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I'm not Jewish, but I don't think Hanukkah is very minor! At least, not if you don't want it to be. My Jewish friends got 8 presents so that was pretty awesome.

There is some cute stuff on Pinterest if you search "Hanukkah toddlers," like this activity: http://blog.melissaanddoug.com/2012/12/10/hanukkahcraftfortoddlersandolderkidstoo/

You could also do winter activities if you are just looking for holiday fun versus religious stuff, like snowman or snowflake crafts.

There's this post on the blog from Mrs. Confetti, and although most of the crafts are for older kids, I bet your LO would enjoy watching / "helping" / talking about it: http://www.hellobee.com/2014/12/15/18-hanukkah-craft-projects-for-kids/

She also posted these books which look cute: http://www.hellobee.com/2013/10/28/8-hanukkah-books-for-8-nights/

Happy Holidays!

I caved and bought a mensch on a bench! Yes I realize how ridiculous it is but I'm jealous of elves! Ha! I figure you can easily call it a hanukkah miracle that it moves around. Of course dd is only 1 so she'll have no idea what's going on, but hopefully when she's older?

Well also light candles and of course eat latkahs! I've also seen toy menorah sets that would be a lot of fun once she's older.

@Miss Ariel: Gotcha - I did know that so I guess what I meant to say that as a non-Jewish person, I don't think it HAS to be minor, because it wasn't for my Jewish friends. Totally get what you are saying though and it makes sense!

We only do "traditional" activities- light candles every night, sing songs, spin the dreidel (you could get a bigger one for LO), read books/tell the story, and eat latkes. We do gifts on the first night and the rest are just for spending time together as a family. I do usually do one crafty thing the week before so that we have some decorations but other than that I think the highlight is really just lighting the candles.

@MrsLonghorn: I totally understand. I think you can get LO involved in crafts. When they were one I think I just drew holiday symbols and had them finger paint. As they get older the crafts can get more involved obviously. The other thing is that they can help with the cooking. I will let them turn on the food processor to cut potatoes, or mix the dough for sufganiyot. As they get older, I also try to keep in mind that we have a holiday almost every month, so it's ok to give some more importance and some less.