HOW TO USE THIS HAGGADAH<br > This is a parlicipalory Seder fi0r use with small children al a family Seder，<br > or in religious or secular school setting. You will find your 9 puppets to cut<br > out inside the back cover of this hook. 1 have designed this book with<br > preparation sleps and aelivitles with the purpnse of bj-inging the ancient<br > and thri ng story of the Exodus lo life for the smallesl children and their<br > families. There are a few preparations beyond the preparation of the<br > ceremonial foods and the meal because I want to involve the young chikl in<br > preparations and at the Seder.<br > PREPARATION OF THE PUPPETS<br > 1. Finish the puppets on pages I I4A-I.<br > ~ Take the puppels out of the book ahmg the perb3rations. (Adult help<br > needed.)<br >~ Color the puppets with pencils， crayons， or markers. Add ribbons or<br > glitter or sequins. This part of the preparation is where much learning can<br > take place. My son and 1 had long discussions about which puppets were<br > Moses mother， sister， brother， etc. We discussed what kind of clothes<br > they should wear because of the climate， age of the person， position in<br > the community， wealth， etc.<br >~ Cut out along the dotted lines.<br >~ To make finger puppets (your second and third fingers do the walking):<br > tape a rubber band so that it is parallel to and 1" fi om the bottom of the<br > puppet. Insert your finger， so the fingers tips are feet.<br > or<br >~ To make rod puppets: Tape the puppet to a stick (like a straw， chopstick，<br > or pencil) or a spoon.<br > 2. Read the story ahead of time to very young children. I urge you to<br > read this script to your children several times before the actual Seder.<br > Unlike adults， children enjoy the repetition -- it umkes the story their<br > friend and they love to make sure it goes as they thought. In the same<br > vein， leave the children s Haggadah on the bookshelf with the rest of your<br > child s books for use any time during the year -- remember the book is a<br > friend.<br > 3. Teach the songs in the month ahead. They aren t hard to learn and<br >they tell the story of the holiday. Even non-readers will be able to<br >participate in the Seder by singing.<br >PREPARATION OF THE CEREMONIAL FOODS FOR THE SEDER<br >These are the traditional ceremonial foods in a Seder. You may choose to<br >prepare these a day or two ahead so that you have only the preparation of<br >the meal for the day of the Seder. You will need a large ceremonial Seder<br >plate to display one each of: roasted lamb bone， egg， bitter herbs，<br >charoset， greens， and salt water.<br >