Shavuot Activities for Kids

A revelation they'll beg for year after year.

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Camp Out or Camp-In: Leil Shavuot


Re-enact the Israelites camping at the foot of Sinai with your own camp out, weather permitting. Too cold or rainy? Pitch a tent indoors or building one with chairs and blankets. Invite friends for a sleepover, or sleep there with the whole family! Stay up late telling stories--from the giving of the Torah, to the book of Ruth, to memories of camping. Wake up to the sound of a shofar or other horn blasts.

Bikkurim: Grain & Fruit


camping kidsThe following five activities are connected to grain and fruit.

Shewbreads: A Celebration of Wheat

"You shall take choice flour and bake of it twelve loaves, two-tenths of a measure for each loaf. Place them on the pure table before the Lord in two rows, six to a row… He shall arrange them before the Lord regularly every sabbath day-- it is a commitment for all time on the part of the Israelites... They shall belong to Aaron and his sons, who shall eat them in the sacred precinct; for they are his as most holy things from the Lord’s offerings by fire, a due for all time." (Leviticus 24:5-9)

Preparing "holy" bread in honor of the Sabbath is a great mitzvah. In honor of the wheat season and the Shavuot holiday , why not bake your own challah? If you have time, purchase some whole wheat berries and grind them yourself, so you can see what the inside looks like. The shell is called the bran and the brown spec in the center is the germ. White flour is made by separating out the bran and the germ until you are left with only "choice flour." Make extras for neighbors, friends or your freezer.


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