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Wishing You A Shanah Tovah And A Sweet As Honey New Year!
Dear Readers, I had dreamed of taking photos of one of the pomegranate laden trees in the neighborhood in order to wish you a Shanah Tovah, a happy new year, but as is par for the course here at CJM central, we are going out town tonight, together with all the food I’ve cooked and baked, and all the food I will cook at our destination. Which means there is simply no time left other than to wish you a Shanah Tovah, and to share with you some photos of bee hives that I see on my evening walk. Rosh HaShana, the Jewish new year is all about honey, and…
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A New Category Just In Time For Rosh HaShana: Apples!
Dear Readers: With Rosh HaShana coming up this Friday night, the crafting frenzy has begun, and I realized I could really help make your life so much easier if I put all the apple crafts together, as what says Rosh HaShana more than apples? So, I'm happy to say there are 29 posts (and counting) in this new category, where you can learn how to make apple themed crafts to your heart's content. Best of all, most of them are either very simple or use recycled materials together with a few basic art supplies. So lets fill the world with crafted apples and bring joy, blessings and creativity into the…
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Why Crafting Is The Best Way To Bond With Your Kids
Above: This craft doesn’t have to look so perfect, and will be even more charming when done by kids and adults together! Find it in the archives under Rosh Hashana crafting. Watching your children grow up is a truly special experience. As they learn new activities and react to events for the first time, you also get to experience the world from the viewpoint of a child, once again! Taking advantage of the early years by engaging with your children and teaching them about the world around them is a great way to bond and create an everlasting relationship. Positive and secure parent/child relationships are also crucial to healthy development,…
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10 Keto Snack Ideas For Busy Families
Above: A Quick watercolor and ink sketch of Kale, the number one most nutritious food on the planet! Healthy eating and avoiding illness do go hand in hand, and there are many conditions such as heart disease and diabetes that can be greatly impacted and even reversed by adaptation of a healthy diet. And certainly natural and non processed food choices in the face of any illness is the way to go.The old saying “you are what you eat” has more truth than ever as we are sadly faced with the idea of toxins, hormone additives, chemicals, and contaminants in almost all the standard food choices. As far as educating…
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Tips for Boosting Your Child’s Self-Confidence
Above: Build self esteem with crafts! We did this project above here,for Rosh HaShana, but it could be done anytime to send a basket full of wishes to friends and family! Building and nurturing a child’s self esteem is an often overlooked aspect of early childhood parenting, and yet it is so incredibly important! Studies have shown that self esteem can be established as early as 5 years old, according to the Washington Post, and parents as well as care givers play a very important rule in helping every child build the self-confidence that will serve them well for a lifetime. With just a bit of forethought, there are many…
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How To Make Yarn From Recycled Plastic Bags
Summer is a great time to get the family interested in recycling crafts, and this week I’ve been teaching a few of my kids, as well as my husband (!!!) how to use recycled plastic bags to make yarn, otherwise know as “plarn.” As you can likely imagine I’ve been hoarding colored and even white/clear bags for quite a while now, as one needs quite a few bags to make something like a plastic bag pom pom. Unfortunately where I live some stores charge for bags, but that is about as far as we’ve gotten with plastic bag consciousness, which means using them for crafts is a very good thing…
