Mommy's Easter Teach

As we all know Easter is this Sunday... oh how this is a cherished holiday for all of us whom have accepted Christ Jesus into our lives! This is the day Christ declared Victory over death. His resurrection symbols eternal life that is granted to all who believe in him. Christ's resurrection from the dead gave final and irrefutable proof that He was the Son of God.

Today I am writing about how to educate our little one's about this holiday. As we know Sunday will be filled with fun, treats, food, and great cheer for us all. But how do we educate our little one's on the true meaning of this day? Riding in my car this morning on the way in to work, I was trying my Best to figure out a good way to combine the festivities of the day along with the"True" meaning of this extremely important day. All my children could talk about was candy, the Easter bunny, dying the eggs, and hiding them for the Easter egg hunt, etc. etc. They were so excited about all of the festivities that come along with this day. I could barely hear myself think over the excitement they expressed. After dropping them off at school and the baby sitter's house my brain began working. My ears began to listen as my heart began to talk. There was no way we could celebrate this Holiday without involving Christ Jesus. Two of my children are too young to understand, so this is a no brain er... coloring sheets! As for my oldest two I really needed to think of a way for them to understand this Holiday is not about the candy, eggs, and the Easter bunny, but more so about Christ and how/why he rose from the dead.

Every morning I listen to Alice 107.7 ( love the Heather and D.C. morning show) my jamming station! Heyyyy Poole Boy wink wink! lol  Anyway back to the subject, So as I am listening to the radio they are discussing the exact thing I was thinking... Easter! Easter and how to get the true meaning of this Holiday across to our little one's. There was a poem that Heather read, and it truly resonated with me! It was perfect, a perfect way of how to intertwine fun festivities along with Christ's resurrection. The poem is called the Jelly Bean Poem/Prayer, by Charlene Dickerson. I would like to share this Poem/Prayer with you just as an idea if you are needing one; this poem can be helpful to children of all ages. 

Jelly Bean Poem (Jelly Bean Prayer)

contributed by Sherri, Rachel and Diana

written by Charlene Dickerson

Red is for the blood He gave.

Green is for the grass He made.

Yellow is for the sun so bright.

Orange is for the edge of night.

Black is for the sins we made.

White is for the grace He gave.

Purple is for His hour of sorrow.

Pink is for our new tomorrow.

An egg full of jelly beans, Colorful and Sweet

Is a prayer, a promise, A loved one's treat!!

Charlene Dickensen, 1997

We then put a jelly bean of each of the above colors in a plastic egg to take home and tell of Jesus' love!

I hope you enjoyed this Poem as much as I did, and to all my Beautiful Mommy's Happy Easter!

XOXOXO *~kisses~*