Hanukkah comes early this year, kicking of the Festival of Lights on December 8th (or the 25th of Kislev if you want to be technical about it). Which means for some gifts, you need to start getting ready now already (eek!). For parents that means planning, shopping and wrapping ahead of all the regular holiday madness.

There is an additional challenge though. With an early calendar date it can be hard to get the kids as excited when their holiday doesn’t line up with that of all of their friends. To solve that, take a peek at the Hanukkah crafts from our friends at KiwiCo, which change each years. Right now there’s a lovely Light-Up Menorah DIY Craft Kit to help kids build STEAM skills while making something that will look fantastic on the Hanukkah table.