Here's another Easter activity to do with the kids. It's not too late to do it this year! I missed doing it tonight because we just got home and put the kids to bed but I'm planning on doing it tomorrow night. I'll let you know how they turn out!




This is a really neat and very effective activity for Easter. Do it the
*evening before* Easter Sunday, just before your children are ready to get
into bed.

Easter Story Cookies

You need:
1 cup whole pecans
1 teaspoon vinegar
3 egg whites pinch of salt
1 cup of sugar
zip lock baggie (freezer baggies work best)
wooden spoon
mixing bowl
wax paper
cookie sheet
long piece of tape for each child (electrical tape is great - needs to stick
to the oven door)

1) Bible Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. This is very important! Do this
first!
2) Place the pecans in the baggie and let the children beat them with the
wooden spoon to break all the pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested
he was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3
3) Let each child smell the vinegar--yucky. Put 1 tsp. vinegar into the
mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given
vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30.
4) Add the egg whites to the vinegar in the bowl. Eggs represent life.
Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11.
Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush
the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by
Jesus' followers and the bitterness of our own sins. Read Luke 24:27. (So
far the ingredients are not very appetizing!)
5) Add 1 cup of sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that
Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong to Him. Read
Psalms 34:8 and John 3:16.
6) Beat the mixture with mixer on high speed for 12- 15 minutes (yes, that's
correct) until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white
represents the purity of those whose sins have been forgiven by Jesus. Read
Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3.
7) Fold in the broken pecan pieces to the mixture. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto
a wax papered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky
tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matthew 27:57-60.
8) Place the cookie sheet in the oven, close the oven door and TURN THE OVEN
OFF!! Give each child a strip of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that
Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matthew 27:65-66.
9) Now, send the children to bed! Explain that they may feel sad to leave
the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when the
tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20, 22.
10) On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the
cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow!! On the first
Easter, Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Read
Matthew 28:1-9. HE HAS RISEN! Happy Easter, everyone!