This book can inspire you to take an evening stroll and look at the lights around you: the stars, moon, street lights, and perhaps even the menorahs that others have lit – how many lights do you see? For every source of light you discovere outside, mention one thing that makes you happy, stronger, or spreads the light in your life.
The illustrator, Raaya Karas, developed a search theme in her illustrations. You may wish to flip through the pages of the book with your child and notice where Grandma was looking for the ducks. Just like in the song, you could enjoy hiding games – peekaboo, hiding various objects around the room, and of course – hide-and-seek in or outside the house.
Can your child find Passover symbols in the illustrations? Perhaps you could ask them to point out the four cups, matzah, Passover Haggadah and wine. You may also want to look for clues that spring has arrived – short-sleeved shirts and shorts, flower bloom, and clear skies.
Do you know the tune to this song? How about singing it together, dancing round and round?
Springtime beckons us to go outside and enjoy nature. Where do you like to be when you are outdoors? Perhaps you could take this book along with you, take a stroll near your house, and look for signs of spring together.
You may want to make “spring binoculars” and look through it all around. Decorate two toilet paper rolls with stickers and crayons, and attach them to one another on their long side. What can you see through your binoculars?
Ma Nishtana? What has changed in your home in preparation for Passover? Young children can also take part in preparing for the holiday, and particularly Seder Night. Perhaps you could invite them to help you set the festive table, sing Passover songs, ask the Four Questions, and look for the Afikoman, of course!
Datia Ben Dor has written many well-loved poems and stories for toddlers and preschoolers. You may want to look for them at home or in the library, and read them together.
The structure of this book allows us to pause and delve into each page – one at a time. You can read the same page over and over again, emphasize the key word, look at the illustration, and discover what intrigues your toddler. You can also say, for example: “The boy is stepping on the leaves, which rustle”.
Every time you read this book, try looking for new interesting details in its illustrations – Where’s the parrot? What is it doing in each of the illustrations? What are the father and children doing? Which items and ingredients are on the table? And which objects do you recognize in the kitchen? Perhaps you can also find them in your own home and kitchen.
Tal and Tal
Who Gets on the Bus?
A Hole in the Boat
Let-Her
Making Elephant Happy
The Bear and the Finch
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