Can you picture yourself, sitting at this table, enjoying a special, memorable Chanukah night with your family? Perhaps you’re sipping hot cocoa. Or your family or guests are enjoying a steaming, hearty soup while enjoying each other’s company. With Cranberry Galette for dessert. Or perhaps, after the meal, you’re going to have some laughs playing…
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Make a Chanukah Accordion Picture
It’s called an agamograph and your children will love coloring and folding this accordion-style Chanukah coloring page to make their own version! An agamograph is a photo that’s folded like an accordion. When you look one way, you see one image. When you look the other way, you see something else. Now your kids can…
29 Personalized Gifts to Order Now!
Updated: Chanukah may seem like it’s still far away, but sometimes the early birds have time to order really cool personalized items that take a bit more time to arrive. There are Limited time sales available!
Packing Away the Chanukah Menorah
Wait! Before you pack it all away for next year, It’s helpful to keep one Chanukah bin with all the items you need from year to year. It’s such a pleasure when you take it out a couple days before next Chanukah, and everything you need is already there! But before you pack it all…
How to Keep the Lights of Chanukah Burning
Yes, we can keep the inspiration that lifts us up over Chanukah along with us in the months ahead. As you read this, I hope you are enjoying a beautiful and meaningful Chanukah, full of light and love and laughter, strengthened in your emunah, in your family bonds, and in your appreciation for the miracles…
Avoid Black Marks When You Light Your Menorah or Shabbos Candles
Whether you light with olive oil or candles, you can avoid the soot buildup with these two tips. One of the most common questions we get in our inboxes is whether we have a solution to the black marks people see on the wall or ceiling where they light their Shabbos candles. And at Chanukah…
Are You a Mother Who Is Endlessly Giving?
Even if you don’t always feel so noticed, this is our essence. And there is Someone keeping track. It’s time that you know it! The proof? is in the olive oil. Last week, one of my sons was sick in bed for a few days with a wintertime ailment. On the morning that his appetite…
Square Donuts or Beignets
There’s no cutting out circles. Cut these easily and have amazing square donuts ready all the quicker. Make them dairy or make them pareve. At our Chanukah content meeting, Renee asked, “What doughnut recipe will we be sharing on BetweenCarpools.com this year?” And I responded, “Renee. We have sooo many donut recipes on BetweenCarpools. (Not…
Your Kids Will Love Our Dance Game!
We collaborated with Toveedo to create this fun dance game your kids can get up and enjoy right now! Our own children (and their friends!) really enjoy playing on a dance machine. It’s good, active, wholesome fun. They follow the instructions on the screen to jump and dance to the beat of their favorite songs. …
Amazon Prime Chanukah Activities – All Under $20
These no-prep, no mess Chanukah-themed activities are great for either a party or for your children to enjoy at home. Yes, there’s lots of great Chanukah game ideas here on Between Carpools. There’s our popular Scratch Off Games, this super popular dreidel game, and so much more. But, sometimes, you don’t want to plan, brainstorm,…
