Hanukkah begins at sundown on Saturday, time to get festive.



Curious toddlers will love Kid Kraft’s Hanukkah Set featuring a wooden menorah, dreidel, coins, potato pancakes, spatula and pan. “Fry” up some latkes, light the morah and play dreidel for gelt then store it all in the included canvas bag. $26.99 at toysrus.com.



Count candles, jelly donuts, dreidels, latkes and more in Emily Sper’s vibrant, upbeat Hanukkah: A Counting Book. Kids will love the engaging images, parents will love sharing traditions and learning along the way. $5.99 at booksandbooks.com.






Bring a little family competition to the holiday with the Staccabees dreidel game. Each player begins with a set of brightly colored wooden cubes, which he stacks in the pot depending on his dreidel spin. Place the final cube on top of the “pot” and you win. Best for older kids who won’t be tempted to gnaw on the brightly colored cubes. $19.95 at stacabees.com.