MAGAL Purim carnival getting bigger and better

The Meitin Alliance for Growth and Learning, a Collaborative Religious School by Temple Israel and Temple Shir Shalom, presents its annual Purim Carnival on Sunday, March 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Temple Israel, 50 S. Moss Road in Winter Springs.

The morning will be filled with carnival games, crafts, a bounce house, an obstacle course, a photo booth from FunBox Photos, a slime-making station, a cake walk, a hamantaschen baking contest, and food, including pizza, chips, popcorn, cotton candy, and a variety of hamantaschen. There will be fun for all ages, including a costume parade, and plenty of great prizes.

To enter your kosher triangle treats into the hamantaschen baking contest, please contact Gary Israel at gypsyman2008@hotmail.com by Friday, March 1. Categories include most original, largest, and best overall. All entries must include a dozen hamantaschen and an ingredients list and should be brought to the carnival judging table by 10 a.m.

All games and activities require a wristband, which includes unlimited play as well as a meal of pizza, chips, and water. The presale wristband price, in effect through March 4, is $20; starting March 5, wristbands are $25. To order a wristband (cash or check only), please contact Purim Carnival Chair Stephanie Brauner at stephanie.brauner0221@gmail.com or send payment to Temple Israel, c/o Purim Carnival, 50 S. Moss Road, Winter Springs, FL 32708. Additional food can also be purchased with cash at the carnival.