A whole Sunday paper, and a bottle of glue later, moss from our Garden of Gethsemane "walk" and some weeds (I mean flowers) from our yard and...voila. Here is our version of the tomb (sealed today because it is Saturday when I took this picture). There is even a little table for Jesus' body inside. There is a lot we would change if we did this again, but it was fun. The girls had a blast (glue and paint, hello!) and it raised a lot of great questions...conversations.
I added a few things to the ideas for the Passion Week. They are as follows:
Sunday-Jesus Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem
Craft palm branches, reenact the entrance to Jerusalem (Daddy's make great donkeys), or use the donkey from your nativity set
Craft palm branches, reenact the entrance to Jerusalem (Daddy's make great donkeys), or use the donkey from your nativity set
Monday-Cleaning the Temple
We read a cooresponding book (several times) and held and easter egg hunt with the resurrection eggs.
Tuesday-Preaching
Work on Tomb-paper mache
Wednesday-Quiet time with Disciples
Special quiet times with each child, reflecting, talking and listening
Thursday-Passover, Jesus Washes Disciples Feet, Garden of Gethsemane, Judas Betrays Jesus
We're having supper on the floor (elbow on a pillow) with hand made bread, goblet style glasses of course, then a trip to our own Gethsemane Gardens (a trail near our house...actually named Gethsemane Gardens), and feet washing when we return
Friday-Trial and Crucifixion
Complete and Prepare our tombs (both girls are making their own)
Communion-at our church
Saturday-Jesus Body in the Grave
We gathered live Dogwood branches/flowers for a display (see the Dogwood story)
We'll make Easter cookies....
Sunday-Jesus Resurrection
Enjoy our Easter Cookies and Celebrate Jesus with our family at church and home
