{Easter Eggs}
This weekend I realized I haven’t shared our Easter Egg bible verses. This year we left the easter bunny out of easter. The kids knew Mom hid the eggs and baskets. Instead of eggs filed with candy they were filled with pieces of a bible verse for each. So each of my 5 kids had a color (purple, blue, orange, yellow, green) and that was the only egg they were allowed to touch and collect. They did great!
Once all the eggs were found they had to use the rainbow to put their verse together. You know, Roy-g-biv. Never hurts to mix a little school lesson into the fun times.
The little ones needed a little more help than the older boys but it went well. Next came memorizing. Well… I didn’t plan it well because they only had 30 minutes to talk about the meaning of their verse and memorize it. I did end up letting them have their baskets before we went to church. I know… not exactly the message I wanted to send.
However, I was very impressed with my three little ones (and my husband) who worked hard all day Sunday to try to get them memorized. By Easter Monday my 2yr old, 3yr old, and 5yr old had their verses memorized!! Actually my 5yr old had his verse, his brother’s verse, and his sister’s verses memorized! My 3yr old had his and his sister’s verse too. It was fun to see them get excited!
{Easter Verses}
For my 2yr old:
You are the light of the world.
{Mathew 5:14}
For my 3yr old:
Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
{Proverbs 3:5}
For my 5yr old:
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
{Philippians 4:13}
For my 10yr old:
Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life.
Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.
{John 11:25}
For my 11yr old:
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,
for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
And let steadfastness have its full effect,
that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
{James 1:2-4}
{Picked with Love}
Each verse was picked with love specifically for each of my kids. I chose ones that seemed to fit situations within their lives. My 5 yr old has medical issues so for him being able to do all things through Christ who gives me strength was perfect. My 11 yr old is having some trials and thus the reason for his. My 10 yr old has strong fears of another sibling passing so reminding him about life after death was important to me. My little two were picked as starters to their faith. I love how each of them understand the reasons why I picked their verses and why they are important to their lives!
{April Rain Showers}
As the rain started falling this weekend I looked at my fridge front and decided that it was time to take down Easter and bring on spring. I turned to Pinterest for a few ideas. Of course April showers was a common theme. I found a verse that really spoke to me. From there I filled up the rain drops with a few verses from last month as well as a few new ones. These are more for the little kids but I know they are also important to the big kids too. I think length doens’t matter as much as the meaning.
{April Shower Verses}
Main Theme:
I will send down showers in season;
there will be showers of blessing.
Ezekiel 34:26
I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction
and knew the anguish of my soul.
Psalm 3:7
You are the light of the world.
Matthew 5:14
Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
Proverbs 3:5
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
Ephesians 6:1
I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me.
Philipians 4:13
For by grace you have been saved through faith.
And this is not your own doing;
it is the gift of God.
Ephesians 2:8
For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only son,
that whoever believes in him
should not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
{Why my Fridge?}
Since November I have been creating a new theme with verses or Pre-k things. With 5 children, four of them boys, my fridge is the hub of my home!!! I see my kids stand there and read and look at the things on there. I quickly realized that that area could be a great place to share things. My kids look forward to the changing of the fridge front every 4-6 weeks. I also enjoy the change and being able to use that to teach. It has taught me to have an appreciation for teachers who take the time to use boards at school to teach from. They can take a bit of work and planning. I have chosen not to purchase anything other than paper, ink, and tape for mine. That usually means a bit of searching, printing, and cutting. I don’t mind though. I don’t feel bad if my kids destroy parts of it by the end of the month. 🙂
