![]() Add another layer of soil to cover your seeds and using a spray bottle, water your soil until moist, but not flooded. For ours, we only placed the seeds on the hill so nothing would cover the opening of our tomb. Sprinkle your grass seed liberally where you want grass growing. Add more soil until the small pot is completely covered and a hill is formed. Place the small flower pot on its side and press it down into the soil so about 1/4 of the pot is underneath. Time to sow! Fill your flower pot with soil until you are about 2-3″ from the top.Part of the fun is the process, initiating conversations with your child as you go. We painted our pot and added sand and small rocks. Those are the basics, but encourage your children to get creative. To make your crosses, take one long twig and one short twig and make a “t”, using the twine to wrap around and secure them. round rock (large enough to cover the opening of the small pot) ![]() *If you don’t have enough time, I have a quick and alternate planting version just for you- hang tight! If you are 2+ weeks out, pick up a small bag of quick sprout grass seed and any flower seeds you’d like. Being excited about the project, we planted six weeks before Easter. If you aren’t fussy and just want some green popping through the dirt then give yourself at least ten days. Look at your timeline. How many days or weeks in advance of Easter do you have? If you want a full grown garden by Easter morning then getting started a month in advance is best. How to make your own Resurrection Garden and Lesson:ġ. After seeing how beautiful they could be, I knew my children and I would want to put one together. One of the first ideas I came across was a Resurrection Garden. Eggs and baskets have their place and we plan to do those, but I also wanted to incorporate a special project we could do together. Pausing to savor and reflect on Talmage’s words, I felt inspired to teach my children what Easter is really about. Talmage, specifically the final chapters about Christ’s life. I chose to read a few pages of this novel at a time. A few weeks ago I started reading the book: Jesus the Christ, by James E. Choosing to focus our holiday celebrations on Jesus Christ has brought into our home beauty and joy unmatched!Īfter having such a meaningful Christmas, I was eager to begin preparing for Easter this year. Now, ask them to tell you stories of Jesus and they will happily do so. If you ask my children what gifts they received for Christmas, they wouldn’t be able to tell you- that’s how far down in the toy box they are. The Mommy Convos team asked Tessa to share with you, our readers, how Tessa is making this Easter holiday have depth and meaning with her little kids. When we saw her Instagram picture of the most adorable and unique Easter Resurrection Garden we got in contact. Every kids church ministry deserves the very best resources for teaching God’s Word, even when they don’t have the financial resources.Įvery week, thousands of churches use our Bible lessons, craft ideas, printable resources, and coloring pages to teach kids the Christian faith.Tessa is a creative mother to three little kids and a Mommy Convos reader. We believe that children and parents benefit from a strong Christian education program in the church. Our website has teaching material for children of all aged – starting with the church nursery (age 0-1 years old), toddlers (age 2-3 years old), preschool (age 4-5 years old), young elementary (age 6-8 years old), older elementary (age 9-10 years old), and preteen youth ministry groups (age 11-12 years old). It is HIS divine will that young people come to faith in Jesus Christ and find salvation through the Gospel and the work of the Holy Spirit to bring them to faith. We believe that God is the loving Father of all kids. ![]() helps you tell kids about Jesus by providing age-appropriate Bible study material and Sunday School curriculum – all 100% free online. It tells the account of when Jesus and His disciples go to the garden to pray. ![]() These would also be great to send home with the children in your class so that they can practice reading the story to their parents. These readers would go nicely with any other Resurrection week curriculum that you may be using, since these are simple readers that come directly from the Bible. I tried to use the main parts of the account of the Resurrection Week. I put this together in 7 parts so that you can use whatever parts you want to cover in your classroom. I made them small so that it won’t be too overwhelming for your new readers.Ĭlick on the preview above to download the print-friendly document So I have put these little readers together. We are studying the Resurrection story right now and I wanted something that he could use to learn the story as well and practice his reading skills. My 1st grade son is learning to read and we are working on larger words by using syllables and word parts. ![]()
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