Rosh Hashanah Printable Ideas for Children - A Comprehensive List

For children, Rosh Hashanah printables can make the holiday interactive, educational, creative, and spiritually meaningful while helping children understand the traditions, symbols, prayers, and themes of the Jewish New Year.

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1. Rosh Hashanah Coloring Pages

Create a collection of age-appropriate coloring pages featuring:

Shofar
Apples and honey
Honey jar
Pomegranates
Dates
Round challah
Fish
Crown
Hebrew letters
Star of David
Torah scroll
Synagogue
Family celebrating Rosh Hashanah
Shofar blower
Table set for Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah greeting
"Shanah Tovah"
"L'Shanah Tovah"
"Happy New Year"
A family dipping apples into honey
A child holding a shofar
A Rosh Hashanah dinner
A symbolic Rosh Hashanah plate

For younger children, use large, simple illustrations. Older children can have more intricate designs.

🍎 2. Apples and Honey Printables

Because apples and honey are among the most recognizable Rosh Hashanah traditions, children can have an entire printable activity set around them.

Ideas include:

Apple Coloring Sheet

Children color different varieties of apples.

Honey Jar Craft

A printable honey jar that children decorate with:

Their name
Hebrew letters
Bees
Flowers
"Shanah Tovah"

"Sweet New Year" Worksheet

Children complete:

"I hope this year will be sweet because..."

Sweetness Gratitude Page

Children write or draw things they are thankful for.

Apple-and-Honey Matching Game

Match:

Apple → sweetness
Honey → sweetness
Shofar → awakening
Pomegranate → mitzvot
Challah → blessing
Crown → God's kingship

📯 3. Shofar Printables

A shofar is an excellent subject for children's educational activities.

Create:

Shofar coloring page
Shofar tracing worksheet
Shofar drawing worksheet
"Design Your Own Shofar" page
Shofar cut-and-paste craft
Shofar word-search puzzle
Shofar crossword
Shofar maze
Shofar counting activity
Shofar matching activity
"What Does the Shofar Remind Me To Do?" worksheet

Shofar Reflection Page

Children could complete sentences such as:

"When I hear the shofar, I think about..."
"This year I want to..."
"One thing I want to change is..."
"One good deed I want to practice is..."

🕊️ 4. Teshuvah Printables

Rosh Hashanah provides an opportunity to introduce children to the concept of teshuvah—returning to God and turning back toward what is right.

Create a child-friendly:

Teshuvah Worksheet

Sections could include:

Something I did that I wish I had handled differently:

Someone I need to apologize to:

Something I can do differently next time:

A good choice I want to make this year:

A person I want to treat more kindly:

This should be presented gently rather than as a guilt-producing exercise.

❤️ 5. "I'm Sorry" / Apology Cards

Children can create printable cards for people they have hurt or disappointed.

Cards could say:

"I'm sorry."

"Please forgive me."

"I want to make things right."

"I hope we can begin again."

Provide space for children to write or draw their own message.

🌱 6. New Year Goals Worksheets

Create a "My Rosh Hashanah Goals" printable.

Categories might include:

My Spiritual Goal

"This year I want to..."

My Family Goal

"I want to..."

My Friendship Goal

"I want to..."

My Kindness Goal

"I will..."

My Learning Goal

"I want to learn..."

My Mitzvah Goal

"I want to practice..."

My Personal Goal

"I want to become better at..."

⭐ 7. Mitzvah Challenge Cards

Create a deck of printable cards with simple mitzvah and kindness challenges.

Examples:

Help clean the house.
Give someone a compliment.
Help a sibling.
Visit someone who is lonely.
Give tzedakah.
Share something.
Write someone an encouraging note.
Help prepare the holiday meal.
Thank your parents.
Pick up something someone dropped.
Pray for someone.
Read a Psalm.
Help an elderly person.
Forgive someone.
Do something kind without being asked.

Children can draw one card each day.

📖 8. Rosh Hashanah Prayer Printables

Create child-friendly prayer sheets containing selected prayers and blessings.

