Just before Spring Break, we celebrated the start of spring with an Easter party and egg hunt. Our third-grade buddies conducted the egg hunt for us, collecting candy-filled eggs and hiding them on the playground, then pairing up with us to help us find them. It was so much fun!
Earlier that week, we learned about Christ's resurrection and then made "empty tomb biscuits." This is a great way to teach children this hard-to-grasp concept in a tangible way. First, we rolled out refrigerated biscuits, Each child got one, and these would become our "tombs." Next, we took a large marshmallow to represent Jesus's body. We "annointed" his body with oil and spices (butter and cinnamon sugar) as the disciples would have done for Christ. Then we rolled our marshmallow up inside its biscuit tomb, baked according to package instructions, and waited for a surprise.
When we took them out of the oven, look what we found ...
The tomb was empty! Praise God, Jesus is risen!
We hope you had a blessed spring break and Easter holiday with friends and family!
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