Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
Easter Story Cookies
Here's a recipe I found that I want to try with the kids tomorrow night:
To be made the night before Easter:
You Need:
1 c. whole pecans
1 tsp. vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch salt
1 c. sugar
zipper baggie
wooden spoon
tape
Bible
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
Place pecans in ziplock bag and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested He was beaten by the Roman Soldiers- Read John 19:1-3
Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp. vinegar into mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross He was given vinegar to drink- Read John 19:28-30
Add egg whites to vinegar. 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 sin- Read Luke 23:27
So far the ingredients are not very appetizing- Add 1 c. sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus dies because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong to Him. Read Ps. 34:8 and John 3:16
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12-15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus- Read Isa. 1:18 and John 3:1-3
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matt. 27:65-66
Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF.
Give each child a pice of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matt. 27:65-66
GO TO BED!
Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were sad when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22.
On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! Explain that on the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Read Matt. 28:1-9
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16
To be made the night before Easter:
You Need:
1 c. whole pecans
1 tsp. vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch salt
1 c. sugar
zipper baggie
wooden spoon
tape
Bible
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
Place pecans in ziplock bag and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested He was beaten by the Roman Soldiers- Read John 19:1-3
Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp. vinegar into mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross He was given vinegar to drink- Read John 19:28-30
Add egg whites to vinegar. 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 sin- Read Luke 23:27
So far the ingredients are not very appetizing- Add 1 c. sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus dies because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong to Him. Read Ps. 34:8 and John 3:16
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12-15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus- Read Isa. 1:18 and John 3:1-3
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matt. 27:65-66
Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF.
Give each child a pice of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matt. 27:65-66
GO TO BED!
Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were sad when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22.
On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! Explain that on the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Read Matt. 28:1-9
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16
Saturday, March 17, 2012
St. Patrick's Day
With St. Patrick's Day being on a Saturday, I had lots of time to do some extra fun things to make us all smile!
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| Gotta love the dollar bins- Owen and Elaina both got to wear theirs to school on Friday too! |
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| We had shamrock pretzels and rainbow cupcakes for lunch. I forgot to take a picture, but I always buy a box of Lucky Charms for breakfast- the ONLY time of the year they get to have that cereal! |
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| The girls helped me make these cupcakes yesterday. I'm not sure why the red sunk to the middle, but they were pretty anyway! |
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| Shamrock Shake run after dinner!! |
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Long Week!
This week when Erik was on business and away,
I sought extra fun things to do with the kiddos each day.
Really what more do I need to say,
Thank goodness this week was Dr. Suess' Birthday!
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| Audrey and Owen both loved the Green Eggs and Ham I served for dinner. I have to admit it was rather difficult to get past the color, especially for the eggs! |
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| Wednesday was "Wacky Wednesday" both at Owen's school and at our house. |
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| Oobleck is becoming an annual tradition at our house. I tried to include a video but couldn't get it to work- I'll try to figure it out and add it another day. |
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| And for something else extra and nice, the girls and I got to go see Disney on Ice! |
Sunday, February 26, 2012
40th Birthday
Huge milestone for Erik yesterday as he entered a new decade!
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| Yes, I really put 40 candles on. Even better, Erik was able to blow them ALL out in one single breath! |
Saturday, February 11, 2012
T-shirts
I love the ideas in Family Fun magazine, and this is one we tried making during our impromptu trip to NY two weekends ago. It has been fun to wear the shirts together, but this picture is missing Aunt Shawna in hers. We'll get one of the 5 of us the next time! It was some good, girly fun!!
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