Easter egg painting

so we painted eggs on 2 different days (it was too much fun to have for just 1 day) You would think that I would have taken at least 1 picture of a finished egg....  Oh well.... there is always next year

Happy Easter 2016

 this is the best I could get....  

It started off as a great morning... the scavenger hunt was fun, the kids enjoyed themselves and then... for some odd reason it turned into a pretty rough morning.  The dress wasn't quite right The hair was not was not the way she wanted it, there were tears, lots of ugly blotches so.... Easter photos had to be taken after church and lunch--so not as good as they could have been. (Yikes, what is it going to be like when she is a teenager?!?)

the rest go something like this:

EASTER 2015

The scavenger Easter egg hunt

 

 reading a clue

searching

the race is on... who can get there first?

 hmmm, Sam and Molly try to solve the clue

up in the tree?

perfect for my little tree climber!!

 love the look of accomplishment!

All in all....  quite a fun night, and a great success!!

HAPPY EASTER 2015

 Yup, this is the best I got....  You can dress them up in teh best of clothes, but they are still my same kiddos---  fake smiles and all :)

Ressurection rolls

It is Easter, a very special time for us.  A time to remember that Jesus Christ was risen from the dead.  That He died on the cross for you and for me, that we might live eternity in heaven.Sam and Molly know the story of Christ's sacrifice, they know it well, yet  it is still a concept too complex for them  to understand at this age. I wanted to try to find other ways to teach them.  I knew about the Resurrection rolls for a few years, and thought that this was a great tool to let them have  hands on learning.

We had to prepare the ingredients...  mix the sugar and cinnamon 

 

The marshmallow represents Jesus.

Then Jesus is placed in his grave clothes (the crescent roll) and wrapped up tight.

After Jesus dies on the cross, his friends prepare him to be buried by anointing him with oil (dipping the marshmallow in butter)

and spices (rolling it in cinnamon and sugar).

At this point, you put the rolls on the baking sheet and place them in the tomb (oven) and seal the tomb with a big rock (the oven door).

In the oven the marshmallow melts and blends with the cinnamon sugar, making it appear like the marshmallow has disappeared. (ok-- so ours might shave leaked out instead of melting, but hey, it still disappeared right?!)

and we wait

anxiously wait

When you remove the rolls and allow them to cool, you can let your kids open them up to reveal that Jesus is gone! He is risen! Jesus is alive!

not only was it a good object lesson, it was yummy too!

Happy Easter 2013

not sure why blogger won't flip my pic...
They clean up so nice don't they?!  Sam is in love with his suit!  He really enjoys wearing it.

Eater basket hunt throughout the house..  so fun! Don't mind the stain stained shorts Sam is wearing...  why is it that the most aweful looking pieces of clothing are the ones pulled out to wear---  every time?