Easter

We had fun learning about and celebrating Easter for a whole week at our house this year using these cards I found online.  Sylvia worked hard on the Easter story block set and took them to preschool for her share day.  The kids worked on our spring mural for a few days.  They came up with many things that Jesus loves.  Sylvia wrote this message on the stem all by herself.

"Palm day at 

Jerusalem when Jesus died on the died on the cross.  Jesus rose from the dead.  Thank you for you did on the cross."

We "egged" a few of our friends and neighbors and made a card for a friend who was sick.  Instead of making a graham cracker tomb like suggested, the kids did "magic painting."  I wrote "Jesus Loves Sylvia" and "Jesus Loves Eric" in white crayon on watercolor paper.  They then painting to see what the secret message was.  We finished out our week by opening an empty gift to remind us that the tomb was empty (this got mixed reviews).

Easter day didn't go quite as planned since our family had been sick.  I stayed home with Drake, while Dan took Sylvia and Eric to church with Nana and Papa.  We made the most of our weekend by taking plastic Easter eggs in and out of a cardboard box, dying hard boiled eggs, and going on a scavenger hunt.  We'd been reading Where Are Baby's Easter Eggs all week so I sent the kids on a hunt through our house and yard just like they do in the book.  We also enjoyed quick visits from the grandparents.