Have Fun Building like Hillel!

On the fall harvest festival of Sukkot, we recall how the Jews wandered in the desert, dwelling in huts, after the exodus from Egypt. Today, we build “sukkot” – our own “hits” -to commemorate that time. A sukkah is a three-sided temporary house in which families and friends celebrate during the holiday.

In Hillel Builds a House, Hillel loves building houses from all kinds of things. He uses items found around his house that he thinks would be good building material. During this time of COVID-19, we’re all spending a lot of time at home. For a fun physical activity, you and your kids can gather materials around the house and build a fort like Hillel’s!

A pile of pillows makes a pillow fort. A bunch of blankets can make a cozy tent. Create a mini-playhouse from extra boxes. Maybe all those delivery boxes can come in handy to build the chimney!

    

Once you’ve created your makeshift house, you can:

• Watch a movie
• Go “camping” for the night
• Eat a meal
• Play a game

What materials do you have around your house that can be used for kids to build? What sort of activities would be fun to do in your structure?