We started by preparing our hearts for Jesus' death and burial.
Smelling the lavender essential oil poured in a jar to remind us of how Mary anointed Jesus to prepare him for His death and burial.
Our Easter basket with the resurrection eggs...
The boys hunted for the first hidden egg, opened it and immediately loved the paper donkey I put inside.
Coloured their palm leaves and used them to dramatise how Jesus rode into Jerusalem on His donkey. The rocking horse became the 'donkey'. :) We dramatized the scene several times with the boys taking turns to be 'Jesus'.
The next activity intrigued them so much cos it involved water. The feet washing activity was so fun we took turns washing each other's feet many times too. No pictures taken as I was too busy trying to control two overly excited boys.
The second resurrection egg contains coins. Printed out the coin bag from http://ateachingmommy.com. The boys covered each circle with a pebble while counting the total number of silver coins Judas was given to betray Jesus.
The next morning, at the dining table, the boys were seated down and I narrated the story of the last supper. We had a loaf of bread (from Duke bakery) and a cup of wine (Ribena). I broke the bread and poured the 'wine' for them. Then we finished up the bread for breakfast. :)
Love the part when I used a picture of a boy, naming all the bad things he had done and then erasing the black marks I had made with the marker.
Both Zech and Nathanael contributed too as they recounted the wrong things they had done. When I shared with them how Jesus still loves them even after they have sinned so much, they looked so attentive I felt like crying. For a moment, I thought they looked sorry. Erasing all the black marks which represented their past sins has quite an impact on them I guess.
Zech did some colouring. Not his cup of tea but he didn't mind colouring.
These two below were printed from http://www.bible-printables.com/Coloring-Pages/Easter/10-easter-008.htm.
One of the boys' favourite things to do is blowing bubbles. First time for Nathanael! For this activity, the boys took turns to say a prayer before blowing their bubbles up to heaven. Really glad to hear Zech praying with more depth in his content now.
Made a crown of thorns using playdough.
Used cellophane paper and contact paper to make a purple cross to remember Jesus, dressed in a purple robe, is the King of kings.
Not forgetting, painting Easter eggs!
The final products, with some touch-ups by Mummy, displayed at the 'fire place'.
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