A Bird’s Nest / by Hayyim Nahman Bialik

I know you haven’t been sleeping much, desperately waiting for my post about Hayyim Nahman Bialik ’s poem activity. So this is it, no more sleepless nights for you.
I chose to translate the poem קֵן לַצִּפּוֹר - A Bird’s Nest. It is a classic, every child in Israel knows it, and most importantly it is one of Ori’s favorites. I hope you like it too.
I couldn’t find any other translation for this poem, so...when you can’t find it you just do it. With THE brilliant mind of my friend Anat we have got it done.

קֵן לַצִּפּוֹר - A Bird’s Nest
By/ Hayyim Nahman Bialik
Translation/ Anat Weinstein and Tali Buchler

קֵן לַצִּפּוֹר,
בֵּין הָעֵצִים
וּבַקֵּן לָהּ
שָׁלֹשׁ בֵּיצִים.

וּבְכָל-בֵּיצָה
– הַס, פֶּן תָּעִיר –
יָשֵׁן לוֹ
אֶפְרוֹחַ זָעִיר

Bird’s nest,
in the trees
and in the nest
there lay eggs three.

Inside each egg
-hush…, do not stir-
Is a sleeping hatchling
A tiny baby bird.

Inspired by this poem we have crafted a nest with 3 little painted eggs nesting peacefully within.
I have posted the tutorial on growing up creative as an Eco kids craft project. I hope you will enjoy making it as much as we did.
WARNING:This is a messy project but it is a mess well worth cleaning.



Please let me know if you have any questions.

tali