Activities for Younger Children

Combinations

Draw a line between the word on the left and the corresponding word on the right:

With the beginning of Adar	the first queen
The Jews had	costume carnival
Adar 15th	shouted and was glad
And the city of Shushan	we must multiply our rejoicing
Adar 14th	the Purim meal
Esther	the seed of Amalek
Vashti	scroll
Haman	light and rejoicing
Megillah	Hadassah
Adloyada	whom the king delights to honor
Thus shall be done to the man	Shushan Purim

Sort-Out

Write each word or group of words in the appropriate column

To destroy the Jews, Mishlo'ah Manot, the king's sleep was disturbed,
to dress up, Esther, up unto half of my kingdom,
reading the Megillah, gifts to the poor, Haman,
the Purim meal, hamantashen, Mordechai,
Vayzata, the `Al Hanisim' prayer, Vashti,
Adloyada, rattle, the fast of Esther,
masks, drew lots, Bigtan and Teresh,
Achashverosh, thus shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.

Expressions from the Megillah	Characters from the Megillah	Purim Customs	Mitzvoth

Comparison

Draw a comparison between the two festivals that are celebrated to commemorate a miracle that happened to the Jewish people.

	Hanukkah	Purim
Date of the holiday
Name of the villain
Name of the hero
Where did the miracle occur?
When did the miracle occur?
What was the miracle?
How is the miracle commemorated today?

Purim songs

Below are the titles of the most dramatic Purim songs for younger children:

"Achat, shtayim, shalosh Ani Achashverosh...."

"Ani Purim, ani Purim Sameach umevadeach...."

"Letzan Katan Nehmad"

"Shoshanat Yaakov"

JEWISH AND ISRAELI HOLIDAYS: Reference material for teachers and students in the Diaspora, Written and edited by Dr. Aviv Ekroni - Rafi Banai From: "Hetz", Journal of the Department for Jewish Education and Culture in the Diaspora

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