Chanukah

                         Chanukah 

This week in the Blue room we introduced Chanukah. During Chanukah it's customary to eat  a special food called latkes, potato pancakes fried in oil.  We eat these fried cakes along with other fried treats like donuts to remember the significance oil around this holiday. Potatoes were put in the sensory table for our friends to explore. 

                         Art

We also did Dreidel spinning art.  We set some some paint on the table along with some paper and instead of paintbrushes our friends used dreidels to spin or dot paint on their paper creating a personal design. This was a great activity to build fine motor skills.

                     

                                                     Dramatic Play 

Our friends had fun building a cave to play dreidels in.  In the block center we moved some shelves and some curtains to make our own cave to spin dreidels just like in the Chanukah story.

Next week we will continue to explore Chanukah. Shabbat Shalom