My vereses in the "I Have a Little Dreidel' song will teach how to play the game dreidel

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My verses in the ' I Have a Little Dreidel' song teach how to play the game Dreidel. In the video, I use chocolate coins "gelt" to put into the pot (center) however, pebbles, pennies, nuts, chocolate chips, buttons, or any small object can be used.

Make your own dreidel.
Have fun playing dreidel by making a Dreidel at any of these websites.

https://www.scholastic.com/parents/kids-activities-and-printables/printables/construct-paper-dreidel-hanukkah.html

https://www.familyeducation.com/printables/hanukkah-printables/hanukkah-dreidel

How to play Dreidel! (non-singing directions)
The traditional Hanukkah dreidel (spinning top) dates back to the time before the Maccabees were defeated when the Greek armies of King Antiochus.

Setting the game up
All players sit around the playing area.
The "ante" or tokens (these can be any small objects, such as chocolate gelt, pennies, dried beans, or raisins) are divided equally among all players.
Players take turns spinning the dreidel; the player with the highest spin has the first turn. (Nun is highest, then Gimmel, Hey, and Shin.) If there is a tie, the two who tied spin again.
Everyone puts one unit of the ante (penny, nut, etc.) into the pot.
Play moves clockwise.

To Play:

Each player begins with an equal number of game pieces (usually 10–15).

At the beginning of each round, every participant puts one game piece into the center "pot". Every player puts one in the pot after every turn.

Each player spins the dreidel once during their turn. Depending on which side is facing up when the dreidel stops spinning, the player either gives or takes game pieces from the pot.

If the dreidel lands on a...

NUN - נ If נ (nun) faces up, the player does nothing. The person to the left spins.

GIMMEL - ג You get to take the whole pot!

HEY - ה The player gets half of the pieces in the pot. (If there are an odd number of pieces in the pot, the player turns half the pot to the nearest whole number.)

SHIN - ש Sorry! You now have to put another piece into the pot.

The game ends when one person has all the pieces or as soon as one of the following occurs:
The sun comes up.
All the latkes are gone.
The players decide they have had enough.
Fun Fun Fun is the dreidel dreidel dreidel!

Lyrics: I Have a Little Dreidel
I have a little dreidel
A pretty little top
I watch it spin and spin
Until I see it stop

Oh dreidel dreidel dreidel
Oh little top that spins
We play the dreidel game
When Hanukkah begins

I put my pieces in
And then begin to play
Will I lose or win?
What will the dreidel say?

Oh dreidel dreidel dreidel
Oh little top that spins
We play the dreidel game
When Hanukkah begins

I take my little dreidel
I spin it round and round
When it stops it’s spinning
I watch it fall right down

‘
Oh dreidel dreidel dreidel
My little top that spins
We play the dreidel game
When Hanukkah begins

With ‘Hey’ I take half
‘Shin’ I put one in
Take everything with ‘Gimel’
With ‘Nun’ I do Nothin’

Oh dreidel dreidel dreidel
Oh little top that spins
We play the dreidel game
When Hanukkah begins

If someone wins all pieces
The game is all done
Even if I lose
I still have lots of fun

Oh dreidel dreidel dreidel
Oh little top that spins
We play the dreidel game
When Hanukkah begins