Happy Easter

EggMazing Easter Egg Creations

Coloring Eggs

This week the kids each dyed a dozen hard boiled eggs.  We used traditional dye and we bought an EggMazing that comes with non-toxic markers.  The EggMazing basically spins your egg around while you press markers onto the egg, creating various designs.  The kids had so much fun with it and we will definitely use it again.

 

Aren't these eggs neat?  I love the patterns.

 

 

C using our EggMazing.

 

C's finished egg with his favorite colors.

 

One of E's creations.

 

B's finished eggs!

 

One of F's favorites

 

I love this swirl on the end.

Hope you are having a fabulous Easter week!

Prepare for Easter with Pure Flix

I am so excited for Easter!  It's a great time to reflect and remember the sacrifice of Jesus.  I have been so impressed with the incredible library of Easter films and resources offered by Pure Flix.

There are a plethora of encouraging and inspirational films including Risen, The Passion of the Christ, The Case for Christ, The Chosen, A.D. The Bible Continues, Penitent Thief, & so much more!  There are several sections (Enter Into Easter, Easter For Kids, Easter Biblical History and Biblical Epics) that make it easy to find something for everyone in your family, regardless of their age.  You can dig deeper in your understanding and knowledge of the crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

David and I recently watched Risen, the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection told through the eyes of a Roman tribune, Clavius.  Clavius' life drastically changes after he investigates what happened after Jesus was crucified.  I do want to note that there is a warning for violent depictions of war, fighting, execution and aftermath of war and that warning is justified.  This film does a good job demonstrating the historical context.  I really enjoyed seeing the Resurrection story told through this unique perspective. 

Check out the movie trailer for Risen below to see more for yourself.

Are you looking for films to help your family prepare for Easter?  Sign up with Pure Flix today here!  With Pure Flix you can have faith in your entertainment and have access to the top Christian movies and television shows.

I'm excited for the kids to watch The Lion of Judah next.

Disclosure:  Many thanks to Pure Flix for providing my family with our own 3-month Pure Flix subscription for my review.  Opinions are 100% my own.

Happy Easter

 

I hope you had a fabulous Easter!  We had an egg hunt all throughout the downstairs of the house set up for the kids when they woke up.  We made our traditional Resurrection Rolls for breakfast.  We enjoyed going to church.  Afterwards, we had our annual egg toss - it gets messy!  And this year we enjoyed fajitas for dinner.  I'm so thankful for my kids and the memories we make each year!

Dying Easter Eggs

Today we dyed 6 1/2 dozen hard boiled eggs.  The kids were excited and had a lot of fun making different designs, patterns, and colors.

 

Getting ready to dye Easter eggs!

 

 

Some of our eggs, I love the vibrant colors above.

 

Some of our fun egg designs.

Hope you are having a great weekend!  We are all excited for tomorrow ✞.

Happy Easter 2020 - He Is Risen

Easter Peep Stevie

Happy Easter everyone, He Is Risen!  I hope you had a fantastic day with your family and loved ones.  I was a tiny bit sad not to be able to gather in church today but I love that we can live stream our church and I know many others are doing the same during these crazy times.

Live Stream Service

We were mostly dressed up (I was wearing bunny slippers though).  The kids awoke to an Easter egg hunt down the stairs and all around the living room.  After hunting for eggs, they enjoyed their Easter baskets and treats that were waiting for them on the table.

Easter Goodies

We made Resurrection Rolls as a family for breakfast - one of my favorite traditions.  It is extremely important to seal the crescent rolls so that the marshmallows don't leak out and one of our batches was not sealed well.  Thankfully, they still taste great.

 A making the first resurrection roll.

 E getting her marshmallow.

 David walking G through how to make his.

 Headed into the oven

 This is what happens when the rolls aren't sealed enough...

 When cut into, the roll is empty, just like the tomb.

Another empty tomb...

We then went outside to have our annual raw Easter egg toss competition.  D and I won the 1st round, David and F won the 2nd round, C and F won the 3rd round (E and I almost pulled out the win) and David/D and A/B tied for 1st in the 4th round.

 Yep, these eggs are raw.

This was the first round.

The kids made numerous other egg hunts outside for everyone to participate in throughout the day, they hid empty eggs and we went and found them.  There are lots of good places to hide eggs in our backyard.  And we just enjoyed hanging around the house together - memories!  Hope you had a wonderful Easter as well.

Dyeing Easter Eggs

Getting ready to dye eggs.

We just finished dyeing 3 dozen hard boiled eggs!  A few eggs cracked while I was boiling them so I added a few of our other brown eggs to the process so we would have exactly 36 eggs to dye.  And the brown eggs turned out so well.  Next year we are going to dye many more of them because the colors are more earthy tones and just give a unique look.

 Helping G dye his egg.

 Helping F with his egg.

E using a white crayon to make a picture on her egg.

 One of E's eggs!

 D dyeing an egg.

 C with a finished egg, his favorite colors blue and orange.

 F making a green egg!

 Dyeing eggs...

 A with one of her eggs.

 Our dye kit came with a few stickers that the younger boys liked.

 G with his yellow "chick" egg.

 Our finished eggs!

 More finished eggs

These were the brown eggs, aren't they great?

The Easter Storybook from David C Cook Review

{Disclaimer:  I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review.  I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.}


With Easter fast approaching, we have been enjoying reading The Easter Storybook from David C Cook.  It is geared for children ages 4-8 but I think an even broader age range would appreciate it.

Our new book

This book contains 40 Bible stories so it is perfect to read one a day during Lent but it doesn't have to be read that way.  You can enjoy it at a faster or slower pace if you desire and it has great value even when Easter has passed.

 All the kids with our book!

Each story has a two page layout, one page for the stories (written by Laura Richie) and one page for a full-color illustration (illustrated by Ian Dale).  Each story begins with a Bible passage and ends with a conversational question or two to help families discuss and think about Jesus together.  Just a few examples of questions include:  Who was the Messiah?  What does it mean to repent?  Have you ever felt afraid?  What does it mean to be free?  What would you like to pray about now?  I appreciate that the questions dig deeper into the story and help open more conversations with the kids.

The first story begins with Jesus as a boy in the temple (Luke 2) and the last story shows us His ascension into heaven.  I appreciate that we see much of the life of Jesus and that we get to see a picture of God's love over and over again.

Above you can see the page layout for Day 5:  Jesus Finds the Lost

Above you can see the page layout for Day 10: Jesus Calms the Storm

Above you can see the page layout for Day 10: Jesus Enters as King

Above you can see the page layout for Day 10: Jesus Becomes Our Sacrifice

I'm not going to show you the entire book but I hope the pictures above gives you a peek inside into the feel for this book.  Laura Richie does a fabulous job summarizing these rich accounts of the life of Jesus and Ian Dale's full-color illustrations pair with them wonderfully.

I love that through this book, families get a glimpse into who Jesus is (a son, a teacher, a good shepherd, a healer, a Savior, a King, etc.) and what He did.  It also shows us why His death and resurrection matter.  This is a wonderful book to read during the Easter season and beyond and I highly recommend it.  We recently reviewed The Action Bible Anytime Devotions from David D Cook if you want to check that out as well.

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