In Israel, the holiday of Tu Beshvat is associated with tree planting and dried fruit. The tradition of eating dried fruit is rooted in the years of exile, where fresh fruit was generally unavailable in the middle of winter. Despite the veritable cornucopia of fresh fruit available at any local grocery, most Israelis still go [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Kids’
Pomegranate Art
Hannah over at the Cooking Manager posted a great video on how to cut a pomegranate. It came right in time. Although we had a bunch of pomegranates sitting around in our fruit bowl, I was too intimidated by the looming mess to actually cut them. As always, Hannah saved the day with her video. [...]
The Rain is Here…
Today was the first day of rain this season here in Israel. Although we’ve had some occasional drops here and there in the past few weeks, the first real rain came this night. Somehow, all my kids managed to hear the rain at 2 AM and by the time they were up at 7, running [...]
Encouragement for Parents
Professionalism has its downside. As a long-time translator, I have great difficulty reading translated literature. Even if I am not familiar with the original, I notice the judgment calls made by the translator and consider how I would have done things differently. I have heard similar stories from other professionals, such as a graphic designer, [...]
Fun Chanukah Salt Dough Project
My kids came home with an assignment to create a chanukiya (chanukah menorah) for the school’s annual competition. After lots of deliberations, we decided to do it together from homemade salt dough. We used the leftovers to make magnets, by creating shapes with cookie cutters and pasting fridge magnets on the back. Salt dough recipe: [...]
What in the World do I Feed my Kids? (Part I)
The other day, I took my one-year-old to a pediatric dietitian. Over the last several months, her weight hasn’t been keeping up with her height, so the pediatrician thought it wise to get some nutritional guidance. I got plenty of guidance at that visit, but how do I apply it? The dietitian thought I should: [...]
