This afternoon we popped into the Jewish Historical Museum. Just intending our visit to be a short one to check out what was there for a future visit ... and as we all know, there are times when good intentions can sometimes go astray. Our 'short' visit lasted about 3 hours. As part of the museum there is a childrens museum that has brilliant hands-on experiences for the children, from cooking our own challah (kosher bread), to seeing video-presentations of how a Jewish family in the Netherlands would practise the sabbath, to playing musical instruments. Next time we visit I hope to sign us up for some of the workshops as they sound like a lot of fun too! We also enjoyed some kosher almond buttercake from the cafe YUMMY! Towards the end of our visit we walked around the Great Synagogue checking out and admiring the many beautiful items on display. So this museum will dovetail in nicely with our Old Testement unit study!