1st and 2nd Grade Hanukkah Educational Resources

Make your own dreidel from modeling clay with this Hannukah craft activity!

Encourage a spirit of giving and sharing with this meaningful tzedakah box craft project. 

Help your child craft a magnetic menorah that they can safely "light" themselves!

This chocolate gelt is the perfect Hanukkah treat. Chocolate gelt is used as a gift for children or in the classic Hanukkah game of Dreidel.

This family photo calendar can be made by your second grader. Make a family photo calendar with your child to celebrate another year together.

Hanukkah stamps help you decorate anything from cards to gifts to wrapping paper. Make your own Hanukkah stamps out of potatoes.

This children's menorah is a fun craft that lets your child celebrate Hanukkah while learning their ABCs. Make this children's menorah for the Festival of Lights.

Holiday thank you cards show friends and family that you appreciate them. Make a batch of holiday thank you cards with your child this winter.

Bake these delicious Crisco Cookies with your child this holiday season to give as gifts to friends and family.

This dreidel craft gets your child to make the spinning top out of a milk carton. Make an upcycled dreidel craft with your child this Hanukkah.

Bake these rugelach cookies with your child this Hanukkah to celebrate the holiday and help her practice important math skills.

Your child can brush up on her math skills by charting the length of time that each candle on the menorah takes to burn.

Hanukkah gelt is a festive treat for the Festival of Lights. Make this Hanukkah gelt even more special with chocolate-dipped apricots.

Create a beautiful piece of art to celebrate Hanukkah! Using easy to find materials, your child will create a one of a kind suncatcher great for decoration or even a gift to family and friends!

Your first grader will delight in making a cookie version of homemade gelt--the gold coin chocolates that are often given as gifts or prizes during Hanukkah.

Make Hanukkah gift bags with your child this holiday season. These Hanukkah gift bags are great for passing out gelt to teachers and friends.

Bring the Star of David symbol to life by baking and decorating festive sugar cookies for Hanukkah!

Make a shiny decorative Menorah using an egg carton and light bulbs.

This DIY menorah will make a beautiful addition to your Hanukkah celebrations. Make a DIY menorah with your child this winter.

Holiday greeting cards let your child express his holiday cheer and have fun crafting. Make a set of holiday greeting cards with your kid this holiday season.

Add a Hannukah twist to Chutes and Ladders by using a dreidel as the dice.

Gather the family around for this fun song and game that will get your holiday started!

Bake a cupcake menorah for a fun twist on the Hanukkah candelabra. This menorah isn't merely tasty, it's also a pretty presentation for the Festival of Lights.

Your first grader will gain an understanding of time management as your holiday tasks become manageable, with this to-do list reinvented as an advent calendar!