Possible printables include:

Kiddush
HaMotzi
Blessing over the apple
Blessing over honey
Shehecheyanu
Short prayers for the New Year
Child-friendly prayers
Psalm selections
Hebrew prayer tracing sheets
Hebrew + transliteration + English worksheets

For Messianic Jewish families, an additional section could connect the themes of repentance, renewal, God's kingship, and Messiah-centered hope with Scripture.

🔤 9. Hebrew Rosh Hashanah Worksheets

Children can practice Hebrew vocabulary related to the holiday.

Words could include:

שנה — Shanah
ראש — Rosh
תפוח — Tapuach
דבש — D'vash
שופר — Shofar
רימון — Rimon
ברכה — Berachah
שלום — Shalom
תשובה — Teshuvah
מלך — Melech

Activities can include:

Trace the Hebrew word.
Match Hebrew to English.
Circle the correct word.
Fill in missing letters.
Unscramble Hebrew letters.
Write the word independently.

👑 10. "God Is King" Printables

Rosh Hashanah has a strong theme of God's kingship.

Children can explore this concept through:

Crown coloring pages
"God Is King" poster
Crown decorating activity
"What Makes a Good King?" worksheet
Scripture reflection page
God's attributes worksheet
"Ways I Can Honor My King" worksheet

A printable crown could contain prompts such as:

"One way I can honor God is..."

"One thing I am thankful to God for is..."

📜 11. Scripture Memory Cards

Create small cards featuring Scripture passages appropriate for children.

Themes can include:

God's faithfulness
God's mercy
Repentance
Forgiveness
New beginnings
God's kingship
Trust
Obedience
Love
Kindness
Hope

Cards can be printed, cut apart, laminated, and placed on a key ring.

🍎 12. Rosh Hashanah Vocabulary Cards

Create illustrated flashcards for:

Shofar
Apple
Honey
Pomegranate
Challah
Prayer
Teshuvah
Tzedakah
Blessing
Synagogue
Torah
Family
New Year
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Tov

Each card could contain:

Hebrew word
Transliteration
English meaning
Simple child-friendly explanation
Picture

🧩 13. Rosh Hashanah Matching Games

Create cards children can match.

Symbol → Meaning

Apple → Sweetness
Honey → Sweetness
Shofar → Awakening
Pomegranate → Many mitzvot
Round challah → Cycle/year
Crown → Kingship

Hebrew → English

Children match Hebrew vocabulary cards to English cards.

Picture → Word

Children match holiday images with their names.

🔎 14. Rosh Hashanah Word Searches

Possible word banks:

ROSH
HASHANAH
SHANAH
TOVAH
SHOFAR
APPLE
HONEY
TORAH
PRAYER
FAMILY
MITZVAH
TESHUVAH
FORGIVENESS
BLESSING
KINDNESS
POMEGRANATE
CHALLAH

Create different difficulty levels for preschool, elementary, and older children.

✏️ 15. Crossword Puzzles

Create holiday-themed crossword puzzles using clues such as:

"An instrument blown during Rosh Hashanah."

"A sweet food often eaten with apples."

"The Hebrew word associated with repentance and returning."

"A fruit traditionally associated with Rosh Hashanah."

🌀 16. Rosh Hashanah Mazes

Children can navigate:

A bee to a honey jar
An apple to the honey
A child to the synagogue
A shofar to the holiday table
A family to their Rosh Hashanah celebration

Each maze can contain hidden Hebrew letters or holiday vocabulary along the path.

🔢 17. Rosh Hashanah Counting Worksheets

Especially useful for preschool and kindergarten.

Activities could include counting:

Apples
Honey jars
Pomegranates
Shofars
Stars
Candles
Challah slices

Children can:

Count
Circle numbers
Trace numbers
Add objects
Compare quantities
Complete simple equations

✂️ 18. Cut-and-Paste Activities

Create printable pieces children can cut out and assemble.

Examples:

Build a Rosh Hashanah Table

Children cut out:

Challah
Apples
Honey
Candles
Kiddush cup
Plate
Napkins
Pomegranate

Build a Shofar

Cut out several pieces and assemble them.

Rosh Hashanah Scene

Children create their own holiday scene using printable characters and objects.

🎨 19. Rosh Hashanah Craft Templates

Printable templates could include:

Apple
Honey jar
Bee
Shofar
Pomegranate
Crown
Challah
Star
Greeting banner
Table centerpiece
Place cards

👑 20. Rosh Hashanah Crown

Create printable crowns children can decorate.

