For many families, Passover is one of the highlights of the year.
It offers a great chance to get distant relatives from all over the country back at the same table together to celebrate Jewish history and share a hearty meal.
However, for the little ones, it can be a pretty dull experience that would definitely be livened up with some fun crafts!
Trying out these crafts at preschool is the perfect way for kids to learn about the history and importance of Passover.
Even if there aren’t any Jewish kids in your preschool class, they’re bound to love learning about the exciting and engaging story of this holiday.
Well, doing crafts for any reason is enough of an excuse for kids to enjoy learning!
After all, hands-on experience is always the best way to learn something, right?
With that in mind, let’s take a look at our favorite 15 Passover crafts that preschool kids will absolutely love!
1. Passover Puppets
The first craft idea we’re taking a look at is super simple and will keep your preschool kids engaged for hours!
Finger or hand puppets can be made with some simple craft equipment like felt or even paper.
The kids can then decorate their puppets however they like to come up with their own characters and let their imagination roam free.
Then, get them to act out the story of Passover with their puppets and perform it in front of the others.
2. Moses In A Basket
The story of baby Moses floating down the river in his basket is an important part of the Passover story, too.
Using this template, your preschool kids can craft their own baby Moses in a basket to learn about this part of the story.
Not only is this a great way to teach them about Moses’ significance to the Passover celebration but it also gives them a chance to exercise their creativity and learn about construction and crafting skills.
3. Building A Matzah House
One of the most satisfying pieces of food served at Passover is definitely the matzah bread.
This salty, crunchy, flatbread is just as delicious dipped in some kind of sauce as it is simply eaten on its own.
However, matzah is also surprisingly useful as a construction material!
Just like a gingerbread house, you and your preschool kids can work together to build your own house or building out of matzah.
Using honey or edible glue to hold the pieces together, the kids can then decorate their construction however they like with candy and fruits.
The best part about this craft is definitely ‘cleaning up’ afterward if you know what we mean!
4. Paper Seder Plate
The seder plate is another important part of the Passover ceremony with some very important foods that go onto it.
Instead of giving your preschool kids the daunting task of assembling a plate of real food, why not get them to draw it onto a paper plate?
This is another great way for the little ones to express their creativity and roam free with colors and designs.
As long as they have the right foods drawn onto their plate, let them do pretty much whatever they want!
5. Red Sea Diorama
Every kid remembers the first time they heard the story of Moses parting the red sea for the Jews to escape through.
Why not take this wonder one step further by creating a diorama of the miraculous event using craft supplies?
In fact, you could pull this craft off with something as simple as Legos if you have them laying around.
6. Make Your Own Tambourines
This might be a slightly noisier craft than the rest on our list so be warned!
It involves taking a paper plate and some bells or bottle caps to construct your own makeshift tambourines.
Follow these simple instructions and your preschool kids will be dancing around just like Miriam and the other women.
7. Making Origami Frogs
Who can forget about all of the plagues that were sent to the Egyptians in the story of Passover?
Instead of simply describing this part of the story to your preschool kids, you could demonstrate it in a much more visual way.
Follow these steps to turn an ordinary sheet of green paper into an adorable green frog
The best part is you can even make the frog jump around once you’ve made it!
8. Make Your Own Locusts
Another unforgettable plague from the Passover story is the swarm of locusts.
As chilling and spectacular as it sounds in the Torah, making your own craftable locusts can actually make them seem quite cute!
Follow these steps to turn some simple craft supplies into your kids’ very own locust toy.
For an extra nice touch, make sure you draw a smiling face onto the front of each one!
9. Decorate Your Own Cups
Ok, so preschool kids can’t join in with drinking the ceremonial Passover wine but that shouldn’t stop them from joining in somehow.
Get some paper or plastic cups and allow the kids to decorate theirs however they like.
Then, once everyone is finished, fill the cups with grape juice or some kind of wine-looking drink and let the festivities begin!
10. Matzah Canvas
Matzah really is one of the most versatile foods at the Passover ceremony.
You can eat it on its own, dip in sauces, use it to build a miniature house, or even paint on it.
Simply get the kids to use their matzahs as a canvas for whatever kind of painting they like.
Alternatively, you could split them up into different groups and have each one depict a different part of the Passover story.
11. Passover Coloring
A popular craft with preschool kids for any occasion is filling out a coloring page or book.
There are plenty of Passover-themed coloring pages online that can be printed off, free of charge.
Find a few different pages to give out to your preschool kids and they’ll stay entertained for at least an hour.
12. No Chametz Signs
Using a simple piece of card, cut a hole out of it and create the rough template for a door handle hanger.
Then, get the kids to decorate it as a no chametz sign.
No chametz signs are used to indicate that no foods with leavening agents are allowed to be eaten at Passover.
Not only is this a great way to teach the preschool kids about Jewish culture, but the signs also have a practical use too.
This craft even allows them to express their creativity and you should let them go free with the decorations.
13. Decorating The Salt Water Dish
The salt and water dish is a small but important part of the Passover tradition and it offers another opportunity for a fun craft.
Simply pick up a small glass bowl or ramekin (these can easily be found from a dollar store), along with some glass-friendly paint or markers.
Then, get the kids to decorate the dish in whatever way they like!
A few prompts might be helpful and you could even get them to draw on some Hebrew writing to really engage them with the culture of the event.
14. Origami Pyramids Centerpiece
Origami is always a fun craft for preschool-aged kids and pyramids are pretty easy to assemble.
This video makes it very easy to follow along and turn a piece of paper into a pyramid.
Of course, this craft also leaves plenty of room for the kids to use different colored sheets of paper and even decorate them with some markers and paints once they’ve assembled them.
Then, they can take their pyramids home to use as a centerpiece for the Passover dining table.
15. Felt Seder Plate
The final craft we’re looking at is another seder plate design. However, instead of simply painting or drawing on a paper plate, this craft involves using felt.
Give your preschool kids a series of different colored felt sheets and have them cut out some circular shapes to use for the plate.
Then, with the other colored felts, get them to trace and cut out the shapes of the different foods that are included in the seder plate.
Not only is this a fun activity to teach them about the seder plate itself, but it also gives them a chance to express their creativity.
What’s not to love?
Final Thoughts
We hope you’ve enjoyed our list of some of the best activities you can give your preschool kids for Passover.
Even non-Jewish children will love learning about the traditions and ceremonies of a new culture.
However, this also gives any Jewish children in your class a chance to teach their friends about their faith and spread their knowledge.
After all, kids learn a surprising amount from the friends they have around them and they’re sure to love hearing stories from their pals!
