Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel

I had a little dreidel,

I made it out of clay,

And when it's dry and ready,

Oh, dreidel, I shall play!

In our house, tops are are some of the most-played-with toys...

This top makes chugging noises as the tiny train goes round & round the track (and even the tiny gate goes up and down...) It's one of the prizes in our collection!

Here are some tiny tops we made ourselves.

When Hanukkah rolls around, our collection of dreidels comes out of storage to join our usual collection of tops.  And, we don't limit ourselves to traditional dreidels -- the ones with flashing lights are favorites around here!

This is one of our most outrageous...  As it spins around, lights flash and it emits space-blaster noises... No wonder the little sticker on the "launcher" declares this to be a "Techno Draydel!"

 

While the flashing, singing dreidels are fun, you cannot play a proper game of dreidel with them.  To play the game, we use these beautiful, olive-wood dreidels from Israel.  The rules for playing the game of dreidel can be found here.

May your holiday season be filled with light, love and laughter...