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Dear
Friends,
Celebrating
Easter as a Family
Here are the last 3 days leading up to Easter. I
hope you have found this beneficial to your family during this great
time of celebration! If you get a chance to let us know how you
used this, we would love to hear it from you. This
information was adapted from an article written by Jan
Brown.
FRIDAY: THE DAY JESUS DIED
Read
the story of Jesus betrayal and crucifixion. Discuss why Jesus was
willing to die for our sins. Talk about accepting Jesus as your Savior
from sin. If your child is old enough to understand, give him an
opportunity to receive Jesus as Savior.
Other activities:
Make Hot Cross Buns. Use the Pop-N-Fresh Cinnamon Rolls. Bake. Then Ice
them by making a white cross on the top of each cinnamon roll.
Make an Easter Garden. Help your children make a terrarium
garden. Use a planter base or tin foil baking dish. Add soil. Cut an
orange juice container or toilet paper roll in half. Bury it in the soil
so that just the opening shows. (It should look like a cave) This is the
tomb. Add small plants around the tomb. Put a stone in front of the
grave. (On Easter Morning be sure to have the stone rolled away with a
sign that says, He is Risen!)
SATURDAY: LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
Hold
a Festival Of Light service in the evening.
Materials Needed:
• Large Candle
• Small individual candles for each person
The Large Candle should be lit and the lights in the room lowered.
Parents should read part 1. Children who are able should
read Part 2 from the reading found here. (scroll
down to Saturday.)
(Scripture references used: Isaiah 9:2, Matthew
4:16, Isaiah 60, Matthew5:14, 5:16, John 8:12, 12:46, Matthew 5:14, John
8:12.NIV)
SUNDAY: HE IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED!
Attend
Church. Give your children easter baskets with a Christian theme.
Emphasize Jesus rather than bunnies. Place in this basket a card and the
following items. Write on the card the meaning of each item:
~ A Lamb: This
represents the Lamb of God who came to take away our sin.
~ In a plastic
egg: Jelly Beans that are the following colors:
- black : Stands
for the darkness of our lives before Jesus when we were still in sin
- red: Stands for Jesus shed
blood
- white: Stands for our sins
that are washed away
- yellow: Stands for streets
of gold in heaven
- green: Stands for growing
in Jesus
~ Bookmarks or story
books from the Bible Book Store that represent the story of
Easter.
~
Rock candy to represent the stone that was rolled away.
~ Chocolate coins
to remind us of the 30 pieces of silver.
~ An empty plastic
egg in their basket and with a marking pen write "He
is Risen" on the outside. The egg is empty for the "Empty Tomb."
Have a great Easter!
Michael "Kapp" Brown
Executive
Director
House
on the Rock Family Ministries
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