Probably the most important symbol of the Passover Seder is the plate of specials foods, including a shank bone, haroset, bitter vegetable, parsley, a boiled egg and bitter herbs. Each item has an important meaning and is eaten in turn through the meal.
A great way to involve kids in Passover preparations, or just learning more about the foods that are used at Seder, is by making Passover plate crafts.
Education.com has a simple printable coloring page with all the Seder items on it, which is part of a set of printables on the meaning of Passover, or you can just download the one. The Super Mom Life has a similar coloring page printable with slight variations in the foods (it has lettuce instead of bitter vegetables).
Joyfully Jewish has a simple Seder craft you can make with a paper plate by printing out images of the different foods and gluing them to the plate.
If you want to get a little fancier, Darcy Miller Designs has a gorgeous printable Seder plate with all the appropriate foods you can cut out and color, or print in color and arrange the foods where they go on the plate.
And to make it more of a hands on experience, you can also craft the foods that go on your Seder plate. For example, Chana’s Craft Room has a pretty plate made from a cardboard drum with clear sides (maybe you could use a cake box with a clear lid, or just use a plate or pie tin) and food made out of clay, though if you don’t mind them being more temporary you could use playdough.
My absolute favorite Seder plate craft, though, has to be the Lego Seder plate from Bible Belt Balabusta. It’s a fun way to use what you have and make something meaningful, and get kids involved in the hunt for the perfect symbols. So fun!
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