When I was a child, Easter was a special time…of sorts.
My mother would usually make me a new dress. That was about
the only time of the year she completed a sewing project, so it was extra
special. J
We would usually spend the weekend at my grandparents’ house
about two hours away. My grandmother would hide jelly beans all over her house
for an egg hunt on Sunday morning…including in our shoes. Candy of any kind was
such a rare treat for my brother and me that I apparently didn’t notice the
slight taste of feet. J At my grandparents’ church, we would sit on the
front pew. I don’t remember any of the sermons, but I remember my grandmother’s
hats.
While these are nice memories, my husband (who didn’t have
any Jesus in his childhood Easters) and I have decided to take advantage of the
many resources available today to get more Jesus in our family’s Easter. Over
the years, we’ve collected several books and videos…and a couple other things
as well.
Books
Cute drawings and the
basic story any child can understand.
Super adorable
drawings and rhyming text.
We actually purchased this
as an Abeka book for our homeschool curriculum, but I found it available for
Kindle on Amazon. My two oldest girls have read it and thought it really
brought the Bible to life, although the ending for Titus was surprising and sad.
The story of the character Titus is fiction, but the setting, the society, and
Jesus are based on the truth of the Bible. This one is shooting to the top of
my to-be-read list, and in fact, I found two others by the same author on
Amazon, a trilogy called Comrades of the Cross -- Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross and The Cross Triumphant.
Videos
Provides an entertaining
contrast between plastic eggs and the resurrection. Try watching it and not
singing about mechanical chickens. J
What an emotional experience! A
couple of years ago, we let our older children watch it with us. We thought the
two oldest were mature enough and knowledgeable enough to handle it. The
visuals definitely made what they had only read about more real. In regard to
your children, use your discretion.
Radio Theatre Drama
Specifically The Easter Story – Digger Digwillow travels back in the
Imagination Station to witness the last week of Jesus’ life.
And don’t forget….
We always have a little egg hunt for our
children at home after church. Scavenger hunts are just fun, and we take the
opportunity to insert a little more teaching through the Resurrection Eggs. Our children usually end up competing to see who can find the most of these
special eggs.
Isn't the cover of this adult coloring book fun and whimsical? So, my last item isn't terribly spiritual, but it can be stress-relieving.
What are your go-to resources for Easter?
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Before you leave, may I share the cover of my Love Inspired
Suspense coming this July? I love how pretty…worried the heroine looks!
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Meghan, thanks for sharing your Easter resources with us. My granddaughters love the Resurrection eggs. Each year, we do a Walking With Jesus celebration for them. We do different games, a regular Easter egg hunt, along with the Resurrection eggs. Then we end it with Walking with Jesus where we go through the final week leading up to the Crucifixion then the Resurrection. They look forward to it for a long time.
ReplyDeleteWe had the Resurrection eggs for the kids. I loved being able to use them to tell the story of Jesus. I haven't seen the Passion. I know I'll cry. This year my husband and I will be in Prague on Easter. We're going to look for a service to attend.
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