You've Been Easter Egged!

I saw this concept online and thought it was a fun idea.  Unfortunately, the version I saw did not involve a poem, so I felt compelled to write a playful little rhyming version this morning.

Click HERE to get the PDF file from Google Docs.

If you like this idea, try these for other holidays:
Valentine Love Bug
Halloween Phantom Call
Christmas Socking

Easter Handout - Jesus Died that You Might Live

Here's a handout I made for my friend to give to her class at church.  I think I'll make the same thing for my class of Primary children :)

Easter Story Cookies

Here's an Easter object lesson involving baking. These are also called "Resurrection Cookies" by some people. You can click on the jpg picture below to print it out on one page or read the rest of this post to see how to do this at home.

Ingredients and Props
1 cup whole pecans
1 teaspoon vinegar
3 egg whites
Pinch of salt
1 cup sugar
1 zipper baggie
1 wooden spoon Bible

Directions and Activity

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Place pecans in a zipper baggies and let children beat them with a wooden spoon to break them into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus’ arrest, he was beaten by Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3, “Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head. And they put on him a purples robe, and said, Hail, King of the Jews! And they smote him with their hands.”

Easter Egg Scriptures

Easter Egg Scriptures:

Cut the the following scriptures and put each one with the item indicated into a plastic Easter egg. Write the number of the egg on the outside of the egg so you can open them in order. You can hide them as part of an Easter egg hunt or just take turns opening the eggs, showing the items and reading the scriptures.

1. And he went a little further, and fell on his face and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will but as thou wilt. (Matt. 26:39) (Sacrament cup)

2. Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said unto them, what will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. (Matthew 26: 14-15) (3 dimes)

Paper Plate Baskets

Click HERE to learn how to make these DARLING baskets out of paper plates.

They would be great to use for parties, birthdays, weddings, Easter, Valentine's Day, Christmas, Halloween, picnics, Teacher Appreciation, etc.

When I read the directions for how to make the baskets, I didn't know what "washi tape" was.  So I did a little research (click HERE for info).  I'm tempted to buy some and do something crafty with it.  The frugal side of me may try using staples and ribbon before I invest in buying yet another crafting supply though!

I will post pictures when I make my own baskets.