The Easter Bunny Stole Jesus

Each day for Holy Week the girls read the Gospel for the day and did a craft to go with it.  We had such a wonderful Holy Week,  The girls enjoyed making something each day and learned about Jesus while doing them. It was nice for them to see the journey that Christ took from Palm Sunday to Easter.  Their always seem to be lots about Palm Sunday then the Triduum and Easter.  However, what did Jesus do on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.  It was nice to teach the girls that Jesus visited with friends and spent time teaching them of what was to come although they did not understand.  Throughout the week the girls watched a kid version of the Passion.  I think this helps them understand the scripture as we read it. or they here it in church.

  On Monday, we did hand prints that I adapted from Catholic Icing's   Holy Week Craft.  We put ours on 5x7 canvas, instead of the girls making it a book.  It tooks sometime and patience and the girls part but they did great!  We used acrylic paints to cover their hands then pushed them onto the canvas.  After they dried, I add words and details.  Elisha had fun doing them by herself after I showed her how to paint her hand.  We did one foot print for Washing of the feet.

On Tuesday, we also made the peg doll sets from Catholic Icing  These were super easy.  I just printed out, cut and the girls did all the gluing.  The pegs are male 3 9/16 from Craftparts.com. I had already ordered some to have for a peg change.  For the printables from Catholic Icing you need the male parts.  The female ones will not work without a lot of extra effort.  Next step, I mixed glue and water together. The girls each had their own plate and brush.  They were given one at a time.  The girls brushed glue onto the peg and put the print out on the peg.  They did handed it to me to straighten and put down the neck pieces.   We let them dry overnight. I then painted faces, hair, and veils on the dolls.  We let them dry.  the last step I sealed the whole doll with mod podge.  The girls have really enjoyed playing with them.  

On Wednesday, the girls painted a boat for the disciples.  We found the perfect boat at Hobby Lobby.  It was open and large enough to hold several peg dolls.  You may ask what does the boat have to do with Holy Week.  Well I am not really sure except, Jesus spent so much time on a boat with the disciples.  He found them fishing and made them Fisher of Men (which what we named our boat).  

On Wednesday he was visiting with friends and his disciples, maybe not on a boat but was something they seem to do.

For Holy Thursday, we did not have time for a craft.  Since the boys were off school, they had dentist and doctor appointments.  Grandma surprised us by coming for a visit. It was great having her come.  We did go to 7 pm Mass of Last Supper as a family.  The girls were amazed to see Father washing the feet of people.  

On Good Friday, we go to Church at 3pm.  For those that have not been to confession they go then. We spend the rest of the dying Easter Eggs and hanging out as a family.  We made a tomb for Jesus and laid a "wrapped up" Jesus inside.

On Saturday, we get the house ready for Easter.  We the Easter baskets out. Set up some other spring like decorations and of course did some crafting.  We made Easter Candle. Out of Light up Candle form the dollar store and a paper print off from the internet.  

On Sunday morning, the girls came down stairs to see that Jesus was missing from the tomb and that the Risen Jesus was on top of the tomb.  All Sophia could say was " the Easter bunny stole Jesus"  She was not happy that the Easter bunny had stolen her Jesus.  After several attempts to console her, we finally had to show her that "wrapped up" Jesus was not stolen but just put with other peg dolls and that the Risen Jesus was there now.  The day was spent with family celebrating the Risen Lord.