Whether you are looking for videos, crafts, explanations, or more, jkidphilly is your one-stop-shop for all things Hanukkah.
Come for the latke recipes;
stay for the endless array of ways to celebrate with your jkids!
Everything you wanted to know about Hanukkah — and more!
- Download our Hanukkah Guide, featuring the story, dreidel instructions, and candle blessings on one easy sheet!
- Read our jkidACCESS Hanukkah Social Story
- Learn some Hanukkah sign language!
- Use these visual blessings to help teach the ritual.
- Try this BimBam blessings postcard.
- Try to do a mitzvah each night using our “8 Nights, 8 Mitzvot” guide.
Crafts and games for a super fun Hanukkah
- Dreidel: the quintessential Hanukkah game!
- Try a rousing game of Hanukkah Bingo; download and print.
- Print and color our Hanukkah cards and send them to friends and family.
- The jkidphilly Hanukkah Pinterest board is chock-full of fun ideas!
- Check out the jkidphilly calendar to see what we have going on for Hanukkah.
Nothing says Hanukkah like the smell of latkes! Learn how to make them — and more!
- Five easy latke recipes to make with kids.
- Try making your own sufganiyot (donuts)
- Create an edible menorah!
- Everyone’s a winner with a marshmallow dreidel.
Videos for all ages
- Our very own Lisa Litman tells the Hanukkah story on Facebook!
- Light the Hanukkah candles with Lisa and a special guest!
- Baby Bear and Telly talk about Hanukkah in this Shalom Sesame clip.
- Older kids will like this animated Hanukkah story.
- Watch this reading of Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins.
Get into the spirit of Hanukkah with this playlist
- Spice up your Hanukkah with the jkidphilly Spotify playlist.
There’s nothing like curling up with a good book as the candles glow
PJ Library is full of wonderful Hanukkah stories to share. These are some of our favorites: