A Simple and Fun Easter Advent Scavenger Hunt for Kids the whole family will love! Today is the perfect day for us to begin our Easter Advent countdown, on Palm Sunday! This is a sweet time for our family as we take time each day and remember how much God loves us! But if for some reason you're getting started late, don't fret because guess what, it doesn't matter. We've also been known to do it all on Easter weekend! Because my kiddos are still little I try to weave into our daily … [Read more...]
Easter Activity: You’ve Been Egged Activity
The perfect Easter Activity: You've been Egged fun for friends, neighbors, and family who are near and far. I share two options on how to enjoy this with the family that lives far away and those nearby. Holidays can be hard when you live far away from extended family. Easter is one of those special holidays that I wish my kids could enjoy our traditions together like: Running around the lush green grass finding and hiding eggs. Getting all dressed up and sitting on the church pew … [Read more...]
Easter Around the World & Capirotada Recipe {Mexican Bread Pudding}
Easter is being celebrated this week all around the world! Some observe it with contemplative faith activities, culinary traditions and/or colorful eggs. When we decided to move abroad I didn't realize how strange some of our U.S. traditions might come across to others, until I was explaining the Easter bunny to some of the nationals in this country and they looked thoroughly confused. Our first Easter here in South America, we decided to have an Easter egg hunt, we dyed eggs and shared the … [Read more...]
Easter Family Project: DIY Cross Activity
Contributing Writer: Carla Ackermann from Breathing Deep Where the Air is Thin Why is it that sometimes we spend weeks and weeks doing things for Christmas but almost nothing for Easter? Without Easter, Christmas would mean nothing. Jesus, taking on human limitations, being born fully man, while remaining fully God - it's all amazing - but He did it with a purpose. He had a Reason. It wasn't to show off that He could do it - It was so that He could live as we live, and then allow himself to … [Read more...]
The Best Ever Homemade Resurrection Rolls for Easter
An easy Easter activity to enjoy with the family and the best ever homemade resurrection rolls you've ever tasted! One of the many traditions that we enjoy celebrating during Easter is remembering that, Jesus is alive. We also enjoy Easter egg hunts, dying eggs and our Mexican tradition of filling eggs with confetti. We have an Easter countdown (you can find it here: Easter Countdown for the busy family) and we end our Holy week with Resurrection Rolls or some people call them Empty … [Read more...]