Making Matzah in Gan Chitah

As we continue with our Pesach learning, we have added matzah to our morning tea menu and have been making our own matzah too!  The children all helped to scoop the flour and pour the water into a bowl. Once a big dough was formed, it was divided into small pieces and distributed to each child.  The children were eager to roll their dough flat with a rolling pin and poke holes using a fork. Because it was so much fun, most children ended up squishing their finished product back into a ball so that they can repeat the process again. 

We have also been making our very own afikoman bag to take home.  We used droppers with water colour to decorate the bags to promote hand separation, extend fine motor development, precision and focus. Traditionally, at the Seder table, three matzot are placed in a stack. Near the beginning of the seder, the middle matzah is broken in two pieces , and the larger piece of this matzah is called the afikoman. Customarily, the afikoman is placed in a special bag or wrapped and then hidden for the children to find at the end of the seder meal. Our children have loved playing this 'hide and seek' game in our kinder room and squeal with delight when they find the afikoman, equally excited because they get to eat the matzah. We are sure the children will love to use their own afikoman bag during your seders at home.

Amy Samowitz

ELC Teacher