Purim Gift Baskets

Purim gift baskets or "Mishloach Manot" are an integral part of the Purim holiday. The giving of Purim gifts is a good deed according to the Jewish religion, but no less importantly is a lot of fun for kids.

On Purim it is customary to prepare Purim gifts at home and to distribute them along with a greeting card, among friends, neighbors and family members.

In school, kids exchange their Purim gifts that they have brought from home.

What do you fill Purim gift baskets with?

For kids' Purim gifts, you may add candy, snacks or even a small party favor along side the Hamantash.

Preparing Purim gifts

And I say...

If you don't feel like baking at home, don't bake! Purchase a selection of sweet baked goods from the local bakery, but...

Prepare the Purim gift yourself. It's less expensive, and much more fun...

A festive Purim gift

Materials:

• 3 toilet rolls
• Masking tape
• Construction paper
• Blue and silver acrylic paints
• A paper napkin
• Transparent cellophane wrapping
• Wire or a ribbon
• Baked goods for the filling

Cut the toilet rolls lengthwise, and stick them on to each other with masking tape.	Place the box that has been created on the construction paper, mark the shape on to the construction paper and cut out.
Place the bottom of the construction paper that you have cut on to one opening of the box and stick on using masking tape.	Paint the box with blue acrylic paint and allow to dry. Stick two strips of masking tape around the box; one strip on the top of the box, and the other on the bottom.
Paint both strips with silver acrylic paint and allow to dry. You may also stick Purim pictures around the box.	Place a paper napkin inside the box.
Fill the box with sweet baked goods. Wrap everything with the transparent cellophane wrapping and tie with the wire or ribbon.

Do you have ideas of your own for Purim gift baskets? Send them to me! I'll be happy to add them to the growing collections of kid activities listed here on this site!