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12 Days of Easter

12 Days of Easter Wrap-Up

I had intended that I’d write every day (or almost) of the 12 Days of Easter this year. I got off to a really great start, writing ahead of time and planning and scheduling. But then life happened, which it often does, and that’s okay. The kids and I had …

EasterLilies

12 Days of Easter: Art Projects

If it’s a holiday of any kind then art projects inevitably abound in our house. (It’s the easiest thing to do, that’s why.) There are so many possibilities! Easter art projects we’ve done so far this year: Completed the three art lessons on The Crossmaker DVD from See the Light …

HerbGarden

12 Days of Easter: Plant an Easter Herb Garden

The Last Supper that Jesus ate with his disciples was possibly a Passover Seder. Even if it wasn’t, they most likely would have had a Seder for Passover that week, and they had probably shared several Passover meals together. I haven’t personally had the privilege of participating in a Seder, …

Books for Easter

12 Days of Easter ~ Books for Easter

We like to collect holiday related books. So far we have St. Patrick, Easter, Thanksgiving, Fall, Christmas, Advent, and even a Hannukah book! We’re still building our library. (We might finish about the time we don’t need them anymore.) ;0) I really enjoy finding great books that share the history …

12 Days of Easter Resurrection Eggs

12 Days of Easter ~ Resurrection Eggs

Many of you have already seen the Resurrection Eggs before, I’m sure. Initially, we tried to use these to improve our Easter Egg hunts but finally, we stopped doing the hunts altogether. No judging here, we just found that when there are candy eggs, they take center stage. It’s hard …