonah in the shape of a whale or the book of Esther in the shape of a crown....

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