Possible wording:

SHANAH TOVAH!

HONOR THE KING

A SWEET NEW YEAR

Children can add:

Apples
Shofars
Hebrew letters
Stars
Pomegranates
Their names

🐝 21. Bee and Honey Activities

Create a bee-themed activity collection.

Bee Coloring Page

"Help the Bee Find the Honey" Maze

Honey Counting

Honey Pot Matching

Bee Letter Recognition

"Sweet Words" Activity

Children write kind and encouraging words inside honeycomb shapes.

For example:

Love
Kindness
Joy
Peace
Patience
Forgiveness
Friendship

🍇 22. Pomegranate Printables

Pomegranates provide excellent opportunities for crafts and lessons.

Create:

Pomegranate coloring page
Pomegranate cut-and-paste craft
Count-the-seeds worksheet
Pomegranate tracing page
Pomegranate writing prompt
"Many Seeds, Many Blessings" page
Pomegranate gratitude activity

🍞 23. Round Challah Printables

Children can learn about the round challah traditionally associated with Rosh Hashanah.

Create:

Round challah coloring page
Challah tracing worksheet
Design-your-own-challah activity
Challah counting page
Challah matching game
"Why Is the Challah Round?" discussion sheet

🎲 24. Rosh Hashanah Board Games

Create printable board games that children can play with family.

Possible spaces:

🍎 Eat an apple — move forward 2 spaces.

📯 Hear the shofar — move forward 1 space.

❤️ Do a mitzvah — move forward 3 spaces.

😔 Forgot to apologize — go back 1 space.

🍯 Choose kindness — move forward 2 spaces.

🎉 Shanah Tovah! — take another turn.

🎯 25. Rosh Hashanah Bingo

Create bingo cards featuring:

Apple
Honey
Shofar
Pomegranate
Challah
Crown
Prayer
Torah
Synagogue
Family
Tzedakah
Kindness
Blessing
Star
Bee

Use pictures for younger children and words for older children.

🎡 26. Rosh Hashanah Activity Wheel

Create a printable spinning wheel with activities such as:

Say a prayer.
Name something you're thankful for.
Give someone a compliment.
Name a mitzvah.
Share something you hope for this year.
Recite a memory verse.
Sing a holiday song.
Tell someone you love them.
Name one thing you want to improve.
Do an act of kindness.

📔 27. Children's Rosh Hashanah Mini Book

Create a printable booklet called:

"My Rosh Hashanah Book"

Pages could include:

Rosh Hashanah means...
The shofar reminds me...
Apples and honey remind me...
Something I'm thankful for...
Someone I want to bless...
Something I want to change...
A mitzvah I want to practice...
My prayer for the new year...
My hope for my family...
My hope for the world...
My favorite Rosh Hashanah tradition...
Shanah Tovah!

📅 28. Ten Days of Awe Activity Calendar

Create a child-friendly calendar covering the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Each day could have:

A kindness challenge
A reflection question
A prayer
A Scripture
A family discussion
A mitzvah
A forgiveness activity

This helps children understand that Rosh Hashanah is part of a larger spiritual season.

❤️ 29. Forgiveness Worksheets

Children can explore forgiveness through gentle prompts.

Someone I need to forgive:

Something I need to ask forgiveness for:

Something I can make right:

A kind thing I can do:

What I hope God teaches me this year:

🙏 30. Children's Prayer Journal

Create a dedicated Rosh Hashanah prayer journal.

Daily prompts could include:

Today I thank God for...
Today I want to ask God for...
Today I want to pray for...
Someone who needs prayer is...
Something I need God's help with is...
Something beautiful I noticed today was...
One way I saw God's goodness was...

🌎 31. "Pray for the World" Printable

Children can pray for:

Their family
Friends
Their community
Israel
The Jewish people
People experiencing war
People who are hungry
People who are lonely
Leaders
The vulnerable
Creation
Peace

Provide spaces for children to draw or write their prayers.

💕 32. Family Blessing Cards

Create cards children can give to:

Parents
Grandparents
Siblings
Friends
Teachers
Congregational leaders
Neighbors

Possible wording:

"May you have a sweet and blessed new year."

