Week of Easter Activities

I'm posting this so that I don't have to go hunting for it next year like I did this year! Last year we did the traditional supper that would have been served during Jesus' life but this year since I'm not pregnant and have more energy I'm going to try to have us do an activity each day this week related to Easter!

Here are a couple of sites I'm getting my ideas from:

Sugar Doodle, Our Week Long Easter Experience

Christianity Today, Easter Activities

So here are my plans:

Sunday: Palm Sunday, Discuss Easter and Love for Each Other

Picture: Triumphal Entry

Scripture: Mark 11:1-10

Do an "LOA table" (Love One Another Table/Board/Wall). Set up an area where people can write compliments and notes to other members of the family that would then be shared out loud with everyone Easter Morning.

Monday: Color Easter Eggs, talk about meaning of Easter, Resurrection Eggs

Tuesday: Discuss Service & Easter

Picture: Jesus Washing Disciples Feet

Scripture: John 13:1-30

For Dinner have everyone serve someone else their dinner. Discuss ways that Jesus served others and ways that others served Jesus.

Wednesday: (refer to Sugardoodle link)

Picture: The Last Supper

Luke 22:13-15

We're going to have a supper that would have been served in Jesus time. Such as Raisins, unleavened bread, hard boiled eggs, berries, salad greens with vinegar dressing, olives, grape juice, and lamb if I can find it otherwise some good steak. We'll season it and marinate it with olive oil (1tbs), garlic (1 clove) and salt and pepper. We'll make a picnic out of it and use our fingers. If I get around to it, we might even dress up in sheets and stuff :)

Unleavened Bread Recipe

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine in a bowl: 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp baking soda. Cut in 2 tablespoons of butter. Stir in 2/3 cup buttermilk. Mix in one egg and two cups flour. Using a rolling pin, roll dough into several pieces and roll out very thin on a floured board (if not rolled out thin, it will have the consistency of heavy bread). Lay sheet of dough on ungreased flat baking pans. Prick with a fork Cut into 4-inch squares with a sharp knife or pizza cutter. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Thursday: Garden of Gethsemane and the Plan of Salvation

Picture: Garden of Gethsemane

Scripture: Mark 14:12-21

Friday: Discuss Jesus Sacrifice, the Crucifixion

Picture: The Crucifixion

Sripture: John 19

Saturday: Did Jesus Really live again?

Picture: Empty Tomb

Activity: Easter Story Cookies

Scripture: Luke 23:56

Sunday (Easter): Traditional Easter Celebration + Big Empty Easter Eggs and Discuss the Empty Tomb and eat our Easter Story Cookies and read together the LOA Board. Display Easter Pictures