Easter coloring sheets

I had someone share some coloring sheets with me and wanted to pass them along to you. 

https://terejscottwriter.wordpress.com/2022/04/16/easter-coloring-sheets/

Click here for printable version - https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:71c6ee01-1ff6-3a4d-9c0d-bd42189cbfb6#pageNum=1

Book Review - Touch-And-Feel An Easter Prayer Board Book

I was so excited to have the opportunity of reviewing Touch-And-Feel an Easter Prayer board book written by Amy Parker and illustrated by alison edgson through the Booklook for Bloggers Review program.

Babies and preschoolers will see images of the new wonders of spring through a sensory encounter. The art is colorful and sweet. The words are presented in a rhyme, making for an auditory experience as well as the parent reads it aloud.

The book doesn't wait till you open it to start the touch-and-feel fun. The cover has a soft bunny fur cut out that the child can touch right away. From there, other opportunities to experience touch include the top of an egg shell of a brand new baby chick, the soft yellow furry feathers of the new chicken, the smooth rain in a puddle, a soft flower petal, blades of green grass, and finally a sparkling ray of sun.

The story takes bunny on a journey meeting encountering new aspects of spring and new life and ending with the best promise of newness in Jesus, God's son who lives again! (Which is why Christians celebrate Easter). I love how it ties together the new life found in spring with the new life found in why Christians celebrate - Jesus risen! 

The book would make a fun read-aloud for laptime books as it calls for interaction through the sensory touch and feel pages but also presents a sweet story. It would make a great opportunity to engage your child in a book.  It would also make a fantastic addition to an Easter basket!

Gluten-Free, Candy-Free, Allergy-Free Easter Egg Hunt With Puzzles

Every Easter since my oldest was able to walk, we have had our own family Easter egg hunt at home. I remember the time when I was able to use the candy they got at a church egg hunt and sneak them into the family egg hunt at home with them unaware. Those days are long gone. My youngest is now 10, and I didn't even know if the teens would still want to hunt eggs.

But, they did!

My oldest daughter had a great idea, though, as we discussed how we would do the hunt. They all agreed that they had more than enough candy, so the idea was to get a puzzle that was Easter themed and hide the pieces inside the eggs.

After the hunt, we would come together as a family to put together the puzzle.




I started by looking for a puzzle that was Easter themed. All I could find was one with a sunrise, to represent the rising from the tomb. I got a 500 piece puzzle.

I got each child a small Easter basket with candy they had requested and hid tin-roil-wrapped eggs for them to find and redeem for the baskets.

it was a great idea, but we did not finish the puzzle. I think next year, I'll get fewer pieces.

After the puzzle, we did the Resurrection Eggs that tell the story of the resurrection.

Of course, we had started the day off earlier by going to church, this year with grandparents, and taking our traditional pictures by the tree.

And, we watched the Veggie Tales Easter Carol.

Indoor Easter Egg Hunt With Teens And Other Resurrection Day Traditions

So, this weekend was Easter. Even though, I prefer to refer to it as what it really is - Resurrection Sunday, the day we celebrate Jesus the Christ, our Savior and Messiah, raising form the dead and giving us hope for eternal life. While I celebrate some family traditions, I personally have some deep beliefs that surround Easter, and I realize that there are Christians who don't embrace the holiday at all because of an assumed connection with paganism and spring. I don't want to go into detail here, but my personal beliefs are not intended in any way to ever give glory to a bunny or a pagan goddess. I also don't believe in the timeline of the traditional Good Friday to Sunday celebration, but rather that the crucifixion took place on a Wednesday special Sabbath. He was in the grave for a full 3 days, I believe, and rose early Sunday morning or sometime after the sun set on the Sabbath Saturday. Ultimately, my hope is that Jesus and his resurrection is glorified and that the truth of Resurrection Sunday is that Jesus conquered death and took our sins upon himself as our sacrificial lamb. In the mix of this, here's our traditions and a little bit of fun.

We have a few traditions in our house. It starts with the hunt to get three Easter baskets plus fill tons of eggs with candy without going broke. This always leads to me getting my Peeps fix.

on Good Friday, so it's called. We color eggs.

Of course, one of our traditions is attending church services. This Sunday was different for us, because I had the preschool class at our church. So, my youngest helped me with the class while my older two sat in on the service where my hubby performed on the worship team, as always.

Before we leave for church, we have a tradition of taking an Easter picture in front of the bradford pear tree in front of our house. A few years ago, I realized that to get one good picture, I needed to just keep clicking when I said smile. Then, I let them loose and shot - "Say JESUS!" WAHOO JESUS ROSE FROM THE DEAD!!!! And, they jump. Also, I want to note that my teenage son's hair is wet from the shower. I was just thrilled that he made it on time and not in shorts and t-shirt. So, don't judge!

After church, we had turkey - no ham for us - and, it had started to rain, so we had our egg hunt inside this year. With teens in the bunch, I was happy to see they wanted to participate at all.  We filled 212 eggs, and found 210. My hubby fills some of them with goofy things to make them laugh - like a potato chip and an empty candy wrapper.

They, then turn in their "golden egg" with is an egg wrapped in aluminum foil. In return, they receive their Easter basket.

THEN - WE DO THE RESURRECTION EGGS AND TELL THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT OF THE CRUCIFIXION AND RESURRECTION!

Then, we watch Veggie Tales the Easter Carole. We cry every time.

This is how a teen age boy looks hunting for eggs.