Creative Mishloach Manot Ideas: Childhood Theme

childhood theme mishloach manot

Today’s creative mishloach manot idea comes from Coby Glasserow, whose Childhood theme is a clever idea for young adults (and the young at heart). This was my first year coming up with a theme for my Mishloach Manot. In the past I’d just put a bunch of goodies together in a bag and hand them out, but [...]

101 Mishloach Manot Ideas

101 Mishloach Manot Ideas for Purim

Find yourself stuck for a creative mishloach manot idea this year for Purim? There’s nothing wrong with a few hamantashen and an orange on a plastic plate. But if you want to get a bit more creative, picking a “theme” for your mishloach manot is one way to up the cute-factor without driving yourself too [...]

Creative Mishloach Manot Ideas: Tea Time

Tea Time Mishloach Manot

Today’s creative mishloach manot idea comes from Rivky Waldman, who tied together her Tea Time theme with both her mishloach manot and her family’s costumes. Ever since my kids were young, I enjoyed dressing them up for purim with some kind of theme and match the mishloach munes to it with a cute poem. Last year we [...]

Creative Mishloach Manot Ideas: How Does Your Garden Grow?

How Does Your Garden Grow

Today’s creative mishloach manot idea comes from Rochel Robbins, whose beautiful garden theme is sure to get all of us in the mood for spring! I guess by the time Purim comes around, I am ready for spring. I have used this gardening themes many times, adapting it from a basic idea I read in a Martha [...]

Creative Mishloach Manot Ideas: Cowboy’s Happy Trails

Cowboy Mishloach Manot

Today’s creative mishloach manot idea comes from Jessica Levy, who created an adorable Cowboy theme from her family – including homemade s’mores pops! Our theme this year is cowboys/cowgirls, since our kids are going as them!  Of course they are young enough to easily be convinced to go as what the other is going as. When Oriental Trading [...]

Creative Mishloach Manot Ideas: Under the Sea

under the sea mishloach manot

Today’s creative mishloach manot idea comes from Adina Berzofsky. See how Adina turned her Under the Sea idea into reality — and get inspired by her “5 commandments” for making mishloach manot. When I think about the holiday of Purim every year, I have grandiose fantasies about an elaborately themed celebration –we’d each dress the [...]

Creative Mishloach Manot for Purim

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Hot Chocolate in a Jar by My Shtub In my mind, I can’t start thinking about Purim until Tu B’Shevat is over. Well… Guess what? Time to think about Purim! My kids, of course, have been contemplating their costumes for this Purim since, oh, last Purim! You may remember that last year we pulled off [...]

Purim Pictorial | Star Wars Mishloach Manot & Pool Noodle Light Sabers

star wars mishloach manot

I hope everyone had a wonderful Purim! As most of you probably know by now, my kids wanted to dress as Star Wars characters this Purim. The boys picked to be Darth Vader and Yoda, and then convinced their sister to go as Princess Leia. I decided this year to try to match my mishloach [...]