Hanukkah Sensory Activities

November 28, 2023 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

We’ve covered Hanukkah learning activities and Hanukkah crafts, so let’s add some Hanukkah sensory activities to the mix! After all, you’ve got eight days to fill with fun so you’re going to need lots of ideas.

Slime is a classic sensory recipe for any occasion, and this Hanukkah slime from Little Bins for Little Hands is blue and white, so it would be fun to use throughout the winter for various sensory themes. I like the addition of sequins into the slime for a different textural experience and a bit of extra shine.

Play dough is another classic for little kids to play with, and of course you can use purchased Play-Doh or make your own. If you already have a favorite play dough recipe you can make it with blue food coloring or Kool-Aid to make it blue. Use the free printable Hanukkah themed play dough mats from With Love, Ima to bring more holiday fun. Welcome to Mommyhood also has a printbale menorah play dough mat kids will enjoy (and they can use different colors for the candles and “flames”).

With Love, Ima also has a Hanukkah I-spy bottle that’s fun and easy to make. She used colored rocks as the filler and various Hanukkah symbols for kids to find inside the bottle.

Fantastic Fun and Learning has a few fun sensory activities to try with littles. I love the dreidel spin art and the salt tray for practicing writing the Hebrew letters that can be found on the dreidel.

And don’t forget a sensory bin while you’re at it. Jewish Moms and Crafters has a Hanukkah sensory bin that uses sensory foam as the base, but you could use crinkle paper, or dye rice or pasta blue, just to give a few ideas. The bins is filled with Hanukkah candles, cookie cutters, little dreidels and gelt.

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Learn about Vikings for Leif Erikson Day

Leif Erikson Day is celebrated on Oct. 9, and it’s a great time to learn more about the Vikings and why we still remember Erikson all these years later.

If you don’t know about Leif Erikson (sometimes spelled Eriksson), he’s believed to have been born in Iceland, and is considered the first European to set foot on continental America, more than 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

123 Homeschool 4 Me has a printable mini book about Leif Erikson and the Vikings for kids to read and color. It talks about who the Vikings were, what kind of ships they used, how they got to America and more. It’s a good overview for younger kids to use.

A good unit study is available from Simple Living Creative Learning, which includes a page where kids can write what they know, what they want to learn and what they learned through the unit, as well as information on the Vikings, longships, helmets, clothing and more.

Get a printable Viking unit study with reading passages, comprehension questions and other activities aimed at grades 4-8 from Creative Classroom Core at Teachers Pay Teachers. (And see more Vikings content from TPT here.)

Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus has some great unit study ideas, too, including suggested books and videos. The post includes information about the Viking voyages, society, mythology and ships, as well as some vocabulary and a list of famous Vikings. While you’re over there also check out her free printable lapbook, which includes mini books on ships, a timeline, a Viking women coloring page, draw your own Vikings, geography, ancient runes and more.

Piqolo Kids has a lesson on Viking women with (available for purchase) worksheets about a day in the life of Viking women. Even if you don’t grab the printables there’s some good resources on that page and a link to a video on Viking women.

Learn how to draw a Viking ship with instructions from Drawing How to Draw, or grab Vikings coloring and labeling worksheets from Kids Puzzles and Games.

There’s a Leif Erikson Festival annually in Norway, Michigan, which you can learn more about here.

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