"Easter Activities for Grandparents and Grandchildren Include Resurrection Easter Eggs"," I started this sweet tradition with my children and now my grandkids are enjoying them with me each year. These 12 eggs each have a tiny trinket that is a symbol of one part of the Lent and Easter story. Different sets have different items, but our current set has: A donkey to remind us of Jesus' ride into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday A goblet. This is often made by crossing two nails Dice which the servants used to gamble for His robe A spear. Since He was, indeed, dead, they did not have to break His legs which fulfilled the prophesy that no legs would be broken A white square of material to represent the grave sheets they wrapped Jesus in A rock that reminds us of the stone that was rolled in front of the grave One egg is left empty because - JESUS IS ALIVE This is a fun set to purchase and share with children and grandchildren. Then you'll add yet another dimension to the learning process, helping them to cement the important facts deeper into their minds and hearts. It's not ""picture-perfect,"" but it is quite cute. And oh, my grandson and I now have such sweet family memories of making it together, plus it led to some great talk time about different aspects of God's wonderful gift to us. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO LEARN SOMETHING
"Easter Activities for the Classroom"," You may like to have the children create Easter crafts but there are also many other educational Easter activities that are suitable for the classroom. They can start by finding about 10-15 Easter riddles. These cards can then be used to play a Memory style game with 2 - 4 players. The players take turns at turning over two cards and reading them both. The winner will be the player who has the most pairs when all of the cards have been matched. To make this puzzle cut out several large egg shapes. The children have to rearrange the numbers and signs from each egg to make a true equation. If 3, 7, x, =, 9 and 2 are on an egg, these would be unjumbled to make 3 x 9 = 27. The teacher can write these or each member of the class can create one sentence. To play Sentence Jumble you run the words together and then break the letters up into groups of three, four or five letters. Here is one to try. Write the words 'Easter Bunny' for the children to see then challenge them to find as many words as possible that use the letters in Easter Bunny. The winner will be the person who finds the most words. Easter Hangman The spelling game of Hangman can also be given an Easter twist by using a bunny diagram instead of a Hangman diagram. Play the game in the usual way using Easter words like, chocolate, candy, flowers, basket, chicks, bonnet, parade, decorate, April, search, Sunday, tulips or jellybeans. This Easter don't limit your Easter activities to craft and art. . CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO LEARN SOMETHING
"Three Easy Easter Activities"," They are all really simple to do, great fun for all ages and don't cost a fortune. Once decorated they can be hung from bunches of twigs in vases or sat in egg cups and displayed on your mantelpiece. This involves making a hole either end of the egg with a needle, making one hole slightly larger than the other. Then, holding the egg over a bowl, blow through the smaller hole and the contents of the egg should come out via the larger hole. Just remember to make sure your egg is at room temperature before you start, an egg straight out of the fridge is much harder to blow. How about setting the decorators a challenge to create an egg that captures the likeness of a friend or family member? Easter Card Making Another really simple idea for an alternative to giving Easter eggs to friends and family is to create custom made cards. Fold this in half and then start decorating with cut out Easter shapes, paint, crayons, glitter, twigs, pictures from old Easter cards or magazines. Easter chicks, Spring, humorous, Easter eggs etc. Mum, dad, grandpa, sister, best friends etc. Perhaps set this as a competition for the kids to see who comes up with the best one? Chocolate Easter Nests Making chocolate Easter nests could not be easier. Then break the chocolate into small pieces and melt in the microwave on a low heat. Once melted pour the chocolate into the large bowl and give everything a good stir until the chocolate evenly coats the shredded wheat. Press the mini eggs into the middle of each chocolate nest and refrigerate for around an hour until the chocolate has set. CLICK HERE IF YOU WANT TO LEARN SOMETHING
