Easter 2010 in pictures

Poor little bird

We found this little bird on our wagon ride yesterday. Unfortunately, it was dead, but we were able to look at it up close and learn a few things. We then decided to dig a small grave and bury him.
We wanted to place him in the ground before the cat found it.


The girls were eager to help.

R.I.P our feathered friend.

Easter Hats!!

The girls and I crafted their Easter Hats to wear for FUN on Sunday. Look closely...they are made from a paper plate and a paper bowl.

After the paint dried, I hot glued the bowl and plate together and added some ribbon and flowerama!

CUTE!!

P.S. This was another cool project from "The Crafty Crow".

Egg 3

No pictures to match this post....just words. Tonight our egg revealed a muffin tin liner filled with red crystals. Please refer to picture on Teaching via Resurrection Egg post (see below). Tonight we discussed the time the Saviour spent praying and ATONING for our sins in the Garden of Gethsemane. Red crystals were selected to represent the drops of blood that he experienced while carrying the weight of the world's sin on his shoulders.

We read Luke 22 vs 23-24 This was our summary statement for our message this evening:

Following the Last Supper, Jesus and His Apostles went to the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus went off by Himself to pray. He knew that the time had come for Him to suffer for the sins of the world. He prayed that He might not have to experience such suffering but told Heavenly Father that He would do the Father's will. Jesus prayed more earnestly, and He sweat great drops of blood as He atoned for our sins. Jesus had asked Peter, James, and John to wait nearby and watch while He prayed, but they were unable to stay awake. When Jesus finished praying, He came to them and told them that He was about to be taken away by wicked men.

Follow the link below for more information and picture:

http://www.lds.org/hf/art/display/1,16842,4218-1-2-70,00.html

Day 2 Egg Countdown

This post won't make since until you read the post just after it titled "Teaching via Resurrection Eggs". This was our second egg to open as we celebrate the events leading up to the crucifixion of Christ. It's was Maura's turn to open the egg which contained a small bar of soap and towel inside.

Our summary message was as follows:

"After eating the Last Supper, Jesus poured water into a basin. He then washed the Apostles' feet and dried them with a towel. Jesus explained that He had done this to teach them that they were to serve others."

We read from the Bible in John Chapter 13 verse 45.

We talked about the Last Supper and about how at the end of the meal Jesus washed his Disciples' feet. We spoke about how people back in Bible times wore sandals and how their feet would have been dirty at the end of the day from walking in the sandy soil.

We emphasized how much Jesus loved his disciples; and on his last night with them he wanted to serve them.

I then proceeded to wash Maura and Sophia's feet.

For more information on this idea and to retrieve a Gospel art picture...click the link below

http://www.lds.org/hf/art/display/1,16842,4218-1-2-69,00.html

Teaching via Resurrection Eggs

Well I'm really bummed that a couple of photos in this post are cock-eyed. I've tried everything with no luck. Our goal this Easter is to de-emphasize the Easter Bunny and to teach the girls the events leading up to the crucifixion of Christ. We are having a mini lesson each night to serve as a count down to Easter. So far we've finished Monday and Tuesday and the girls are LOVING it. I would highly recommend doing this project with your youngsters. If not this year, then set a goal to do it next year. I find that children are so willing to learn if only I take some time to prepare.

I purchased this plastic dozen of eggs for $1 and wrote numbers on them in permanant marker.

Each egg holds a certain object that represents an event or portion of the Easter story.



This will be a bit hard to follow. Sorry. Look in the above picture #1 will be the palm leaf, #2 small bar of soap and piece of towel, #3 muffin tin with red sprinkles, #4 3 dimes, #5 small toothpick cross and nail, #6 small round stone, #7 empty egg, #8 bandaid and tiny Bible.

One egg is to be opened each night leading up to Easter Sunday. On Saturday we are going to have 2 eggs (1 to open in the morning and then one to open in the evening).


Last night we opened the #1 egg which held the palm leaf. Our summary and message was as follows:


"Jesus traveled with His disciples to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover, and He entered the city riding on the colt of a donkey. Large crowds of people gathered to honor Jesus. They spread clothing and palm branches in His path. The people rejoiced and shouted, "Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord" (Mark 11:9)."


I found this information here which includes a fantastic gospel art picture.


http://www.lds.org/hf/art/display/1,16842,4218-1-2-66,00.html

Planting seedlings

We're preparing for our upcoming garden planting. This year we are attempting to grow our plants from seeds. We chose to plant tomato and green bean seedlings. This is our first time ever doing this.....and I'm convinced it will be a miracle if it works. But then again isn't LIFE in general a miracle..I'm always reminded of this come every SPRING! Hopefully we'll have pictures to post of some greenery in the next couple of weeks.

Sophia's inserting tiny tomato seedlings...they were so tiny and white! They really blended in with the potting soil fertilizer.

We let the girls do pretty much everything in this project. Sure hope a couple of them take off.

Beautiful day to be outside and

enjoy the outdoors!!!

Please Grow. Please Grow.