Passover is not too far away . . . who has cool plans? There are all sorts of Kosher-for-Passover trips and accommodations available, from "VIP" programs at swanky resorts in Scottsdale, to Carribean cruises, or entire weeks stretching out on the beach in Florida and grazing on delicious kosher food. Since Passover 2013/ 5773 falls very close to Spring Break time, we're guessing that hotels and airlines will charge a premium for Passover vacations this year.
Here at Passover Bingo, the plan so far is to decompress after what will be a hectic first season selling the Passover Bingo games. We are still a few months out, and sales have already started trickling in through the internet, and we got the word out through a recent promotion. The prospects for increased sales are very exciting, and the fact that people are ordering multiple games to play at large seders and keep all seder participants fully engaged thrills us to no end!
Let us know your cool Passover plans, especially if the place you're going needs to stock up on games!
Random musings about all things Jewish and of course the latest news about our Passover Bingo game, which we designed to help people learn about and have more fun during Passover 2014 and beyond! Our cool Jewish board game keeps kids (and adults) engaged during the Passover Seder. Bright-colored cards match words in the Hagaddah. Makes a great hostess gift! Check out www.passoverbingo.com for more info.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
Why is this holiday different from all other holidays?
According to the National Jewish Population Surveyhttp://www.jewishfederations.org/page.aspx?id=33650, Passover is the most widely observed Jewish holiday. There are an estimated 5-7 million American Jews, and 77% of them have a Passover seder meal on the first and second nights of the holiday.
For comparison purposes, 72% of American Jews celebrate Chanukkah, and 46% belong to a synagogue. Why is Passover so widely observed? Do Jewish people like the idea of freedom? Do we really enjoy the dry unleavened bread? Or is it because Passover is the holiday where we became aware that we were G-d's Chosen People?
Passover cuts across the different levels of observance among Jewish people - more than 3/4 of all Jews in America will be sitting at a festively decorated table on the evenings of March 25 and 26 reading the story of Exodus from a Hagaddah booklet, and hopefully keeping kids engaged with the Passover Bingo game, which features words and images from the key elements of the story of Exodus on easy to follow Bingo boards.
For comparison purposes, 72% of American Jews celebrate Chanukkah, and 46% belong to a synagogue. Why is Passover so widely observed? Do Jewish people like the idea of freedom? Do we really enjoy the dry unleavened bread? Or is it because Passover is the holiday where we became aware that we were G-d's Chosen People?
Passover cuts across the different levels of observance among Jewish people - more than 3/4 of all Jews in America will be sitting at a festively decorated table on the evenings of March 25 and 26 reading the story of Exodus from a Hagaddah booklet, and hopefully keeping kids engaged with the Passover Bingo game, which features words and images from the key elements of the story of Exodus on easy to follow Bingo boards.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Educating the retailers
This week has been very exciting so far! I met with several local Denver bookstores and synagogue book shops. The synagogues knew right away what I was talking about when I mentioned the Passover Bingo game, no explanation needed. The large independently owned bookshop . . . well that was another story. First I had to pretty much stalk the buyer, who is crammed into an office in the basement with piles of products to review. No wonder he was too busy to return my calls! I presented him with the Passover Bingo game, and he wondered if it would be as popular as the Hanukkah gifts. I told him that no matter how you spell it, Chanukah is only made into a bigger deal of a holiday because it falls near Christmas, and that more Jews have Passover seders than celebrate any other Jewish holiday. With this fresh knowledge, he took another look at the game and ordered some for the stores! Yippee! Had a similar experience at a housewares chain, which will be written about in a future post. Meanwhile, only one day left in our Jewcer campaign, http://jewcer.com/project/passover-bingo-gameThe fulfillment team has been busy getting the games ready for shipment! I am very grateful to have a kind and responsive team supporting me.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Fun and games during Passover
Let's face it... we're all kids at heart! Why not act that way? Each year during the Passover holiday, we prepare a Seder, during which we read the story of Exodus from the Hagaddah and enjoy a delicious feast of special Passover foods. Today, it takes a lot to keep people's attention for more than 160 characters, especially the under 4 feet crowd. What to do? Why not make your Seder more fun by giving participants a game to play to bone up on Passover basics before the holiday, or even playing bingo while you read the Hagaddah?
