Join us on Tuesday morning with your little ones (Ages 0-3yrs) at Baby Cafe! Connect over coffee and form lasting friendships while your child explores and enjoys an enriching Jewish play experience. Each session features music and movement, sensory play, and a creative take home craft, all with a joyful Jewish twist! This sessions meets...

Chicago Jewish Day School Storyteller-in-Residence and early childhood educator, Maxine Segal Handelman, leads this engaging intergenerational experience that brings Jewish stories and classic books to life with playful drama, art experiences, music and movement. Children and adults will find new friends through activities that invite them to play together. Adults will also experience sacred time...

Spend the morning with your 0-2-year-old as our littlest Broadway fans are introduced to show tunes, characters and stories while Broadway musicals are brought to life by Stages Performing Arts. Each class incorporates activities that are designed to support your little one’s physical, cognitive, social-emotional and language development. An age-appropriate story will be included to...

Come sing with me, mishpachati! There is something special about making music together! Join us for a joyful, interactive class where young children and their grown-ups will sing favorite songs, discover new ones, move, dance, play, and make music b’yachad, together. Music gives young children a powerful way to learn, communicate, and connect with the...

Join us to roll up your sleeves and get a little messy! Bim Bam Baby Baking is a twist of challah baking and Shabbat fun all rolled into one. Enjoy hands-on, developmentally appropriate challah making activities with your little one while connecting with other families. We will have a blast mixing, kneading and shaping dough...

CJDS is thrilled to partner with with jBaby Chicago for LEAP into Shabbat! LEAP (Learn Experience Appreciate and Play) into Shabbat is CJDS's tot Shabbat program where children ages 0-3 and their parents have an opportunity to learn about and celebrate Shabbat. Each week your child will experience different activities and songs related to Shabbat!...

Join us at Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School for the opportunity to meet other parents/caregivers in the community. Sing, dance, play, and enjoy Shabbat traditions and songs with your child. This class is best for kids ages 6-24 months, but babies are welcome. This session meets Fridays January 15, 22, 29, February 5, &...

Kehillah Junior is a joyful introduction to Shabbat for young children ages 2.5 and under and their families. Each week, our song leader will lead the group in lively Shabbat music, where children can sing, dance, and wiggle to their heart’s content. The class combines structured activities like snack time, circle time, and art with...