This past week we have spent time celebrating Easter! Now, that the kids are getting a little older, they have this excitement that over takes the entire house. They had such fun going on Easter Egg Hunts, decorating Easter Eggs, and learning about the true meaning of Easter! Here is a few highlights from last week.
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| Family Easter Picture 2013 |
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| Allie, Lindsay and Mason (Easter Morning on our way out the door for church) |
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| Mason 2 1/2 years old Allie 4 1/2 years old |
On Thursday, I hosted a Easter Egg Hunt for my friends that live in my Neighborhood. It has been such a blessing and joy having such great friends with kids that are the same age of my two little ones. We have fun getting together a few times a month for play group and once a month for a girls night book club! I am grateful for the great friendship! Here is a picture of the kids that came to my parents (Tim's parents house) to look for eggs!
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I made these cute carrot treat bags for the kids that came to the Easter Egg Hunt.
I made them using frosting bags, Cheetos and green ribbon!
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| Allie had a Easter Egg Hunt at her preschool. She was not a fan of the Easter Bunny! She took off running, the minute he showed up! |
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Waiting patiently to go down the stairs to find their Easter Baskets on
Easter Morning 2013 |
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Here's a fun way to teach kids the story of the Resurrection. We did this Easter Morning and the kids had a blast making them. They are super yummy!!
Resurrection Rolls
1 package crescent rolls
8 large marshmallows
2 TBLS melted butter
1/4 cup cinnamon sugar (mix 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon together for homemade cinnamon sugar)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper (it will make clean up much easier!).
Give each child a triangle of crescent rolls (you'll want to flatten the wide end slightly).
The crescent roll represents the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in.
Give each child a marshmallow.
This represents Jesus and His purity.
Have your child dip the marshmallow in melted butter.
This represents the oils of embalming.
Roll the buttered marshmallow in the cinnamon and sugar.
This represents the spices used to anoint the body of Jesus.
Wrap the coated marshmallow tightly in the crescent roll by folding up the sides to seal the marshmallow up tight.
This represents the wrapping of Jesus' body after death.
Place in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. The marshmallow may ooze out the side!
The oven represents the tomb (pretend like it was 3 days and nights!)
While the rolls are baking, you can read Matthew 27:57-61 and Matthew 28:5-8.
When the rolls have cooled slightly, the children can open their rolls (cloths) and discover that Jesus is no longer there. HE IS RISEN! The marshmallow melts and the crescent roll is puffed up, but like the tomb - IT IS EMPTY!
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