One of our last Easter projects was making the crown of thorns that Jesus wore. It was very fun for the boys to cook with me, roll out the dough, paint and then get to smash our finished product. The best part is that provided repeated opportunities to talk about what Jesus did for us on the cross.
Here is how we used this as a tool for remembering the meaning of Easter:
Salt and flour dough recipe made up a play dough like substance we could roll out and then bake.
Recipe:
4 c. flour
1c. salt
add water slowly to get a playdough-like consistency.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
We rolled them into three long cords so mom could braid them
Braided and hooked together on both ends
Sticking the thorns into the crown and remembering that Jesus died for our sins. We talked about what some of our sins were and that is why Jesus died... TO FORGIVE US!
Baked and ready to sit on the table to remind us of Christ death during Holy Week.
The goal was to paint the cross on Easter Sunday and then break it to show that our sins are forgiven and Christ is risen. Sunday got a little busy so we did this yesterday, which was still fun to have one last reminder of the joy of Easter.
Everyone needed a turn to wear the crown.
We got out our paints and let everyone go wild. Willa, our neighbor, was over for the festivities.
We let it dry then headed outside. I don't know if girls would get as excited about the throwing part of it, but it was a key part for my boys. The highlight of their day. "When can we drop it, and CRASH it, and break it and SMASH it?"
The pure joy of breaking something!
Jesus is risen. He is no longer on the cross. Saying a prayer to thank Jesus for what he did!
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