Resurrection Rolls

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Mom of 4

We used to make these Resurrection Cookies every Easter, but honestly, even though I love the process, and how verse by verse you add ingredients, no one loved the cookies in the end. If you are looking for a … Continue reading →

Resurrection Garden

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Mom of 4

I am posting this earlier this year, because last year we ALMOST didn’t get enough grass growth by Easter to be pretty.

This Tomb scene was our Centerpiece at Easter Dinner! {it had more grass then this}

This was a really fun hands-on activity that all my little people could help with, and unlike the Stringed Easter Eggs, it kept their attention. Plus, what a great way to keep the focus of Easter on CHRIST, in the midst of Easter Egg Hunts and candy!

Here is what you’ll need:

Terra cotta mini pot for the tomb
Terra cotta tray
Small pebbles
Grass seed
One small bag of potting soil
Small twigs or nails and wire
A round or oval rock about the size of the tomb entrance (Yeah right, good luck!)
Spray water bottle

You can tell from the following photos, that these were taken last year, my how everyone has changed! 🙂

First, prepare your tray and “tomb”. Some people glue the pot to the tray, but Dale just wanted to use sand, and it worked great, clever man!

Everyone is excited to help!

Next, mound your potting soil until it forms a hill, leave the front of the tomb soil free. Pack down tightly.

Sprinkle grass seed all over your soil.

Try to avoid the sandy area in front of the tomb.

Lightly cover seeds with more soil. Add small rocks to the bare sand area, going into the tomb if you’d like.

Place in a sunny place, (Away from your chickens or your mischevious 2 year olds!!!!) and water daily with a mister bottle.

If you want, you can make crosses out of nails wired together like this:

Or you could do twigs like the original picture shows.

We waited to put our crosses on top because we don’t want them to get rusted. They are a special gift Destiny got from her adopted Grandma, Esther.

This was such a fun project for us and a GREAT reminder of what we are celebrating at the end of the month….

That Jesus died for you and me, but death had no hold on Him!

Hallelujah!!!!!

How fun that on Easter morning when we wake up and celebrate HE HAS RISEN, they have a visual of the empty tomb that they have been taking care of.

Resurrection Cookies

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Mom of 4

So an Easter Tradition at our house is making Resurrection Cookies! I love the Bible verses associated with each step, and the kids love to help make these!!! The end result is a meaningful Easter story and a yummy snack (breakfast treat?) for the next day. Dale reads the Bible verses and the kids take turns adding the ingredients.

*Plan ahead, this recipe sits over-night.

RESURRECTION COOKIES

click for easy printable

1 cup whole pecans

1 teaspoon vinegar

3 egg whites

pinch salt

1 cup sugar

ziplock bag

wooden spoon or a wooden meat hammer

Masking tape

Bible

Important: Preheat oven to 350*F before starting.

Place pecans in baggie and let children beat them with the wooden spoon or hammer to break them into small pieces.

Explain that after Jesus was arrested he was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3

Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 teaspoon of vinegar into the mixing bowl.

Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30

Add egg whites to the vinegar. Eggs represent life.

Explain that Jesus gave his life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11

Sprinkle a little salt into each child’s hand. Let them taste. Then put a pinch of salt in the bowl.

Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus’s followers, and the bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27

So far, the ingredients are not very appetizing! Add 1 cup sugar to the bowl.

Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because he loves us. He wants us to know and belong to him. Read John 3:16 & Psalm 34:8

Beat with a mixer on high-speed for 10 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks form.

*A 4 little Ferguson reader just told me that if I would use a glass bowl, rather than metal, my cookies would have more loft!!!! Apparently, there is some chemical reaction with the metal and the egg whites that causes them not rise as much. Thank you for the tip, Debra!!! 🙂

Explain that the color white represents the purity in God’s eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3

Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons on to wax paper covered cookie sheets.

Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus’s body was laid. Read Matthew 27:57-60

Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF. Give each child a piece of tape to seal the oven door.

Explain that Jesus’ tomb was sealed. Read Matthew 27:65-66

Leave the kitchen and go to bed. Acknowledge that the kids are feeling sad that they’ve worked hard to make these cookies, and now have to leave them in the oven overnight.