Since we had so few people enter my Easter blog candy contest, I’m sending a copy of my 209 page Family Fun:  Easter Activity Book to everyone who posted a comment below.

If you didn’t enter the contest, watch this blog because each month I usually have a give-away.  You could be the next winner.
Here’s the link to all the great ideas for celebrating Christ’s resurrection, Easter
Celebrate Easter Ideas

I’ll be cooking a meal to celebrate Passover.  It won’t be a traditional Passover meal, but will have some components.  Here’s what I planned.

Matzo Ball Soup
Potato Latkes
Whole Chicken
Charoset
Orange Sponge Cake (if I have time to bake it)

This morning I read that Hot Cross Buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday.  I wanted to give you a heads up so you can get the dough started tonight, before you go to bed.  Here’s a link to recipe

Hot Cross Buns

There’s even a little history about hot cross buns on that page.

ps.  Don’t forget today is the last day to post a comment and enter to win our 209 page Easter Activity Book.  Scroll down to Easter Blog Candy.

This would be a fun activity for Easter.  You can use questions about the events of Passion Week.  Each year, you can pull it out and use it during your Easter celebration.

Use this Flip book as a model for Q & A for your child’s studies. Write the question on the outside of the flip and the answer behind the flip page. Change the colors to suit your child and the topic of the book.

This will take some time & patience as you follow these directions from Splitcoaststampers

When our children were about 6 years old, they made an egg carton of Resurrection Eggs.  Each item in the plastic egg told part of the Resurrection Story.  It can be a great learning tool for children or be used as a tool to share the Gospel.

Here are some suggestions of what to include in the eggs.

1. (Bread) Matthew 26:26
While they were eating Jesus took a piece of bread,
gave a prayer of thanks, broke it, and gave it to His disciples.
“Take and eat it,” He said, “This is My body.”

2. (Coins) Matthew 26: 14-15
Then  one of the twelve disciples, named Judas Iscariot, went to
the chief priests and asked, “What will you give me if I betray
Jesus to you?”  They counted out thirty silver coins and gave
them to him.

3.  (Purple cloth, representing a purple robe) Mark 15:17
They put a purple robe on Jesus. . .

4.  (Thorns) Matthew 27:29
Then they made a crown out of thorny branches and placed it on
His head, and put a stick on His right hand; then they knelt
before Him and made fun of Him.  “Long live the King, of the
Jews!” they said.

5. (Scourge-a small piece of rope or thick string)  Mark 15:15
Pilate wanted to please the crowd, so he set Barabbas free for
them.  Then he had Jesus whipped and handed Him over to be
crucified.

6.  (Cross) John 19: 17-18a
He went out, carrying His cross, and came to “The Place of the
Skull,” as it is called.  (In Hebrew it is called “Galgotha.”) There
they crucified Him.

7.  (Nails) John 20:25b
Thomas said to them, “Unless I see the scars of the nails in His
hands and put my finger on those scars and my hand in His
side, I will not believe.”

8.  (Sign) Luke 23:38
Above Him were written these words:  THIS IS THE KING OF
THE JEWS.

9.  (Sponge) Matthew 27:48
One of them ran up at once, took a sponge, soaked it in cheap
wine, put it on the end of a stick, and tried to make Him drink it.

10.  (Spear) John 19:34
One of the soldiers plunged his spear into Jesus’ side, and at
once blood and water poured out.

11.  (Rock) Matthew 27:59-60
Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a new linen sheet, and
placed it in his own new tomb, which he had just recently dug
out of solid rock.  Then he rolled a large stone across the
entrance to the tomb and went away.

12.  (Empty) Matthew 28:6
He is not here He has risen just as He said.

It’s time for some blog candy. I’m giving away a 209 page ebook all about Easter.

Family Fun: Easter Activity Collection

It includes Easter recipes, Easter crafts, Easter puzzles, Easter games and Easter coloring pages.

How can you win?

Leave a comment on my blog telling me how you celebrate Easter. It can be religious or a fun activity your family has done over the years. I’ll randomly choose one of the comments on Thursday, March 20 to win the Easter Book

I look forward to hearing all your great ideas. BTW…I’ll be posting Easter ideas all week long. I hope to give you some unique ways to tie activities into the real celebration of Easter - the Resurrection! Check this blog every day for new ideas.

A few websites that have some fun Easter ideas - crafts, feasts, and so forth

EASTER IDEAS 

TINY TREAT BASKET

EASTER TREATS FOR KIDS

Here’s a list of all the events taking place between the Triumphal Entry and Resurrection.

http://blueletterbible.org/he_is_risen/passionverses.html#palmsunday

Daily Easter Bible Readings

As you prepare for Easter, these daily Bible readings should help your entire family review or learn the stories leading to Christ’s death & resurrection.

Sunday, March 16 - Palm Sunday
Luke 19:41-48, 1 Timothy 6:12-16

Monday, March 17
2 Corinthians 1:1-7, Mark 11:12-25

Tuesday, March 18
2 Corinthians 1:8-22, Mark 13

Wednesday, March 19
2 Corinthians 1:23-2:11, Mark 14:1-31

Thursday, March 20 - Maundy Thursday
1 Corinthians 10:14-17; 11:27-32, Mark 14:32-72

Friday, March 21 - Good Friday
1 Peter 1:10-20, John 15

Saturday, March 22
Hebrews 4:1-16, Romans 8:1-11

Sunday, March 23 - Easter: Resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ
John 1:1-18, Mark 16

Chocolate Mint Cake…I’ll post the recipe soon!

See the yummy marshmallow filling in the middle !