Happy Easter

This Easter we have staeted a few different traditions in our house. For the last 12 days we have been counting down to Easter by following this rather fab idea that i found here via Pinterest. Every day there is a new egg to open and "Each of the 12 eggs should hold a small trinket or conversation starter that will kind of fit in the egg. After you open the egg for that day, we read the story together in our Children’s Bible then talk a little bit about how the object relates to the story and how the story relates to our lives."

for instance day 10 had a walnut shell boat that Emily got at the Steiner fair at christmas. This was related to the story about Jesus calming the storm. Day 7 had a small bottle of perfume in it (which they now both love!) and this prompted us to read the story of Mary magdeline washing Jesus' feet in expensive perfume.

The whole thing has been a real hit. They have enjoyed opening the eggs and whilst we have not read the stories every day  I am hoping this has opened their eyes to the stories in the Bible.

We also made this tomb curtesy of Pinterest! Tonight we put day 1 egg in the tomb and closed the rock over the front. Inside Emily wrote how she would feel if she were there when Jesus died. She wrote "I would be sad". In the morning when they come down they will find that the rock has been moved and the egg is left open and empty as the tomb would have been on Easter morning.

 We bought some pastels this week. I had forgotten what an amazing material they are to draw with. So forgiving. Anyway after the Steiner spring fair last Saturday we came home and made easter egg pastel pictures. I love the one below as I started to do the rainbow on the right, Emily copied and then turned hers in to her own Monet picture. This was the first I knew about it but apparently they have been doing Monet's garden in school! Can you see the resemblance?

 And this afternoon we had an easter party for all of our girls. Full of fun including an easter egg race, lots of crafts and an easter egg hunt in Sophie' mum's garden!

Happy Easter everyone!