Purim Early Years & Foundation Stage 0 - 5 Middah/ Jewish Value Activity When we start the month of Adar we should try to be happier - Being Happy Sing this Purim song: Tune: Sing a Song of Sixpence Sing a song of Purim What a happy time Girls and boys enjoy it Purim cakes and wine We sing of good Queen Esther And Mordechai the Jew Of King Ahashverosh And wicked Haman too OR Play this game: All sit in a circle and have an object (could be a small picture of a smiling face) that can be passed around whilst the leader and helpers sing. When the singing stops the person with the object has to choose a partner and do whatever it takes to make that person smile. Middah/ Jewish Value Activity The week of Purim - The four Mitzvot of Purim: Hear the reading of Megillat Esther Send Mishloach Manot Give charity to needy people Have a festive Purim meal Divide an A4 sheet into four and draw one simple Purim picture in each section: mask, hamantash, crown, clown/clown hat. Photocopy several times and cut up into individual pictures. Split the children in two groups. One group must shut their eyes tight whilst the pictures are hidden (in easily accessible places) around the room. The group that have shut their eyes must then look for the pictures whilst the other group and leaders sing a Purim song. When the singing stops the children sit down with their pictures. The child with the most pictures, or whoever the leader chooses, can choose which of their pictures the group can sing about. Then the second group can hunt the pictures. Below are 4 short songs. Hamantash Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake baker's man Bake me a hamantash, fast as you can Roll it and fold it and make corners three, Make one for Mummy and Daddy and me Mask Tune: Frere Jacques Today it's Purim x2 A happy day x2 We will have a party x2 Hip hip hooray x2 Crown Tune: Ani Purim I need a queen, a nice new queen To sit right by my side; And O you are nice, so very nice! Sweet Esther will you be my bride? Clown Leytsan katan nechmad Roked im kol echad Leytsan katan sheli Ulai tirkod iti Ulai, ulai, ulai tirkod iti x2