Resurrection Eggs

My favorite way to teach children about Easter is with Resurrection Eggs. You might have already seen this idea around; I believe there are even sets you can purchase. I made our own set though because it really isn't that hard to do and lasts for years! There are lots of variations you will find when searching for Resurrection Egg sets so this set may not match up with others out there. Personally, the ability to customize your set is part of what makes these such an effective teaching tool.

Basically you need a dozen plastic eggs and an egg carton. Then you can copy and print out the list below and glue it to the inside of the egg carton. That will tell you what passage of scripture to read for each day, what is in each egg, and what it represents. I have found it helpful to either number the eggs or the slots in the egg carton so you know what goes where.

Day Read In Egg To Represent

Day 1 Luke 22:1-6 Silver Coins Judas betrayed Jesus

Day 2 Mark 14:12-26 Bread The last supper

(bread will mold, I used crackers)

Day 3 Luke 22:47-54 Sword Peter cuts off servant's ear

Day 4 Luke 22:55-62 Rooster Peter denies Jesus

Day 5 Matt. 27:1-2 Rope Jesus tied and whipped (Judas hangs himself)

Day 6 Matt. 27:11-31 Thorns Jesus' crown of thorns

Day 7 Luke 23:26-34 Cross Jesus dies on the cross

(I used popsicle sticks hot-glued together)

Day 8 Luke 23:35-43 Sponge Jesus is given sour wine

(vinegar works well for demonstration purposes)

Day 9 Luke 23:44-53 Linen Jesus' body is wrapped

Day 10 Matt.27:59-61 Rock Stone in front of the tomb

Day 11 Luke 23:54-24:1 Spices Women prepare spices

(whole cloves, lavender, any larger spice that smells good)

Day 12 Luke 24:1-12 Empty Jesus is risen. He's ALIVE!

Angry Birds!

I don't know if it's just my family, or maybe it's just a guy thing, but my husband and boys are obsessed with the Angry Birds game that my husband has on his Android.

So, I decided to encourage my children's love of the game by making them shirts and stuffed replicas of the game so they could play it when Daddy's at work.

Here are some pictures of how they turned out. Hopefully it will inspire someone :)

I created my own Angry Bird images using the basic, ever useful Paint program and then printed them on iron-on transfer paper. Then, I used permanent markers to make the scenery.

For the stuffed animals, I used a basic ball and triangle pattern and added the embellishments

myself. I was pretty happy with how they turned out and my boys are HILARIOUS to watch playing the game since they must make all the sound effects when they play.

Sparking Mint Lemonade

I haven't posted here in a while.

I could say it's because I've been too busy, but that would only be part of the truth.

Actually, it's because I just don't have that much to say. I read the blog posts of others on the web and it seems that they have so much to contribute. Well, I don't feel like I do all that much. So, for now I am only posting when I do. And today is one of those days.

I made up the best lemonade recipe in the world! Seriously, this is addictive.

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

bunch of mint - like at least a cup

Boil the above together to until the sugar is dissolved and you have a wonderful mint simple syrup that you can use for all sorts of things. The mint flavor gets stronger as it sits too.

Now add 1 cup lemon juice and 1 2 liter bottle of sparkling water.

That's it! So simple and SO good!

Wouldn't this make an awesome Christmas gift?

So, I just entered a giveaway over at the Not So Perfect Housewife for a Sodastream!

This is definitely one to check out. We don't drink soda a whole lot around here, but this would be a perfect gift for at least two family members we have who drink soda A LOT. I love all the different flavors they have too (although they don't have my favorite - grapefruit). The cran-raspberry looks the most delicious to me.

I highly encourage you to check out the Not So Perfect Housewife and see her cute video of the Sodastream in action.

To remember...

Ken came home from work the other day and jumped in the shower. When he got out, he called, "Hey Babe, could you bring me a towel?" Will being the sweet helpful child he is, immediately ran into the room and shouted, "Hey Babe, could you bring Dad a towel?"

Today Will stepped on a Lego he left on the floor. He came running to me and said, "Mom, I hurt my foot! I need 10 bandaids!" Guess if one is good, ten is better :)