Have you read Noel Piper's book Treasuring God in Our Traditions? ...No?? Stop reading and go order it here or read it online for free here. It's a must read for every Christian parent!
I'm so thankful for Noel and her inspiration to make our traditions, especially the holidays, more Christ-centered. In the Big K fam we celebrate advent during Christmas and love our nightly Jesse Tree Activity, and for Thanksgiving we started to do a Thankful Tree last year. So, for Easter I wanted to come up with an activity that would prepare our hearts and set our minds on Christ.
Opening up eggs at Easter is a fun treasure hunting activity, and I want Caleb to view Jesus as his Treasure, so I came up with a "Treasuring Christ Easter Activity".
It's 14 days of opening up Easter Eggs filled with daily scripture readings and symbols.
I wanted to walk through the last few days before Christ was crucified, and I wanted to incorporate Caleb's Bible-The Jesus Storybook Bible. {Highly recommend this Bible for kids...every story whispers Jesus' name!}
If you have the Jesus Storybook Bible here is the daily reading plan and symbol ideas to use for your eggs {nothing on day 14-because Jesus has risen!}. Also, you'll noticed the 15th egg is extra, it's Hebrews 1:1-14, and we read that verse on Dec. 25th as the final ornament on our Jesse Tree. I wanted to add the Hebrews verse, because our story doesn't end with Christ's resurrection...He's rescued us, the altar is closed, and one day He's coming again!
Click here to download the reading plan for the Jesus Storybook Bible version.
Don't have the Jesus Storybook Bible? Don't sweat it! Here's the daily scripture {for any Bible}: download here.
I hope this activity helps you treasure Christ this Easter!
And just for fun, here are some fun printables I made for my Easter decor for you to have:
download here
...and my favorite worship song printable...
download here
So, what are your Easter traditions? I'd love to know and get inspired!
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Linked up to these parties:
Positively Splendid
Tatertots & Jello
Itsy Bitsy Paper
How to Nest for Less
Design Dazzle
Centsational Girl
