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I was talking to a friend about some fun new Passover seder ideas and we started to talk about edible makot or plagues. What better way to liven things up and have some fun with the kids then to make the ten plagues into edible sweets or snacks.
Keep sharing your ideas for seder fun in the comments below.
Blood
You could just make red jello from a package and cut into cubes or put into clear glasses to symbolize the water that turned to blood as the first of the ten plagues or you could make this goblet of water that turned to blood for the Egyptians, but not the Jews.
Frogs
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Get a frog cookie cutter and make everything from Sugar Coated Marshmallows to frog kiwi or honeydew cut outs.
Lice
Buy some dark chocolate Nonpareils to symbolize lice.
Wild Animals
You could buy some wild animal cookie cutters and make Passover cookies or you could make your own healthier edible wild animal. All you need is some babaganoush, black olives for the eyes, nose and whiskers, mushrooms for the ears and pepper slices for the mane.
Disease of Livestock
Take some homemade or store bought marzipan (almond paste), roll it out and use cow cookies cutters to cut out the shapes. Splatter with some melted chocolate and if you like put some red marks to indicate the disease.
Incurable boils
Try some boiling tea in a glass pitcher or drops of dark vinegar in light oil like the picture above.
Hail
The hail was set to be like cubes of ice with fire inside. For our edible hail we put fresh pomegranate arils inside our ice cubes. Luckily they taste great inside your water too.
Get our 3 step no mess process for seeding pomegranates.
Locusts
All you need are some Israeli pickles and toothpicks for this one.
Darkness
Give a sneak peek to your ultra dark, chocolatey black out cake for dessert to represent the darkness plague.
Death of the First Born
Even with the updates and all the suggestions below there was nothing I felt strong enough about to create and photograph, so for this last plague you are on your own.
If eating your plagues is not your thing don’t miss our Makot Matching Game
You can pour the red jello mix into the glass and lay on its side to set then pour the clear one in.
How do you make the cup with two colors jello? Can you please explain the steps ? Thank you
I guess you can use tombstones as the death of the first borns
Actually, the German Nazis celebrated the murder of babies and children. Many Arabs celebrated 9/11. Context is everything.
I recommend EVERYONE reread Exodus 12. The seder is celebrated so we will never forget & it is a teaching experience for children. Young children do not understand taking 10 drops of wine from the cup. But they will remember visual aids. When they are old enough they can move on to the grown-up version of removing 10 drops of joy from our glass. In short we need to use this as a teaching event for all ages. This is especially true for the very young that cannot grasp the full meaning.
That is a sad way to keep them interested and sends them the message that the suffering of other people is hilarious. One hundred percent wrong.
this is made to keep the kids up and
interested in the sedder
For the tenth plague, you can make a mezuzah out of a cookie or a door out of a piece of chocolate and use melted red candy wafer to inscribe the shin on the mezuzah or to adorn the door with red to remember marking the doors to avoid the angel of death.
I’ve been so busy the past 5 weeks! First a new grandson, the Brit Milah and Purim…and then getting ready for Passover so there have been a number of emails that I’ve been saving to read. Sadly, tonight, the night before Passover begins, I’m finally reading some of the emails, this one included! What wonderful ideas! I don’t have time this year but it is already on my list for next year. My grandkids (the oldest is 5 and a half) will absolutely love this!!! Chag Sameach!
That seems appropriate!
Chocolate candies for the death of the first born. You want to celebrate the death of first born children. I can not believe this. I never allow this nonsense at my family’s seders and I don’t know why you do. The beautiful promise of Passover rings hollow if you are so devoid of humanity that you’re unable to recognize that killing human children isn’t a joke. What kind of shitty message is that to teach your own children?
I am completely shocked by this disgusting article. Really. You are talking about a part of the seder that is about the suffering of humans from plagues and you are turning it into candy. What is wrong with you? Are you completely lacking in morality? This is sickening.