Most people think that Easter is over, but not for most Christians! Easter is a season, not a day, and lasts for 50 days. Woo hoo!
This makes me happy because there are lots of fun Easter things that I did not get done on my hectic (but awesome) Easter weekend. Now we have about 45 more days to celebrate!
So, here are some ways that our family is going to continue celebrating Easter until Pentecost (June 8 of 2014):
Track the 50 days of Easter.
Just like with an Advent or Lent calendar, we will print out and color in each day. I got some fun springy stickers with the egg dye kit I bought, so maybe we will cover it in stickers instead! Yes we are a little late getting started...better late than never, right?! Here are a couple to choose from:
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| Free Printable Easter Calendar Erin Crisci |
| Free Printable Easter Calendar Catholic Icing |
Watch kid-friendly Resurrection videos.
We read about the Resurrection of Jesus from our various children's bibles and story books, but videos are another great way to teach them about the Easter story. The one below starts off just after the Crucifixion and follows through to Jesus' Resurrection. It gives some great information that is good to know before doing the Resurrection rolls below. And if you google "Bible Stories New Testament", there are a bunch in this series that tell Gospel stories.
Make Resurrection rolls.
These are so simple, and such a delicious way to teach about Jesus' Resurrection. I've seen several posts about Resurrection rolls, but I like this one from Happy Home Fairy because it includes a story to tell as you make them that connects it to Jesus' death and resurrection.
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| Resurrection Rolls Happy Home Fairy |
Complete our Lenten goals.
During Lent our family set some goals, which are detailed in my post Preparing for Lent with Kids. We have been collecting money for Lenten Almsgiving, which we decided to send to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital because Grace's school is doing a trike-a-thon fundraiser for it. We also collected toys, clothes, and other items to donate. Some were already given to a homeless shelter, but we will have to figure out where the rest are going.
We will also continue with our daily rosary.
Make an Easter prayer jar or chain.
Grace really enjoyed the Lenten chain to count down the days of Lent, where we prayed for different people each day.
This is a similar idea for the 50 days of Easter. I love this Easter prayer jar from Wee Little Miracles.
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| Easter Family Prayer Jar Wee Little Miracles |
There are 50 free printable prayers for the Easter season that can be cut out and put in a jar to pull out each day or made into a chain to count down the days of Easter.
Set a new faith goal.
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| Prayers and Praises Chalkboard Kijsa |
A few weeks ago, I posted this prayer board in my Faithful Favorites #1. I know that I can be a bit of a procrastinator on making fun objects when there are soooo many things on my to-do list. So, my plan is to choose at least one tangible thing I want to accomplish during the Easter season that will help bring my family closer to God. Mark my words, I am going to make a prayer board. Even if it is on the 50th day of Easter!
Color Easter pictures.
My kids always love coloring pages, and many of them can be used to explain the events or lessons of the Easter story. I'll be printing a few of these!
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| Easter Coloring Pages Free-N-Fun Easter |
Have a wonderful Easter season!
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