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==Children above Bar/Bat Mitzvah== | ==Children above Bar/Bat Mitzvah== | ||
# It’s highly advisable that older children (above 13 for a boy and above 12 for a girl) and adults should desist from playing games on [[Shabbat]] because [[Shabbat]] was given for enjoyment which should very much spiritual enjoyment. The reward for someone who celebrates [[Shabbat]] in such a way is a boundless portion in Olam HaBah. <Ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:1, Children in Halacha (Rabbi Simcha Bunim pg 132). See Sh”t Or Letzion 2:45:5 who only permits games for girls under Bat Mitzvah because for adults it’s an issue of muktzah, and for boys under Bar Mitzvah it’s an issue of getting them involved in something that will cause Bitul Torah. </ref> | # It’s highly advisable that older children (above 13 for a boy and above 12 for a girl) and adults should desist from playing games on [[Shabbat]] because [[Shabbat]] was given for enjoyment which should very much spiritual enjoyment. The reward for someone who celebrates [[Shabbat]] in such a way is a boundless portion in Olam HaBah. <Ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:1, Children in Halacha (Rabbi Simcha Bunim pg 132). See Sh”t Or Letzion 2:45:5 who only permits games for girls under Bat Mitzvah because for adults it’s an issue of muktzah, and for boys under Bar Mitzvah it’s an issue of getting them involved in something that will cause [[Bitul Torah]]. </ref> | ||
==Noisemakers== | ==Noisemakers== | ||
# Items which make noise such as bells, rattles, and musical instruments are Muktzeh. <Ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:2 </ref> | # Items which make noise such as bells, rattles, and musical instruments are Muktzeh. <Ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:2 </ref> | ||
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==Playing with sand== | ==Playing with sand== | ||
# It’s permissible for children to play with sand that’s fine, dry, and prepared before [[Shabbat]] for this use (as in a sandbox). One may not add water to the sand on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:4, Children in Halacha (Rabbi Simcha Bunim, pg 137-8), 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 253) </ref> | # It’s permissible for children to play with sand that’s fine, dry, and prepared before [[Shabbat]] for this use (as in a sandbox). One may not add water to the sand on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:4, Children in Halacha (Rabbi Simcha Bunim, pg 137-8), 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 253) </ref> | ||
# A child who understands the holiness of Shabbat should not be let to play with a sifting toy which sifts out pebbles or dirt from the sand.<ref>39 Melachos (vol 2, pg 516) because of the melacha of [[Merakaid]].</ref> | |||
==Clay== | ==Clay== | ||
# It’s forbidden to play with clay or plaster on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref> Children in Halacha (pg 140), Sh”t Bear Moshe 6:34, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:13 </ref> | # It’s forbidden to play with clay or plaster on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref> Children in Halacha (pg 140), Sh”t Bear Moshe 6:34, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:13 </ref> | ||
