Mamilla, City Center
March 8; 11:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m.2. Purim Festivities at the Israel Museum On Thursday, March 8, children enjoy free admission to the Israel Museum, which offers a number of Purim-inspired creative activities such as tours in costume, performances by the Mystorin Theater Group with giant puppets, an art workshop and a surprise performance.Two anticipated highlights on both Thursday and Friday is a clown recycling workshop for ages three to nine and a zany Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at noon for ages 4-8, inspired by the exhibition The Wonderland Experience.(02) 670-8811
Ruppin Boulevard, Givat Ram
March 8 and March 9; 10:00 a.m. till 2:30 p.m.
The All-in-One Clown Recycling Workshop: NIS 15
The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party: NIS 203. The Scrolls of Esther at the Bible Lands MuseumFamilies into history, art and archaeology can make a day trip out of the Bible Lands Museum this Purim. The Museum houses a magnificent collection of ancient Persian art and archaeology, as well as a new collection of beautiful illuminated scrolls of the Book of Esther by artist Avner Moriah.Each of the three scrolls are detailed and decorated with gold, are approximately six meters in length and took about 600 hours of work to create. There a number of fun, interactive activities at the museum for children, however they will be most appreciated by those who understand Hebrew.(02) 561-1066
25 Granot St., Museum Row, Givat Ram
March 4 till April 304. Ben Yehuda StreetEvery year on Purim day, pedestrianized Ben Yehuda Street in town is transformed with people of all ages dressed in an array of costumes. A number of activities are on offer on Ben Yehuda and surrounding streets including Zumba dancing at Zion Square at noon. All activities are free and open to all, but don’t forget to dress up.Ben Yehuda Street, City Center
March 9
5. Bubble Magic at the Bloomfield Science MuseumAcclaimed international bubble artist, Tom Noddy will be performing at the Science Museum over Purim, and will wow the whole family with his ability to blow bubbles of all shapes and sizes. There will be a number of Purim activities as well as bubble-related, interactive activities available for kids such as a look at the science behind bubbles, a free-play area, the chance to build bubble molds and even an experiment to see how many children can fit in a bubble. It’s recommended to phone beforehand to check on times.(02) 654-4888
Ruppin Street, Givat Ram
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