The ten Plagues - A Pesach decoration

One of the most dramatic moments of the Passover seder comes with the recitation of the 10 plagues that, the Bible says, God brought on the Egyptians to persuade Pharaoh to free the Israelites from slavery. As we recite each plague, we spill a drop of wine in recognition, according to many interpretations, that the process of our liberation caused suffering to the Egyptian people.

The ten jars of the ten plagues

The Plagues

1. Blood
2. Frogs
3. Lice
4. Flies
5. Pestilence
6. Boils
7. Hail
8. Locusts
9. Darkness
10. Killing of the firstborn

A Passover Haggadah- di Elie Wiesel , Mark Podwal

Ten Plagues Passover Centerpiece 2

G.d has promised Moshè that he would demonstrate his power to convince Pharaoh; but at the same time, he would be convincing the Hebrews to follow his path. First, G.d would "harden the heart" of the Pharaoh, making him adamantly against the Hebrews' leaving. Then he would produce a series of plagues whose escalating severity culminated with the death of every firstborn Egyptian male.

Ten Plagues Passover Centerpiece Kit
Ten Plagues in a jar

I want to show you quickly the Passover Centerpiece for your table. 
It will be a long night tonight and a most important part of tonight is to engage the children. That’s why we do all those different things during the Seder. The entire Seder is framed around this concept of engaging and answering to the children, so as to teach them the story of our nation’s Exodus from Egypt (and it’s significance in our lives today!).
In the spirit of engaging the children and getting them excited about the Seder, we created this fun Passover centerpiece kit. 
You can recreate the same thing on your table. We used whatever vases we had and filled them up with “plagues”.

The Plagues
Blood
Frogs
Lice
Flies
Pestilence
Boils
Hail
Locusts
Darkness
Death of the firstborn

We hunted our local stores and Amazon for supplies. But, really overall, your creativity in doing this isthe best part.
Farm animals
Wild animals
Insects
Frogs

Kids friendly Passover centerpiece kit

The Seder plate is the focal point of the proceedings on the first (two) night(s) of Passover. Whether it is an ornate silver dish or a humble napkin, it bears the ceremonial foods around which the Seder is based: matzah, the zeroa (shankbone), egg, bitter herbs, charoset paste and karpas vegetable.

Kids friendly Passover centerpiece kit

Wooden Seder Styled Plagues and Matzot Decorative Holder

Handmade wooden table with Seder cerimonial foods, decorative matzot jewish signs and the ten plagues.

Though many Passover hosts and hostesses feel enslaved by intense holiday preparations, here's how you can create a nice and kids friendly Passover centerpieces with ease.
When the Passover table is crammed with wine bottles, glasses, seder plates and boxes of matzo, finding the right centerpiece can be tricky.If you want to add flowers think about using topiaries because they provide height without obstructing the view, they do not die so you can start with white roses in the arrangement for the seders and switch to lemons or strawberries for the end of the holiday.
For large tables, scattering clusters of flowers in bud vases add color without the bulkiness (or expense!) of a formal arrangement.
Opt for vibrant colored tablecloths with patterned textures and choose simple flowers within variations of two colors that contrast with the tablecloth. As long as the flowers are in the color scheme, inexpensive ones will do the trick.

Look for some disposable plastic plates Passover Seder dishes, ideal for children for Passover if you're in a hurry and want to decor your table on a budget.






 

10 plagues placeholders for Pesach Seder

The 10 Plagues Passover mobile and wine markes

Pharaoh still refuses to let the Jews go. Moshè warns him that G‑d will smite Egypt. Pharaoh remains impervious. G‑d begins to send a series of plagues upon the Egyptians.
1) Aaron strikes the Nile, the waters turn to blood;
2) Swarms of frogs overrun the land;
3) Lice infest all men and beasts. Still, Pharaoh remains stubborn;
4) Hordes of wild animals invade the cities,
5) a pestilence kills the domestic animals,
6) painful boils afflict the Egyptians.
7) Fire and ice combine to descend from the skies as a devastating hail
8) a swarm of locusts devours all the crops and greenery;
9) a thick, palpable darkness envelops the land.
10) all the firstborn of Egypt are killed at the stroke of midnight of the 15th of the month of Nissan.

Makkot - 10 plagues mobile

10 plagues wine markers

Each wine glass marker depicts one of the Ten Plagues recited during the Passover Seder. Each guest may have his or her own glass adorned in a unique and unusual way. Will they be boils or wild beasts, frogs or hail? These wine markers will be the talk of the table. They also make the perfect Seder hostess gift! 

The ten plagues memory game

From an idea seen at Felt so Cute we made a Ten Plagues memory game appropriate for young children to use as we called out each plague’s name in the service than drops of wine; and they were toys they could entertain themselves with as the service carried on. 
You need:
A piece of black felk to represent Darkness
Cow and ass figurines to represent Cattle DiseaseS
Styrofoam balls a little painted orange/red to represent Hail
Crawly bugs or flies to represent Lice
Laminated image to represent a body with Boils
Plastic babies to represent The Slaying of the Firstborn
Plastic figurine locust  to represent Locusts
Flat, red plastic marbles to represent Blood
Plastic figurine frogs to represent Frogs
A toy lion to represent Wild Beasts.
A green paper with the numbers of the ten plagues and...have fun!