Stickerin' & Shakin' the Shavuos Shimmy

So even though we are here at the beach... it turns out it is another Jewish holiday-Shavous (see full explanation here).  It is late. I am tired.  I have my pact with you to post every day no matter how tired I am (or how slow the freaking internet is on LBI), so I am foregoing the education in lieu of a quick recap and some pics!    Basically, it is when the Jews get the 10 Commandments and the Torah because Moses goes to Mt Sinai and gets.  We read the Book of Ruth, decorate the house with flowers and eat dairy.  And stay up all night studying Torah...  This is what the Rosenthal/Bramble Jews in Jersey did this year!

Shavuous Night #1 (last night):  We read two Shavous books (Sadie & the Big Mountain and Sammy the Spider's First Shavuot).  We watched the Shalom Sesame "Countdown to Shavout" video and then - whoop whoop - we did the stickers!  I bought two sticker projects (see here and here) and the kids went at it.  Pretty fun.  We also decorated with some flowers.  We posted the pictures on the wall.  It was a good time and it got everyone into Moses and then 10 Commandments!

Shavuous Night #2 (Tonight):  You are supposed to eat dairy on Shavuot.  So we made our own ice cream.  See some pretty good directions here - we used whole milk not half and half.  Jonah & I did this "experiment" at the Kohls Children's Museum in Chicago a few years ago.  We love this project!  It is fun and cool!