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Hanukkah menorah picture
Draw and decorate a Hanukkah menorah with nine lights.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
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Paper and large child-appropriate crayons.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: An adult draws a base and helps count the lights.
Adult's role: Stay beside the child and explain that the ninth light, the shamash, helps light the others.
Let's make it happen
- Draw a base with eight candle holders in a row and a taller ninth holder for the shamash.
- Draw a candle or light above each holder. Count the eight and then the helper light.
- Color the picture and add a pattern around it. Talk about family traditions if you wish.
Make it simpler: Color an adult-drawn menorah and count the lights together.
Clean up: Put away the paper and crayons.
This activity uses drawn lights only; no real candles or flames are needed.