Tonight for F.H.E. we did our second annual easter lesson. I think it is a great way to tie together the fun part about easter with the real meaning behind it. (I've attached the lesson below.) Then, for our activity we colored and decorated our easter eggs. We had a lot of fun and surprisingly didn't get too terribly messy! Happy Easter Egg Hunting!
Easter Lesson:
I got this from my sister, Annette, and think it is just awesome. Here is what you need: an empty easter egg carton, 12 plastic eggs that will fit in the carton, a sacrament cup, 3 dimes, knotted piece of twine, soap, red fabric, a small cross and nail, dice, crushed rock /small pieces of rock, white cloth, a stone, and a bay leaf/some type of spice.
Put all of the items in an egg. Then put the eggs in order in the carton (I go across from top to bottom.) As you/someone opens the egg - show what item is inside and ask what significance that item has to do with easter. After the item has been discussed, read the scripture that goes with that item and see if you guessed correctly. If not, figure out what the item represents and continue on until finished.
Egg 1: Matthew 26:39 (sacrament cup)
Egg 2: Matthew 26:14-15 & Zachariah 11:12-14 (3 dimes)
Egg 3: Matthew 27:1-2 (knotted twine)
Egg4: Matthew 27:24-26 (soap)
Egg 5: Matthew 27:28-30 (red fabric)
Egg 6: Matthew 27:31-32 (cross and nail)
Egg 7: Matthew 27: 35-36 (dice)
Egg 8: Matthew 27:50,51,54 (crushed rock)
Egg 9: Matthew 27:58-60 (white cloth)
Egg 10: Matthew 27:60,65-66 (a stone)
Egg 11: Mark 16:1 (bay leaf/spice)
Egg 12: Matthew 28:6 (leave egg empty)
