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Make the Jewish holiday fun and meaningful for kids without breaking your Matzo balls

The lengthy seder may not be your kids’ idea of a good time. The problem of keeping little ones in their seats has been tackled with varying degrees of success in homes throughout the world, ranging from plague performances to beating them with scallions. We looked to some of the coolest Jews we know to offer their tips on how to make seder interesting, educational and complete with some humour. But first’s thing’s first, you got to start with a cool Haggadah.

GETTING FRESH WITH MATZAH

There’s something for everyone in our 5 recipe Matzah round up. We have some seriously creative ways to make this Passover staple more kid friendly: matzo meatloaf, vegan matzo, and chocolate toffee matzoh candy. Who ever said Matzah has to be boring?  Read more...

Latkes and blintzes can be a party on a plate.

Traditionally, many fried eats are made and consumed on Hanukkah. Sucking down a plate of grease-soaked carbs will suck the life out of you, especially if you happen to be a small child. These dishes are fine in moderation of course, but what about the other traditional dishes you want your kids to fill up on? Doughnuts need no assistance to be made fun. They leave us no mystery. What your kids DON’T know is that kugel and latkes can be a party on a plate! We’ve got some ways to make them appealing and a bit more healthy.

Latkes

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Whether you spell it Matzah, Matzo, or Matzoh, there are lots of delicious and unconventional  Matzo ball recipes for your Passover enjoyment

The key to a good matzo ball is to refrigerate the batter overnight. Here are five great recipes featuring our favourite Jewish dumplings:

1. Vegan Matzoh Ball Soup

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• Box of Streits’ or Manischewitz matzo ball mix
• Egg replacer powder. The matzo ball box comes with two envelopes. For each envelope they ask for 2 eggs however this needs to be tripled.  (You’ll need 6 egg equivalent per individual package)
• Oil
• Vegan “chicken” soup mix.  VeganBits found “chicken” soup powder at Whole Foods.  Apparently it tasted surprisingly like Chicken Soup