Suggest that families watch the Happiness Movie (http://babaganewz.com/video/happiness-movie) to get in the Purim spirit.
Families can prepare for Megillah reading by reviewing the Purim story through a variety of fun (and funny) retellings of the Purim story. They include “The Rat in the Hat” (http://babaganewz.com/articles/the-rat-in-the-hat, a parody of Dr. Seuss), “Hogwarts Graduates Overtake Shushan” (http://babaganewz.com/articles/hogwarts-graduates-overtake-shushan, a parody of “Harry Potter”), and “Shushan Online” (http://babaganewz.com/funblog/shushan-online, the Purim story told through emails).
One of the four mitzvot of Purim day is matanot la’evyonim, gifts to the poor. Make this mitzvah the focus of a family education event using this article and lesson plan: http://babaganewz.com/articles/the-secret-of-giving.
Families can find great ideas for assembling movie-themed mishloah manot baskets at http://babaganewz.com/articles/mishloah-manot-movie-mania. The ideas include a list of all items to include in the mishloah manot, making it simple to put the baskets together and deliver to friends.
Encourage families to introduce a new tradition to their Purim celebrations: grammen. Find a grammen how-to at http://babaganewz.com/activities/how-to-write-purim-grammen.
And what would Purim be without hamantaschen? Families can try this recipe at home: http://babaganewz.com/activities/hamantaschen-recipe. They may also enjoy Iraqi Hamantashcen (http://babaganewz.com/sites/default/files/lessons/pdf/75quickrecipe_0.pdf) for a change of pace.
Find more Purim resources at http://babaganewz.com/holidays/purim.
