We hope you and your family
have a Blessed Resurrection Sunday!
have a Blessed Resurrection Sunday! We have had a nice week, learning about the last days of Jesus' life before the cross. We await the celebration of his Resurrection tomorrow. I read the story to my kids from their Bibles (picture Bibles and regular Bibles), but I use the Resurrection Eggs to cement it in their minds. We hide the eggs and take turns telling the story. They absolutely LOVE this! If you don't want to purchase these, you can make your own- there are various websites that can help you, but here is my favorite set from Celebrate the Resurrection:
USING EGGS TO TEACH ABOUT THE TRUE MEANING OF EASTER
Contributed by Angie Rangel
Some of you may do bunnies and eggs and here are some great ways to incorporate them and not lose out on the real meaning of Easter:
Resurrection Eggs
Contributed by Angie Rangel
Some of you may do bunnies and eggs and here are some great ways to incorporate them and not lose out on the real meaning of Easter:
Resurrection Eggs
Here's a fun way to teach your kids valuable truths about Easter. This "new tradition" is built upon a simple array of easy-to-locate materials - colorful plastic Easter eggs, a cardboard or Styrofoam egg container, and miscellaneous household items like toothpicks and a small piece of cloth. Sure, you can purchase a pre-made version of this Easter "kit," but making it yourself is a wonderful family time activity, too! This craft is so easy and inexpensive that parents usually wonder why it took them so long to discover and introduce this faith-affirming tradition for the Easter holiday. Whether you buy or build your tray of twelve Resurrection Eggs, be sure to watch your child's face as he/she opens each plastic egg, discovers the hidden surprise and reads about its symbolic relationship to Easter.If you're making your own, go to a discount store or toy store and purchase a dozen (12) normal size plastic eggs. Be sure to buy several different colors. Then number the eggs on the outside from 1 through 12. Finally, place the following items inside. The Bible verses can be written on small pieces of paper.
Egg 1: three dimes / Matthew 26:14-15: "Then one of the Twelve - the one called Judas Iscariot - went to the chief priests and asked, 'What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you? So they counted out for him thirty silver coins.'"
Egg 2: one communion cup / Matthew 26:39: "Going a little farther, He fell with His face to the ground and prayed. 'My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from Me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.'"
Egg 3: twine with knots in it / Matthew 27:1-2: "Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people came to the decision to put Jesus to death. They bound Him, led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate, the Governor."
Egg 4: a piece of soap / Matthew 27:24-26: "When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. 'I am innocent of this man's blood,' he said. 'It is your responsibility!' All the people answered, 'Let His blood be on us and on our children! Then Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to the crucified ."
Egg 5: square of red fabric / Matthew 27:28-30: "They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him, and twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt in front of Him and mocked Him, 'Hail, king of the Jews!' they said. They spit on Him, and took the staff and struck Him on the head again and again."
Egg 6: a cross made from toothpicks / Matthew 27:31-32: "After they had mocked Him, they took off the robe and put His own clothes on him, then they led Him away to crucify Him. As they were going out they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross."
Egg 7: two dice / Matthew 27:35-36: "When they had crucified Him, they divided up His clothes by casting lots. And sitting down, they kept watched over him there."
Egg 8: a tiny bag of crushed rock / Matthew 27:50, 51 & 54: "And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He gave up His spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split...When the centurion and those with Him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed 'Surely He was the Son of God!' "
Egg 9: strip of white cloth / Matthew 27:58-60: "Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away."
Egg 10: bay leaf spice / John 19:40 "Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen."
Egg 11: a stone / Matthew 27:65-66: "Take a guard,' Pilate answered, 'Go make the tomb as secure as you know how.' So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard."
Egg 12: an empty egg / Matthew 28:6: "He is not here: HE HAS RISEN, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay."
Egg 2: one communion cup / Matthew 26:39: "Going a little farther, He fell with His face to the ground and prayed. 'My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from Me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.'"
Egg 3: twine with knots in it / Matthew 27:1-2: "Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people came to the decision to put Jesus to death. They bound Him, led Him away and handed Him over to Pilate, the Governor."
Egg 4: a piece of soap / Matthew 27:24-26: "When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. 'I am innocent of this man's blood,' he said. 'It is your responsibility!' All the people answered, 'Let His blood be on us and on our children! Then Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to the crucified ."
Egg 5: square of red fabric / Matthew 27:28-30: "They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him, and twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on His head. They put a staff in His right hand and knelt in front of Him and mocked Him, 'Hail, king of the Jews!' they said. They spit on Him, and took the staff and struck Him on the head again and again."
Egg 6: a cross made from toothpicks / Matthew 27:31-32: "After they had mocked Him, they took off the robe and put His own clothes on him, then they led Him away to crucify Him. As they were going out they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross."
Egg 7: two dice / Matthew 27:35-36: "When they had crucified Him, they divided up His clothes by casting lots. And sitting down, they kept watched over him there."
Egg 8: a tiny bag of crushed rock / Matthew 27:50, 51 & 54: "And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He gave up His spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook and the rocks split...When the centurion and those with Him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed 'Surely He was the Son of God!' "
Egg 9: strip of white cloth / Matthew 27:58-60: "Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away."
Egg 10: bay leaf spice / John 19:40 "Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen."
Egg 11: a stone / Matthew 27:65-66: "Take a guard,' Pilate answered, 'Go make the tomb as secure as you know how.' So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard."
Egg 12: an empty egg / Matthew 28:6: "He is not here: HE HAS RISEN, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay."
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