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Planning A Child-Friendly Seder

The Passover seder is one of the most celebrated events in the Jewish calendar and every family's seder is unique and special to their family. If you're hosting a seder for the first time this year, or you're just looking to shake up your own celebration, check out the links below for some tips and ideas. For more, visit our everything Passover page.

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Planning a Family Seder

Teaching Kids to Say the Four Questions
Traditionally recited at the seder by the youngest child present, the Four Questions ask about certain Passover rituals.

Checklist: Setting the Seder Table via MyJewishLearning
Use this list to be sure that you have everything you need.

Making a Kid-Friendly Seder via Jewish Action 
Have kids help with planning the seder to build excitement.

Surviving a Seder With Kids via kveller.com
You're going to need snacks. Really good snacks.

Getting Kids Involved During the Seder

10-Minute Passover Play via Haggadot.com
Use this ten-minute script as an all-ages alternative to the Maggid section of the Haggadah. 

Make Your Own Plague Props
You can buy a ready-made “plague kit” online, or pull together items around the house to represent the plagues.

Hiding the Afikomen
Let's be serious, finding the afikomen is just as much fun for grownups as it is for children. Learn all the ins and outs of this Passover tradition with this blog post.

Printable Passover Question Catcher
Did you ever play with an origami "fortune teller" as a kid? This updated printable turns the old game into a way to kick start questions with children.

All of the Passover Printables You Need
Do you need some kid-friendly activities or decorations for Passover? Here’s our mega-list of Passover-themed printables: card games, a pre-seder checklist, a tablescape of the Passover story, Mad Libs-style games, and more.

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PJ Library Downloadable Haggadah
The Before-Bedtime Seder: A Short but Meaningful Celebration For The Littlest Attendees
Getting Kids Involved At Passover