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My fairytale

Even though this is not Cinderella, and I am not the evil stepmother, it is my fairytale and miracles do happen - I have started cleaning for Passover.
 
My house is in such neglect and Passover is just a great excuse for cleaning it. This is not the miracle thought…wait….here it is: Zoe and Ori both voluntarily (no bribery involved) helped me with the cleaning. They were scrubbing every surface they could reach, stretching on their tiptoes, having a great time. 

Then the clock struck 12:00, I think it was the neighbor who knocked on the door… and my sweet princes were gone, off to play…and I was left to clean the rest of the house all by my self.

...cleaning ever after...happily!

tali

Note:
For non toxic cleaning solution, I have used, more or less, a ratio of 1 water and 2 vinaigrette in a spray bottle.

A Bird’s Nest / by Hayyim Nahman Bialik

I know you haven’t been sleeping much, desperately waiting for my post about Hayyim Nahman Bialik ’s poem activity. So this is it, no more sleepless nights for you.
I chose to translate the poem קֵן לַצִּפּוֹר - A Bird’s Nest. It is a classic, every child in Israel knows it, and most importantly it is one of Ori’s favorites. I hope you like it too.
I couldn’t find any other translation for this poem, so...when you can’t find it you just do it. With THE brilliant mind of my friend Anat we have got it done.

קֵן לַצִּפּוֹר - A Bird’s Nest
By/ Hayyim Nahman Bialik
Translation/ Anat Weinstein and Tali Buchler

קֵן לַצִּפּוֹר,
בֵּין הָעֵצִים
וּבַקֵּן לָהּ
שָׁלֹשׁ בֵּיצִים.

וּבְכָל-בֵּיצָה
– הַס, פֶּן תָּעִיר –
יָשֵׁן לוֹ
אֶפְרוֹחַ זָעִיר

Bird’s nest,
in the trees
and in the nest
there lay eggs three.

Inside each egg
-hush…, do not stir-
Is a sleeping hatchling
A tiny baby bird.

Inspired by this poem we have crafted a nest with 3 little painted eggs nesting peacefully within.
I have posted the tutorial on growing up creative as an Eco kids craft project. I hope you will enjoy making it as much as we did.
WARNING:This is a messy project but it is a mess well worth cleaning.



Please let me know if you have any questions.

tali

I found it - a pop up Haggada

I found it, the Haggada I was looking for and I didn’t even know existed.
It is a pop up Haggada which I think my girls will be thrilled about (any child, really…) and help them engage with the Seder beginning to maybe even the end.
It is based on one of the oldest extant Haggadot in the world:  from the late 13th century, from the collection of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.  This only means one thing: a trip to see the original Haggada in Jerusalem. 

If you will not be going t o Jerusalem, you could always get it at Amazon - The Koren Bird's Head Haggada: A Hebrew/English Pop-Up Passover Haggada .

tali