Lining the halls of Torah Day School of Atlanta are sukkos of every shape and size.A few weeks ago Torah Day School challenged its Lower School students, from Kindergarten through fourth grade, to create a sukkah out of supplies from home and their own imaginations. And boy have our students delivered! Since announcing the contest, submissions have been trickling in and are being placed on display along the windows and near the gym. So far we have seen sukkos made out of lego, cardboard, popsicle sticks, shoe-boxes, crackers, and more. Students have also come up with incredibly clever solutions for the schach, from green cupcake holders, to actual leaves and branches, and even perler beads. If you take a peek inside some of the sukkos you can even spy incredibly detailed scenes of families eating in the sukkahs or tables set for a beautiful holiday meal. Tiny decorations festoon both the inside and outside of many of the sukkos on display. There is even a sukkah with a removable roof so that you can see the scene and decorations set inside. On Monday, October 14th secret judges will come to TDSA, choose their favorite sukkos and give out special awards to all of the participants. Activities like this are important to TDSA’s mission because it helps students exercise their creativity and use planning and problem solving skills to gather supplies and construct their sukkos. Students brim with pride seeing their sukkos on display for all to see and it provides a huge boost of confidence. Most importantly, it’s fun and it gets our students in a sukkos mood. Students will go home ready to celebrate the holiday of Sukkos with joy and excitement!