What goes well with an Easter egg hunt? Why, scripture, of course!
When I was a kid the Easter bunny hid a basket for me to find, filled with yummy goodness, be it an enormous orange or a chocolate cross. I think my Mom had as much fun watching me hunt as I did searching through the house for my big basket treat. Not suprisingly, my kids enjoy the same kind of stuff. So, this year I looked for the message in the fun and found some great ideas for Resurrection eggs. I may be late in finding this gem, but better late than never. After specializing 12 of the many eggs that were hidden in the backyard, I labeled them carefully to distinguish them from the others. The kids found all the plastic eggs with goodies inside and rushed back into the house to check things out. We sat down together at the kitchen table with the eggs and our Bibles as they opened each egg from 1 to 12, discovering a tiny item representing some part of the final week of the life of our Lord with a verse to read along with it. From a miniature sponge to a die to spices from a tea bag, we recapped Jesus' amazing sacrifice on our behalf and His awesome resurrection from the grave as each, in turn, read aloud. It was fulfilling to watch their anticipation, from the oldest to the youngest, as each got their chance to link the pieces of the story together.
Jesus is alive! He arose - hallelujah!
Did you celebrate, too? What traditions does your family have? I'm always on the lookout for new ways to share God's truths from Scripture.
2 comments:
It was a creative and fun way to celebrate Resurrection Day. Thanks for taking the time to make it happen.
Hey Kelly:
This post made me smile and remember our days in Peru. I did this exact same thing with all of the kids in the apartment complex where we lived, probably 13 years ago now. The only three evangelical kids were the Kazim kids, but all had so much fun reading the different Bible versus and piecing together the events leading up to the Resurrection. No matter the denomination, the power of the Gospel to change lives remains true and good.
All of this was thanks to my wonderful mom, who two months before flew down with a suitcase full of bright colored plastic eggs in which I could stick in the "clues to the puzzle".
I wish I could have been there to have fun with those three adorable sobrinos of mine!
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