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Chanukah Watercolor Painting Craft
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FREE DOWNLOAD: This craft is strangely satisfying. Join your kids for some simple Chanukah fun. We love bringing Yom Tov and other Jewish themed crafts to our readers. You can never have too many! A reader recently brought to our attention this glue and salt painting craft that’s become popular lately. We decided a Chanukah…
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Gifts (for Everyone!) for Under $25.
You don’t need to spend a lot to give someone a Chanukah gift they’ll really appreciate!
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Onion Ring Latkes
Framing your latkes with onions rings is the absolute best way to upgrade your latkes. Last year, we saw Mandy Silverman of @mandyliciouschallah create this cool onion ring-latkes mashup. We loved the twist. It was fun and totally in the spirit. After all, while you’re frying latkes, framing them with an onion ring completely made…
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How to Keep All the Chanukah “Things” Organized
From candles to wicks, oil to oil glasses. It doesn’t need to be all over the place. You know that mess that we are describing because it happens in every home, every year. The candles get poured out of the box because someone wants to see the colors (and it’s hard to pull them out…
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Play the Balloon Favor Game
Need a quick family game with no prep that anyone can play? Want to keep it to a budget? We got you. We’ve got a few “favors” games here on BCP. We even did a 2.0 version of the favors game. This year the game is a bit more of a game and a lot…
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Chestnut Mushroom Soup
This soup is deeply flavorful, a bit different, and easy to prepare. The umami flavor of mushrooms and a delightful nuttiness of chestnuts is a perfect match! Our discussions on “new soups” started a few months ago when we were planning the content for the Sukkos season. One of our colleagues had mentioned that she…
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Should You Use a Deep Fryer? (And Which Type?)
Well, it all depends on how often and what quantity you want to fry. You can’t go wrong with these top two picks. Sure, we might not fry often. We pull it out when we want to make our favorite Mike’s Chicken (it’s just not the same in a pot. You can, though, bake them…
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Make a Prize Ball Using Saran Wrap
This ball is great fun for parties! Plus, you can prep ahead and it’s ready to toss around once Chanukah arrives. Your kids and guests will love! This one is a no brainer. It’ll keep the kids delighted and busy. While this might seem similar to the “pass the present” concept, we like it even…
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Early Prime Day Deals
Amazon Prime Day is the annual shopping holiday that’s exclusive to Prime subscribers. This year, Prime Day officially launches on July 8th but many deals are starting early. We’ll be posting here through the end of Prime Day week with all the good deals as we find them. If you don’t have Amazon Prime, you…
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Make a Chanukah Breakfast Board
Get the family excited and bring the Chanukah anticipation to your home from now with this exciting and easy prep breakfast (or breakfast-for-dinner). As soon as Rosh Chodesh Kislev comes, we love to start off the Chanukah excitement. Everyone loves those signs that “Chanukah is coming.” And it’s the little things you do from Rosh…
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