Easter 2015

The Prosper library was having a small Easter Egg hunt that I took the kids to. The older three had a blast collecting eggs and meeting the Easter bunny. Oakley was having a hard time because it was during her nap time, poor baby. Isaac and Andrew are really starting to get the concept of running faster means more eggs.  It was quite the 5 minutes to behold.

Darling Emeri was too cute collecting her eggs. She was so mellow and ladylike about it. 

Isn't this the cutest picture EVER!!!! They were one happy bunch of kids with those baskets.

Then the following Monday we had FHE and dyed out Easter eggs. The stores now have some pretty nifty egg dying kits. The ones we had this year came with markers, stencils, stickers, pipe cleaners, colored cotton balls, and the dye. It was such a fun evening, and the kids really enjoyed it.

I tried really had this year to teach our kids the true reason of why we celebrate Easter. The candy, eggs, and bunnies are an easy distraction, even for me. So, my goal this year was to do more Christ centered activities to help our children learn what Easter really is about. The first activity we did was making a paper plate tomb stone with the Resurrected Christ inside.

Then, after some egg painting (because they asked for it) we did an experiment to see if our white carnations would turn red if they sat in red dyed water. This experiment helped the kids visualize the idea of Christ took our sins upon himself. I thought this was a great activity but a bit hard for the kids to wait for the results. It took a few days for the flowers to absorb the colored dye.

This activity of the resurrected Christ in a cup was so cute! The boys decorated the cup to look like the sky and clouds. Then we punched a whole through the top and put a sting through it with a picture of Christ glued to the end. The boys then pull on the string to have Christ rise from the dead and go up into heaven. It was a great visual for them, plus, something more then just a craft to look at, but one to actually interact with.

Aunt Becka bought these adorable Easter noodles that we ate for dinner one night. The noodles were shaped into eggs, bunnies, and carrots. Spaghetti was never more fun to eat.