Rosh HaShanah in the Zebra Room

The Zebra room has been busy exploring apples. We have made homemade applesauce, which the children  loved tasting after we cooked it! We also added apples and honey to our Challah dough. The children enjoyed being included in the process of coring the apples. Each child was able to turn the crank on the corer and spin the apple and watch the skin come off. They were equally excited that we got to feed the scraps that we didn’t  use for our challah and our applesauce to the animals outside.

Along with exploring apples Pertez has also been blowing the Shofar in the hallway, our children have enjoyed this as well. Pertez was kind enough to bring his Shofar into the Zebra room and allowed our children to explore how it felt and how it sounded up close. The children have been creating their own Shofars out of items they have found in the room, they have enjoyed blowing them and hearing the different noises that they can create.

 

For another large group we decorated some clear contact paper with die cut apples, and Shofars. We talked about the different color apples and about the Shofar and the sounds it makes. You can see our creation on display on our window.

Fizzy Chalk Activity

The infants in the Baby Bunny room made pictures using Fizzy Chalk. Fizzy Chalk is a fun sensory activity that can easily be made at home using basic household items.

Fizzy Chalk "Recipe"

• One box (1 lb or 454g) of baking soda
• 1/2 cup of cornstarch
• 1 cup of water (add more if needed)
• Food Coloring

1.Mix the dry ingredients (baking soda and cornstarch) together then slowly stir in the water. The mixture should be about the consistency of a thick pancake batter. Add more water if the mixture is too thick.

2. Pour about 1/4 cup of the mixture into each well of a lined muffin tin. Add 3-4 drops of your favorite color food coloring and stir. For a deeper shade, add more food coloring.

3. Place the chalk in a 300 degree oven for about an hour or allow to air dry overnight.

 

To paint with Fizzy Chalk, place the chalk on paper and add vinegar using either a small spray bottle, medicine dropper, or a turkey baster. The chalk will begin to fizz. Use your fingers to move the chalk around the paper and create colorful pictures. Enjoy!