Easter Cross Craft

Pin It I want to make the this time of preparation for Easter special for my kids. I want them to anticipate the resurrection of Christ like they do Christmas or their birthday. I want them to be excited and joyful about what Christ did for them on the cross and also have a time to be repentant and thankful for his sacrifice.

It is tough with a 2 and 3 year old and a spunky and destructive 1 year old. What can they understand? What can they remember? I am continually surprised at the truth of God's word that they repeat back to me throughout the day.

So, my plan... lay it on thick, let them know all the details of what Christ did without boring them and if they grasp any of it... great! Read books, make crafts, tell stories, watch dvds, memorize verses, all about the story of Easter.I have a good list of activities that will start to prepare their hearts, even if it is in a small way, to grown to learn about the majesty of Easter.
Here is our first project... a big hit.

Easter Cross Kites

These were very simple.

• We traced the boys hands and let them cut them out (don't look to close at the one on the left... Jack might have cut off most of his thumbs).
•  Then we glued them together to form a cross and I let them decorate them with whatever stickers I had. 
• We had some leftover birthday streamers that we used for the tail and tied some bows in it to make it a little more exciting.

We talked about the cross and what Jesus did for us at Easter. Then we talked about kites and how they move in the wind. We asked "is it windy today?" "If you run with your kite it looks like the wind is blowing it." "Can you say thank you to Jesus for what he did on the cross and the wind?" 

Then we hung them on the boys door so we might remember what Christ did for us every night beofre we go to bed during this season of lent.