So Purim came and went, and what a busy day it was.
A few weeks before Purim, we get into the frenzy of themes, costumes and what to give for Mishloach Monot.
Costumes ideas were thrown around, but nothing hit me. I decided to go through some of my children's books for inspiration. It hit me in "Mr. Potato Head Around The World
". My kids were going to be gondoliers from Venice. I took out pictures from my recent trip to the Venetian in Las Vegas and had my inspiration for the costumes. Took 2 nights of sewing plus ordering hats online (which I needed to make a new band for), and I was pleased with the end product.
A few weeks before Purim, we get into the frenzy of themes, costumes and what to give for Mishloach Monot.
Costumes ideas were thrown around, but nothing hit me. I decided to go through some of my children's books for inspiration. It hit me in "Mr. Potato Head Around The World
". My kids were going to be gondoliers from Venice. I took out pictures from my recent trip to the Venetian in Las Vegas and had my inspiration for the costumes. Took 2 nights of sewing plus ordering hats online (which I needed to make a new band for), and I was pleased with the end product.
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| Gondoliers at the Venetian |
Now we needed a Mishloach Monat that could to tied in with our theme. For the boys, we decided on pizza, fries and a coke. For most kids, this is their favorite Italian food.
For the adults, we decided to go with a pasta dinner. I bought 20lbs of rainbow fassili in Jetro. My kids sat with sanitized hands, for 4 hours, separating them by color. I planned on making my own marinara sauce, but in the end (due to lack of time), repackaged store bought sauce. I also included a piece of mozzarella cheese, some fresh garlic, a Rome tomato and a basil leaf for garnish. I made Italian flag cookies as our Purim card which said "Buon Purim dalla famiglia Hagege" (Happy Purim from the Hagege family). The Italian is thanks to my friend C.M., a born and breed Italian.
Purim was much fun, thanks to the spirit at all Purim parties. Motzoi Shabbos, our shul had a masquerade pizza party, which was lots of fun for both kids and adults alike. Sunday morning, we had a big breakfast after megilla reading, also at shul. I was invited out for the Purim Seuda to a friend of mine, and boy did she cook up a scrumptious meal (Thanks G, for having us!) The rest of the day I spent in the kitchen since I was so disorganised with my mishloach mones this year. (thanks to being out of town the week before and having lots of orders, BH, to fill)
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| One of the non-theme Mishloach Monas which I also gave out. |
Till next time,
Chanie
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