3 yr olds and Purim

Posted: Wed, Mar 19 2008, 8:37 pm Post subject: 3 yr olds and Purim

My three yr old daughter came home today with a Haman hanging from a tree... this poor haman actually had a string around his neck!!! I can't help but wonder if this can damage my kid emotionally.
Then again, the story of Purim should be told!

Platinum Member Joined: Jul 27 2007 Posts: 14736

That is so far over the line! When our son was three they told the story at school, but at the end said that Haman and his family were run out of town and never seen again. Okay, it's not exactly the story, but it accurate, in a way, and the school felt that it was all that the children could handle. When they got a bit older they heard the more accurate version.

Why would a three year old need to see such a gruesome thing, not to mention to get a gruesome toy to keep? Horrible! If that had been me at that age, I would have had nightmares for a decade.

Platinum Member Joined: May 16 2005 Posts: 6262

I dont think thats an appropriate project at all!

Posted: Wed, Mar 19 2008, 9:43 pm Post subject: re: 3 yr olds and Purim

This haman totally freaks me out! It's sitting on my dinette table waiting for husband to give his 2 cents to all of this. Thanks for replying and I'm happy I'm not the only one who thinks this is totally inappropriate although my daughter just casually said that they killed him and vashti.
I doubt she understands what "killing" means.

Here's another question: When can I tell her about little red riding hood??

Executive Member Joined: Jun 24 2007 Posts: 394

When telling my 3 year old about Purim, I explained that Haman was mean to the Jews... and left it at that, she is WAY too young to understand the idea of killing, death etc...

If my daughter came home with such a project, oh boy would the school hear it from me... I would be furious!!

Posted: Wed, Mar 19 2008, 10:22 pm Post subject: re: 3 yr olds and Purim

And what do you say to this? My 3 year old daughter played "pin the tail on vashti" yesterday at school!!! She was really traumatized about a woman growing pimples and a tail. She cannot understand it. And she and my 2 year old son both learnt that vashti and haman were killed. I also thought it was scary to teach this to such young children.