The Selaron Steps
My preschooler loves a building challenge, particularly one that leads into messy play. We read about the Selaron Steps in ‘Let’s Visit Rio de Janeiro’ – see my post on books for Brazil week....
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Wailing Wall for Israel week
We couldn’t ‘visit’ Israel without making the Wailing or Western Wall. To do this, I placed a piece of masking tape along the floor and asked my preschooler to build a wall the length...
Making a Menorah and learning about Hanukkah
The Jewish religion is such an integral part of history of Israel that I thought our ‘Israel week’ might be a good opportunity to explain what Hanukkah is and why Jewish people celebrate it....
Empire State Building challenge
Both the boys love building things – and knocking them over! The challenge for my eldest is to get something built before my youngest tries to knock it down! As part of ‘America week’,...
Egyptian pyramids
Both the boys love to build things, and we are always on the lookout for new building materials. Egypt, with its pyramids, provided a great excuse to find as many different ways of constructing...
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