These are to be made the night before Easter:
Pecans are smashed, to represent Jesus being beaten; kids taste salt to represent Jesus' tears; eggs are beaten until white and peaks form to symbolize purity; etc. There are scriptures to go with each of the ingredients and parts of the story. Afterwards the cookies are put in the oven and then the oven is turned off and taped shut (the tomb was sealed) and the kids go to bed. In the morning, the cookies are done and hollow inside, to symbolize that Jesus had been resurrected and the tomb was empty. If you Google "resurrection cookies", websites with the recipe and scripture references pop up or you can just click here.
I'm excited to try it this year because I've wanted to add a spiritual context to Easter. We've always just done eggs. (I'm sure none of you need the recipe because you're awesome mothers and have been doing this for years but I thought I'd just pass along the info just in case.)
HAPPY EASTER!
2 comments:
Wow, that sounds like a great object lesson...I was all set to do it until I realized that despite my daughter being an absolute smarty-pants ;) she just isn't old enough to get it...oh well. I'm sure I'll still like cookies in a few years.
Whatever...I'm a totally negligent mother and I appreciate all the help I can get! (Isn't it funny how blogs can sometimes give us a false representation of reality? Not that I'm saying people shouldn't put whatever they want on their blogs, I'm just saying:)That sounds like a great idea!
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