Hello everyone! I hope you’re all having a happy Chanukkah! If you are looking for a fun, interesting game to either celebrate or learn more about Chanukkah traditions, look no further! Dreidel can be a fun activity with family and friends. 

Here’s how to play:

• Start all players with the same number of game pieces
• Have players put one game piece into the “pot” at the beginning of every turn (even if the turn is not their own)
• Spin the dreidel once during your turn, and make changes to the “pot” based on which Hebrew letter the dreidel lands on
• Play as many rounds as you can with your game pieces
• Play until there are no more bets and one player has the game pieces

What the symbols mean on the Dreidel:

(Left to right)

• “Shin” indicates that the player must put a game piece into the pot (translates to “put in”)
• “Hey” indicates that the player receives half of the pot (translates to “half”)
• “Gimel” indicates that the player receives all of the pot (translates to “everything”)
• “Nun” indicates that the player relieves none of the pot (translates to “nothing”)

The attached link is a paper dreidel craft with instructions, if you are interested in playing the game! (scholastic.com)