He is Risen!!!!

I made these cute little snacks with the kiddos yesterday. I think I saw something similar on Pinterest but didn't pin it and just improvised to create our own version of an "Empty Tomb Snack".

These were super easy for the kiddos to help make and they absolutely loved making their own empty tomb. I thought that this was a fun and tasty way to do a hands-on activity about Jesus' resurrection. To be able to interact while talking to the kiddos about how Jesus was no longer dead and how He raised from death into life was priceless. And because we still have plenty of ingredients to make these a second time, I think we will be making them again Sunday morning.

If you are interested, here is a list of what we used to make our "Empty Tomb Snack" and how we made them.

What you will need:

• 1/2 graham cracker
• 1/2 mini chocolate covered doughnut
• chocolate frosting
• 1 oreo
• green sprinkles

How to make a empty tomb snack:

• spread frosting on the graham cracker
• place doughnut half on the graham cracker
• put the oreo rolled to the side of the opening of the doughnut
• add green sprinkles to give the ground some grass:) 

Resurrection Eggs

This year I decided to do Resurrection Eggs with the kiddos starting on Ash Wednesday and continuing until Easter. Basically I made my decision for two reasons. One to keep their focus on why we as true followers of Christ celebrate Easter. And two because of the success we had with the Nativity Scene at Christmas time.

The way I decided to do our eggs was to use them as visual aids as I would tell the kiddos the story of Jesus death and resurrection. I also modified our eggs by finding several different examples online and making our own using items we had at home.

Here is the list we used:

1. Donkey - Jesus entry into Jerusalem. (Mark 11:8-9)
2. Coins - Judas betrayal of Jesus. (Mark 14:10-11)
3. Bread - Jesus Last Supper with His disciples. (Luke 22:19)
4. Flower - Jesus praying in the garden. (Matthew 26:36-45)
5. Rope - Soldiers arrested Jesus. (Matthew 26:47-56)
6. Thorns - Crown of thorns placed on Jesus head. (Matthew 27:29)
7. Cross - Jesus was hung on a cross to die. (Mark 15:25)
8. Nails - Jesus was nailed to the cross. (John 15:16)
9. Sponge - Jesus was offered vinegar instead of water to drink. (John 19:29)
10. Linen - After Jesus died, He was wrapped in linen. (Mark 16:1)
11. Stone - A stone was put in front of the entrance of Jesus tomb. (Mark 16:3-4)
12. Empty - Jesus has risen the tomb was empty. (Mark 16:5-6)

Makenna and Colin both really enjoy playing with the Resurrection Eggs. Makenna once again picked up on the story very quickly and began retelling it to us. Here is a video of her description of Jesus death and resurrection.