During a Passover (Pesach) Seder, you can follow a Bingo game's traditional rules by placing a marker for specific words that are mentioned during the reading of the Hagaddah, or make your own creative variation. A word list and explanations are included in our version, so the bingo game can be played any time people get in the Pesach mood. Playing the Passover Bingo game, whether a homemade one or professionally designed one, adds an interactive element to your seder!
Of course, Passover Bingo is not the only game you can play during Passover, though it's one of the few that you can actually use to make the Seder more fun. There are lots of other free and creative ideas you can use to make the holiday more fun and interesting for kids. For instance, you could play a Passover version of "Jeopardy," having Passover-related words in mind and making kids formulate questions about them. You could have categories like "plagues," "numbers," and "people," by having questions such as:
• BLOOD -- What is the first plague?
• ELIJAH -- Who is the guest that mysteriously appears to drink wine?
• FOUR -- What is the number of cups of wine we drink at the Seder?
• FOUR -- What are the number of questions asked during the Seder?
• FOUR -- What is the number of sons?
• FROGS -- what is the second plague
• MATZAH -- What is made of dough that didn't have time to rise as our forefathers were rushed out of Egypt?
• WISE, WICKED, SIMPLE, UNKNOWING -- Who are the four sons?
• TEN -- What are the number of plagues?
These are just some of the ideas we have to make your Passover holiday more fun. Please contact us if you have others to share!
During a Passover (Pesach) Seder, you can follow a Bingo game's traditional rules by placing a marker for specific words that are mentioned during the reading of the Hagaddah, or make your own creative variation. A word list and explanations are included in our version, so the bingo game can be played any time people get in the Pesach mood. Playing the Passover Bingo game, whether a homemade one or professionally designed one, adds an interactive element to your seder!
Of course, Passover Bingo is not the only game you can play during Passover, though it's one of the few that you can actually use to make the Seder more fun. There are lots of other free and creative ideas you can use to make the holiday more fun and interesting for kids. For instance, you could play a Passover version of "Jeopardy," having Passover-related words in mind and making kids formulate questions about them. You could have categories like "plagues," "numbers," and "people," by having questions such as:
• BLOOD -- What is the first plague?
• ELIJAH -- Who is the guest that mysteriously appears to drink wine?
• FOUR -- What is the number of cups of wine we drink at the Seder?
• FOUR -- What are the number of questions asked during the Seder?
• FOUR -- What is the number of sons?
• FROGS -- what is the second plague
• MATZAH -- What is made of dough that didn't have time to rise as our forefathers were rushed out of Egypt?
• WISE, WICKED, SIMPLE, UNKNOWING -- Who are the four sons?
• TEN -- What are the number of plagues?
These are just some of the ideas we have to make your Passover holiday more fun. Please contact us if you have others to share!
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Publicity and Endorsements
We are so excited that the coolest Jewish mom blog site, Kveller, reviewed and loves our product! They have mentioned us on their Facebook and Twitter feeds, as have several other publications and blogs. If you haven't heard, we're currently running a promotion, through Friday January 11th, with Jewcer, whereby people will be able to get the game at a discounted price if enough people participate in the promotion (it's at http://jewcer.com/project/passover-bingo-game if you want to check it out).
Due to feedback that has been received, we've also recently revised the instruction sheet to include a call sheet with the words on the squares, together with explanations. This way, people can play the game to learn about the Passover holiday before or after the seder, and of course you can still play traditional Passover Bingo during the seder by listening for key words as the Haggadah is read and covering the squares appropriately.
More news coming soon!
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Due to feedback that has been received, we've also recently revised the instruction sheet to include a call sheet with the words on the squares, together with explanations. This way, people can play the game to learn about the Passover holiday before or after the seder, and of course you can still play traditional Passover Bingo during the seder by listening for key words as the Haggadah is read and covering the squares appropriately.
More news coming soon!
:)
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