Apr 6, 2011 by desiringvirtue
I’m trying to be more proactive this year with our Easter celebration. It seems like between Christmas and Easter, Easter usually gets the least amount of preparation from me. I love to read soul stirring books or sermons that lead me to the cross during this special time, but in the way of physical preparation for my family, I am a bit lame. It always seems to just sneak up on me and I am left wishing I had done more to celebrate Christ’s victory over the grave. So, in the spirit of trying to be more on top of things… I thought I would share a couple of the things I am cooking up.
New Clothes Tags
In yesterday’s Easter Traditions post, I briefly mentioned that new clothes can be a symbol of the new life that we receive in Christ. Just as we “put on” the new self every day of our Christian lives, we will be putting on fresh, clean, new garments on Easter morning. In order to make this a tangible illustration, I made these Clothes Tags to hang over our new clothes’ hangers. As our children grow I hope that it will be a simple, yet constant reminder of the righteousness that covers us through our Savior.
Our Sweet God Egg Fillers
I also created some “Egg Filler” verses that refer to God’s goodness. Often the Bible speaks of God’s goodness in tangible ways that we can easily understand such as comparing Him to the taste of honey or a sweet scent. I’m not going to waste the opportunity that candy filled eggs present to the spiritual formation of my little guys. Instead I am going to use that sweet, delicious candy as an object lesson about the God who is infinitely satisfying. I am planning on filling most of the eggs with little trinkets and coins, but then have some that have CANDY in them (my kids don’t get a lot of candy on a regular basis… ok, Hudson doesn’t get any, so this is a real treat!). The eggs with candy will also contain these verses that compare God to sweet things. This will be a wonderful reminder that as wonderful as candy is, God himself is what satisfies our hungry souls.
I know that these ideas might be concidered pointless or silly, but my desire is for our Easter to be filled with as many reminders of Christ’s magnificent work on the cross as possible. These are a couple of simple and fun ways I can help to focus our minds on our Lord. Plus they are really cute!
I uploaded these printables to Scribd, in case you felt so inclined as to use them in your own family. Make sure to share your fun ideas for celebrating the resurrection of our King!
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