The time is now, and you are stuck with 1) a plain, old plate to serve your latkes on and 2) a very un-fun dreidel that still means something to you, but it’s not keeping the kids entertained.

Let’s start with the latkes. Potato latkes are one of God’s many blessings, and we want to be a better custodian of them. There are far too many fabulous latke platters and accompaniment bowls on the market to ignore.

Target’s “More Latkes Please” plate hears our enthusiasm and seconds it, with a cute, happy latkes chef. The sour cream or applesauce bowl has black and white checks and red stripes ($35, above).

Traditions Jewish Gifts’ Festival of Light serving platter is a riot of ceramic color and typography, celebrating latkes with modern design ($20, above left). Look twice at this: It’s not actually a dreidel, it’s an oversized photograph of a dreidel, surrounded by gold-wrapped gelt, reproduced on a square glass Hanukkah plate from The Jewish Museum ($20, above right). Beautiful.

This is a smart latke platter, because the raised edge will insure that none will slide off. Jewish Source’s dreidels and menorahs plate comes with a matching ceramic bowl ($36).

Ah, it’s a platter that celebrates the potato! Around the edges of Studio 36’s latke plate are handpainted potatoes and apples; in the center is a Star of David, and the edges are all ruffled bevels and color ($21, was $43, below).

We dare you to put this plate away after the holidays. The art glass latke plate  (above) is so artistic and colorful, we just know you’ll display it all year long. At Holy Land Market ($45). Finally, a frosted glass Simcha latke plate and bowl ($45) would be lovely on any table — the clear areas let your table linens show through. At Jewish Source.

Now, as for that dreidel . . . if you’re looking for a special gift or want to add to a collection, check out:

A square spiral teal deidel (left), made in Israel by artist Adi Sidler, ($41); or a porcelain hinged box dreidel with stand (center, $15); or this crystal pewter teardrop dreidel ($44, right), all from Bargain Judaica.

A contemporary metal dreidel with a wood stand (left), from Nambe is $65. This glass dreidel with multi-colored glass inside is from Mile Chai ($35, center); and — tres deluxe – the Waterford crystal dreidel (right) from Neiman Marcus, is $100.

This crystal dreidal with stand is by artist Steve Resnick ($150, left); the sculptured metal and fused glass dreidel (center, $95) with stand by artist Gary Rosenthal, and a fused glass dreidel handcrafted in brilliant colors ($55, right) are all from All Judaica.

The “Isaac” dreidel (left) with Swarovski crystals was crafted by Jay Strongwater ($350) from Neiman Marcus; a hand-crafted goldtone dreidel (center) is from Jewish Bazaar ($52); and this lovely porcelain dreidel (right, $130), is from Lladro.