Easter Crafts

I bought some stuff from oriental trading company online. They have tons of little crafts for all holidays. My 2 1/2 year old to the them and the extra's we send to all her friends.

EASTER COOKIES

1 Cup whole pecans
1 teaspoon vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch of salt
1 Cup sugar
Ziploc baggie
wooden spoon
tape
Bible

Preheat the oven to 300 (this is important - don't wait until you're half done with the recipe).

1. Place the pecans in the baggie and let the kids beat them with the wooden spoon to break them into pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested He was beaten by the Roman soldiers.
Read John 19:1-3

2. Put the vinegar into a mixing bowl. Let each child smell the vinegar. Explain that when Jesus was on the cross and He became thirsty, He was offered vinegar to drink.
Read John 19:28-30

3. Add the egg whites to the vinegar. The eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life so that we could have life.
Read John 10:10-11

4. Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand and let them taste it. Put the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers and the bitterness of our own sin.
Read Luke 23:27

5. So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 cup of sugar. 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 Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16

6. Beat the egg whites with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes, until stiff peaks form. 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

7. Fold in the broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto a wax paper cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid to rest.
Read Matthew 27:57-60

8. Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven off.

9. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed.
Read Matthew 27:65-66

10. Go to bed. Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight and that Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.
Read John 16:20-22

11. On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first EASTER, Jesus' followers were amazed to find His tomb empty!
Read Matthew 28:1-9

Your local Christian bookstore should have a lot of fun things like puzzles, books, and arts and crafts.

Pantego Bible Church has a great Easter Egg Hunt and bouncy houses for kids on the 22nd of March during the day on Saturday...check it out www.pantego.org

D.

I have a cute crayon tutorial on my blog. You can lay the chunks of crayons in stripes and use egg shaped muffin tins to make Easter crayons.

http://www.LittleLovables.blogspot.com

Joannes has pretty spekled eggs on sale. You can get these and glue them to wreaths or pretty baskets. Most craft stores have kid crafts for holidays.

Plastic Eggs filled with Rice Krispy Treats. Your's may be old enough to help you make rice krispy treats. At Resurrection time, stuff the ingredients into a plastic egg. It makes a great mold and is fun fun fun for kids. Spray PAM or another oil in the plastic egg first so that your krispie egg shape comes out easily. You won';t need much. Have FUN!
Hide them around the house and then have fun eating them!

Check out http://familyfun.com They have craft ideas and cooking ideas also...all that are age appropriate.

Are you religious?

This is a neat craft idea my SIL shared with me:

Empty Tomb Easter Cookies

1- cup whole pecans

1-teaspoon vinegar

3 egg whites

pinch of salt

1-cup sugar

zipper baggie

wooden spoon

tape

Bible

EASTER COOKIES

Preheat the oven to 300 (this is important-don't wait 'til you're half-done with the recipe)

1. Place the pecans in the baggie and let the kids beat them with the wooden spoon to break them into pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, He was beaten by the Roman soldiers.

Read John 19:1-3

2. Put the vinegar into a mixing bowl. Let each child smell the vinegar. Explain that when Jesus was on the cross and he became thirsty, He was offered vinegar to drink.

Read John 19:28-30

3. Add the egg whites to the vinegar. The eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life so that we could have life.

Read John 10:10-11

4. Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand and let them taste it. Put the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin.

Read Luke 23:27

5. So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 cup of sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story ids that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong to Him.

Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16

6. Beat the egg whites with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes, until stiff peaks form. Explain that the color white represents the purity in god's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus.

Read Isa. 1:18 and John 3:1-3

7. Fold in the broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto a wax paper cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus body was laid to rest.

Read Matt. 27:57-60

8. Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven off.

9. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the door. Explain that Jesus tomb was sealed.

Read Matt. 27:65-66

10. Go to bed. Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight and that Jesus followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.

Read John 16:20-22

11. On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. the cookies are hollow! ON THE FIRST EASTER Jesus followers were amazed to find His tomb empty.

Read Matt. 28: 1-9

Hi T. - my kids LOVED making the confetti eggs when they were smaller - I would blow the egg out of the shell and clean it. A few days later, the kids would color them, let them fry and then fill them with confetti. Then take a small piece of tissue paper and glue it over the hole (where you blew the egg out). After you have several, it's lots of fun to run around and crack the eggs on each other's heads (outside obviously). My husband is hispanic and our Easter consists of about 75 people doing this - it is hilarious!!! Let me know if you have any questions on how to do this...