"May God fill your year with peace, joy, wisdom, and love."

🏠 33. Rosh Hashanah Home Decoration Printables

Families can print and decorate their homes with:

Shanah Tovah banners
Apple garlands
Honey jar decorations
Shofar signs
Hebrew alphabet banners
Scripture posters
Blessing signs
Table signs
Door decorations
Children's artwork frames

🍽️ 34. Rosh Hashanah Table Printables

Children can participate in preparing the holiday table with:

Printable place cards
Napkin rings
Food labels
Table signs
"Shanah Tovah" centerpiece
Apple-shaped name cards
Honey-jar name cards
Conversation cards

💬 35. Rosh Hashanah Family Conversation Cards

Create cards for everyone at the table.

Questions could include:

What are you thankful for?
What was something wonderful about the past year?
What was difficult?
What did you learn?
What would you like to do differently?
Who helped you this year?
Who could use your kindness?
What are you hoping for?
What are you praying about?
What does forgiveness mean to you?
What does it mean to start again?

🎁 36. Rosh Hashanah Coupon Book

Children can make a "Kindness Coupon Book."

Coupons might say:

"I will help clean."
"One free hug."
"I will help my sibling."
"I will make you a snack."
"I will do one chore."
"I will give you a compliment."
"I will spend time with you."

🧠 37. Rosh Hashanah Trivia Sheets

Create age-specific quizzes.

Questions could cover:

What does Rosh Hashanah mean?
What is a shofar?
What foods are traditionally eaten?
What does teshuvah mean?
What is the Hebrew word for honey?
Why do people eat apples and honey?
What is Shanah Tovah?
What is the connection between Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish New Year?

🕵️ 38. Rosh Hashanah Scavenger Hunt

Create a printable indoor or outdoor scavenger hunt.

Children search for:

Something round
Something sweet
Something red
Something golden
Something that makes a sound
Something representing new beginnings
Something they are thankful for
Something they can share
Something they can use to help someone

🧩 39. Rosh Hashanah Puzzle Pack

Include:

Word searches
Crosswords
Mazes
Hidden pictures
Spot-the-difference
Matching
Unscrambling
Picture puzzles
Secret codes
Riddles
Number puzzles

🔐 40. Rosh Hashanah Secret Code

Create a Hebrew-themed secret message activity.

Children decode messages such as:

SHANAH TOVAH

GOD IS FAITHFUL

CHOOSE KINDNESS

LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR

MAKE THIS YEAR A YEAR OF GOODNESS

📚 41. Rosh Hashanah Reading Comprehension

Write short stories about children celebrating Rosh Hashanah and provide questions.

For example:

Sarah helped her family prepare apples and honey. Before dinner, she thought about one thing she wanted to change during the coming year...

Questions could ask:

What was Sarah preparing?
What did she think about?
What does Rosh Hashanah encourage us to consider?
What would you like to change?

🧒 42. Preschool Rosh Hashanah Pack

A dedicated preschool pack could contain:

Coloring pages
Tracing
Counting apples
Matching pictures
Shape recognition
Letter recognition
Simple mazes
Cut-and-paste
Apple crafts
Honey crafts
Shofar activities
Simple blessings
Fingerprint crafts

✏️ 43. Elementary Rosh Hashanah Pack

For elementary-age children:

Vocabulary
Scripture activities
Word searches
Crosswords
Writing prompts
Teshuvah worksheets
Prayer journal
Hebrew practice
Trivia
Crafts
Family discussion cards
Mitzvah challenges

📖 44. Older Children's / Preteen Rosh Hashanah Study

Older children can explore deeper concepts through:

Teshuvah study
God's kingship
Judgment and mercy
Forgiveness
Personal responsibility
The meaning of the shofar
Jewish New Year traditions
Biblical foundations
Messianic perspectives
Scripture study
Personal spiritual inventory

✡️ 45. Messianic Jewish Rosh Hashanah Printables

For a Messianic Jewish family, a specialized set could connect traditional Rosh Hashanah themes with faith in Messiah.

Possible worksheets:

"What Does the Shofar Remind Me Of?"

