It may not be the image that comes into your mind when you think of an Oreo cake, but this is a fun and easy activity for kids. The coolest part is when it comes out of the oven and it actually works!
You know that Chol Hamoed feeling when you’ve planned the day for multiple ages, personalities, and practical needs (especially stressful when it’s not only for your own immediate family), and you try your best to steal glimpses of everyone’s faces to make sure you got it right?
I feel like that on Chanukah sometimes. There are so many plans I want to execute in those hours after lighting the Chanukah candles. I want to have not just a regular supper, but a fun meal — at the perfect temperature, set on a festive table, and including freshly fried latkes. I want to have a game or activity ready, and I want the house to be clean and inviting and ready for the Chanukah scene to start (and not smell like frying, if possible).
It’s asking a lot, I know. If you think about it, it’s somewhat ironic in the sense that Chanukah is unique as it has no rules guiding our schedule and structure of the night. We can just be. Including that special half hour we have after lighting to really just be.
There are no previous attachments when it comes to Chanukah. There’s nothing dictating what we must do. Presents aren’t a must, latkes and doughnuts aren’t a must, great suppers aren’t a must, and trips aren’t a must. We’re in the position to decide. Our role is to choose what to do, and incidentally, when we flow with that positive feeling minus all the expectations, it’s the greatest gift we can give our family.
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