Shaboom! Episode 4: Get With The Giving

PJ Library has partnered with BimBam to bring a fun, educational, webseries, Shaboom! to life. If your kids love Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood or Little Einsteins, they'll love Shaboom!  The show makes use of the same playful, educational, vibe but with the bonus of Jewish values and themes built in to each story. In this week's episode we learn about the value of tzedakah.

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10 Things To Make With Matzah Boxes

Passover is here and your family is enjoying matzah - but what do you do with all of those empty boxes? Lots of things! Matzah boxes can be upcycled into practical household items, turned into musical instruments, or transformed into whimsical toys. We scoured the web, tested a few things at home, and are happy to present ten ways to make old matzah boxes into new items.

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Shaboom! Episode 3: Everything is Amazing

PJ Library has partnered with BimBam to bring a fun, educational, webseries, Shaboom! to life. If your kids love Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood or Little Einsteins, they'll love Shaboom!  The show makes use of the same playful, educational, vibe but with the bonus of Jewish values and themes built in to each story. In this week's episode we learn about the value of gratitude and giving thanks, or hakarat hatov.
 

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Great Uses For Your PJ Parsley

In January we sent out parsley seed packets with our book selections. PJ Library communities all over planted parsley as part of their Tu B'Shevat activites and families have continued to share their "parsley progress" with us on social media. Now that your parsley is here, what do you do with it? (Or with all the left over parsley you have after Passover?). Here are a few ideas from PJ Library staff.

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Shaboom! Episode 2: The Best Medicine

PJ Library has partnered with BimBam to bring a fun, educational, webseries, Shaboom! to life. If your kids love Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood or Little Einsteins, they'll love Shaboom!  The show makes use of the same playful, educational, vibe but with the bonus of Jewish values and themes built in to each story. In this week's episode we learn about bikur cholim, visiting the sick.

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Why We Chose This Book: Israel

We at PJ Library are often asked how we choose our books. This post is part of a series by the Book Selection Committee, sharing why we chose one of each month’s selections.

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5 Short & Sweet Kid-Friendly Haggadot

Passover is, without a doubt, one of the most popular holidays in the Jewish calendar. In addition to the books that PJ Library sends to teach families about Passover, we also aim to make the holiday as stress-free as possible. (Hey, we’re parents too). 

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