"Teshuvah and Returning to God"

"God Is King"

"Messiah and the Coming Kingdom"

"Grace, Mercy, and Repentance"

"How Can I Follow Yeshua More Faithfully This Year?"

"My Prayer for Israel"

"My Prayer for the Jewish People"

"My New Year Spiritual Goals"

These can encourage children to explore Jewish tradition and Scripture together without making the holiday merely a secular "New Year's resolution" exercise.

📯 46. Shofar Listening Chart

Children can keep track of shofar sounds they hear during the celebration.

A printable could have columns for:

Shofar Sound	Heard It?	What Did It Make Me Think About?
Tekiah	☐	__________
Shevarim	☐	__________
Teruah	☐	__________
Tekiah Gedolah	☐	__________

🍯 47. "Make This Year Sweet" Challenge

Create a 30-day kindness calendar.

Each day gives children a simple action:

Day 1: Say thank you.
Day 2: Help someone.
Day 3: Share.
Day 4: Pray for someone.
Day 5: Give tzedakah.
Day 6: Encourage a friend.
Day 7: Help at home.

Continue with additional kindness challenges.

🌟 48. Rosh Hashanah Gratitude Tree

Create a large printable tree.

Children cut out apple-shaped leaves and write:

Something they are thankful for
Someone they love
A blessing they received
Something beautiful God created
Something they learned

The apples are then attached to the tree.

🍎 49. "My Year in Review" Printable

Before looking forward, children can look back.

Sections:

Something I learned:
Something difficult I overcame:
Something I'm proud of:
Someone who helped me:
A wonderful memory:
Something I want to leave behind:
Something I want to carry into the new year:

🌅 50. "My New Beginning" Worksheet

A beautiful printable centered around the idea of beginning again.

Prompts:

"One thing I want to start..."

"One thing I want to stop..."

"One thing I want to continue..."

"One person I want to encourage..."

"One mitzvah I want to practice..."

"One prayer I want to pray..."

"One way I want to grow..."

💌 51. Shanah Tovah Greeting Card Templates

Children can create their own cards.

Templates could include:

Traditional designs
Apples and honey
Shofar
Pomegranate
Hebrew lettering
Watercolor designs
Cartoon designs
Nature themes
Messianic Scripture themes

📜 52. Rosh Hashanah Certificate

At the end of the children's celebration, give each child a certificate such as:

"Rosh Hashanah Family Celebration Certificate"

"I Completed My Rosh Hashanah Kindness Challenge!"

"Shanah Tovah Achievement Award"

🎒 53. Complete Rosh Hashanah Children's Printable Binder

All of the above could ultimately be organized into a reusable Rosh Hashanah Children's Activity Binder.

A comprehensive binder could contain:

Section 1 — Learn

What is Rosh Hashanah?
Vocabulary
Holiday symbols
Scripture

Section 2 — Pray

Blessings
Prayer pages
Prayer journal
Prayer cards

Section 3 — Reflect

Year in review
Teshuvah
Forgiveness
Goals

Section 4 — Create

Coloring pages
Crafts
Crowns
Greeting cards

Section 5 — Play

Bingo
Mazes
Word searches
Crosswords
Matching
Board games

Section 6 — Serve

Mitzvah cards
Kindness challenges
Tzedakah activities

Section 7 — Celebrate

Table activities
Family conversation cards
Scavenger hunt
Holiday decorations

Section 8 — Remember

My Rosh Hashanah memory page
Family photograph page
Favorite tradition
Favorite food
Favorite prayer
"What I learned this year"

🌟 A Particularly Strong Children's Rosh Hashanah Printable Collection

If the goal is to create a large printable resource library, I would organize it into five age levels:

Preschool:
Coloring • tracing • counting • matching • simple crafts

Early Elementary:
Puzzles • vocabulary • crafts • bingo • simple Scripture activities

Upper Elementary:
Hebrew • writing • teshuvah • prayer • trivia • mitzvah challenges

Tweens:
Deeper Scripture study • spiritual reflection • forgiveness • personal goals

Whole Family:
Conversation cards • prayer cards • family activities • table games • kindness challenges

That structure would allow a family to print only the activities appropriate for each child's age, while also having shared activities that bring everyone together around the Rosh Hashanah table.