Celebrate Nature and Family with This Easy to Make Tree Branch Menorah

Does your family love nature? And all the beauty of the winter holidays? Incorporate your love of the environment into this children’s craft Tree Branch Menorah just in time for Hanukkah.

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Teaching Your Children about Other Holidays — Hanukkah

After several years working with international students and living in a city that has such a wealthy of diversity, not only do I get to participate in all the exciting events and opportunities for Christmas but I also get to witness first hand some other holidays as well as how other cultures may celebrate Christmas. It is so exciting to learn new things and to be able to share them with my children and have them exposed to the whole wide world of holidays. Here are some ways, I explain all the different holidays this month to my children through either our home school time or playtimes.

Our children, even homeschooled, come in contact with different people and cultures everyday. The month of December is the perfect time to teach them about other cultures and their holiday celebrations. Continue reading Teaching Your Children about Other Holidays — Hanukkah.

Hanukkah / Chanukah Coloring Pages: Five Free Favorites

As a busy parent and former teacher, I like to find sites that I can “do it all!” When I find one it is quickly marked in my favorites, to visit each year as a season or holiday approaches. As Hanukkah, and many other


December holiday celebrations arrive, it was time to look for sites where I can not only get interesting and free Hanukkah coloring pages, but a range of activities good for playdates, classrooms, family celebrations and information. Here are my picks for five great Free Hanukkah Coloring Pages website — and a whole lot more.

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