YW Connection has a whole Easter (holiday) page:
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I'm using plastic Easter eggs for the girls to open and tell the story through scripture and objects.
WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT? See this website (or read below):
ywconnection.com/Holiday/pageHeastereggscriptures.html- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
This is how is goes (from http://www.ywconnection.com):
Using 12 Easter Eggs put one of these strips of paper and the accompanying item in an egg.
1. Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here while I go and pray yonder. And he went a little further and fell on his face, and prayed saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt. (Matthew 26:36, 39) (a plastic sacrament cup)
2. What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty and worthy of death. Then did they spit on his face and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands. (Matthew 26:66-67) (Piece of a reed)
3. When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death; And when they bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate, the governor. (Matthew 27:1-2) (Piece of rope)
4. Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. (Matthew 27:3) (coins)
5. And they stripped Him, and put on Him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a reed in his right hand; and they bowed the knee before Him, and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And they spit upon Him and took the reed and smote Him on the head. ( Matthew 27:28-30) (piece of red cloth)
6. And after they had mocked Him they took the robe off from Him, and put His own raiment on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by named: him they compelled to bear His cross (Matthew 27:31-32) And he was crucified . . . nailed to
the cross. (nail)
7. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet. They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. And sitting down they watched him there. (Matthew 27:35-36) (dice)
8. And straightaway one of them ran, and took a sponge and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. (Matthew 27:48) (piece of a sponge)
9. (Then Joseph, a rich man) went to Pilate, and begged for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth., and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed. (Matthew 27:58-60) (piece of white linen cloth)
10. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. (Matthew 28:2) (stone)
11. His countenance was like the lightning, and his raiment white as snow: (Matthew 28:3) (sugar cube, or cotton, or something very white)
12. HE IS NOT HERE: FOR HE IS RISEN, AND HE SAID, Come see the place where the Lord lay. (Matthew 28:6) (Empty)
