Being on the mission field means that our family has to be intentional about lots of things – including holidays. If Josh and I don’t prepare something for Easter, our kids won’t know it’s important. I read a great book by Noel Piper called Treasuring Christ in Our Traditions which was very good at helping me to think intentionally about holidays and family traditions. Here are the ways we prepare for and celebrate Easter. I’d love to hear what your family does to make the holiday a memorable one.
- The Lenten Tree – a devotional for families to walk through the Bible – from Adam and Eve to Jesus’s resurrection – during the 40 days of Lent. We do this at our breakfast table as our Bible time during this season.
- Resurrection Eggs – a big hit for little kids
- Reading The Biggest Story by Kevin DeYoung
- Introducing great hymns about the cross
- “Resurrection Cookies” – an tactile way for the kids to experience the Easter story on Saturday before Easter Sunday
- Easter egg hunt on Sunday morning
- Homemade cinnamon rolls!! (which I better get started on now…!)
- Some sort of low-key worship and Scripture sharing time on Sunday with other workers in town