So Purim will be here in a few weeks (Sun Feb 28th).
It's very much a kid-friendly holiday so involve the kids as much as you can whether it be baking hamantashen together, preparing Mishloach Manot (food gifts exchanged on Purim of at least 2 different ready to eat foods to at least one friend), picking out a costume, or making a Purim craft.
It is also important to discuss with them the 4 mitzvot associated with Purim:
1. Hear the Megillah (Scroll of Esther) at night and the following morning.
2. Give charity to at least two needy people.
3. Send a minimum of two ready-to-eat foods to at least 1 person (Mishloach Manot)
4. Sit down for a festive meal on Purim afternoon.
There are also some great children's books on Purim:
"When It's Purim" by Edie Stoltz Zolkower (ages birth-2)
"The Mystery Bear: A Purim Story" by Leone Adelson & Naomi Howland (ages 3-4)
"Raisel's Riddle" by Erica Silverman (ages 6-8)
"The Whole Megillah" by Shoshana Silberman & Katherine Janus Kahn
"Sammy Spider's First Purim" by Sylvia A. Rouss
"Queen Esther Saves Her People" by Rita Golden Gelman
"The Purim Surprise" by Lesley Simpson
Enjoy & Chag Purim Sameach!
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