This year we kicked off Easter 12 days early and went through our Resurrection Eggs. It was our second year doing the eggs and the girls LOVE them. Each night we hide eggs that lead up to Easter morning. On the first night we hide one, then the next night, two, and so on to the twelfth day. When the egg(s) are found, we sit down and open the egg(s) one by one to reveal the Easter story. The little book has a verse and corresponding devotional to read and discuss.
We also did a little sticker book to correspond with the devotion. Ruby is getting really good at telling the story from start to finish.
While we don’t do an “Easter Bunny” we do sit out little baskets and explain that what Jesus did was a gift to all the world.
Their basket items were pretty similar. A little pony, bubbles, “Kitty Kats” aka Kit Kats, a water painting book, bath water color tablets, and a horse chapter book were in Ruby’s basket.
Clara took her lining out of her basket days ago. She got a pony, bath water tablets, bubbles, water painting book, training panties and a Water Wow book.
They also got some shared candy and sidewalk chalk. They always get sidewalk chalk.
It was super early. We got up to go to a sunrise service at the camp near the ranch.
The moon was still up. We start getting light (Twilight) around 5:30-6:00 in the morning. The sun is finally up over the Big Horns around 7:00am.
It was around 20 to 30 degrees at 6:50am. We bundled up in our coveralls and sock hats. We enjoyed the service and ate Dutch oven campfire cooked biscuits and gravy. It was super yummy, especially with hot chocolate. After the service we rushed back to get ready for church in Worland and to an “egg hunt” in Ten Sleep.
In Ruby’s class at church in Worland, she told them all about Jesus dying on a cross and coming back to life. “He’s not there anymore”, “No one is using it” was her explanation as to why she drew unicorns and a summer flower at his tomb. She even put some hay in the tomb for the unicorns.
After all, no one is using anymore. J
Then on to the Ten Sleep “egg hunt”.
It wasn’t really an egg hunt. It’s just candy thrown down on the ground in sections.
The football field was sectioned off for 0-3 year olds, 4 to 6, 7-9 and 11-12 year olds. In each section there were five marked pieces of candy. If you found one, you traded it in for a prize. The prizes were: stuffed animals, one dollar coins or a bicycle.
Each girl found a prized candy!
And won one dollar coins!
The rest of the day was spent relaxing and later that night we finished our resurrection eggs, devotion, the sticker book and prayed about Jesus’ ultimate gift/prize to us all.
We are very thankful and always want to remember what Jesus did for us and that “He’s not there anymore”. J
Sweet girls! Mary Beth did the Resurrection Eggs with her girls, too. I’m so glad all of our girls–both big and small–know the true story of Easter.
Thanks for the comment, Karen. We really enjoyed the eggs last year. I think we’ll keep with for a few more years. You are right, they are sweet girls. We really want them to know why we celebrate each holiday and not get wrapped up in what the world does on the holidays. I pray that both sets of our girls take it to heart.