Eggshell Mosaic
Don't throw those colored eggshells you spent so much time creating away when you eat your
Easter eggs. Instead, break them up into pieces and create a special picture for your parents
(or grandparents).
Here's what you'll need:
- colored eggshells
- paper (construction paper, or plain will do)
- crayon, pen or marker
- glue
Get out your piece of paper and draw a flower, angel, or whatever you like to draw. After you draw it, spread some glue all around the inside of the picture. Sprinkle your broken eggshells onto the glue. When it's dry, you'll have a lovely picture to give to someone special or hang in your room.
If you use a heavier paper, like construction paper, you can even turn this into a placemat by covering it with clear contact paper. Your grandparents would love this (hint, hint).
Resurrection Eggs
The grandkids and I have been having fun making "plastic" easter eggs using the plastic
jackets from the Bible Bookstore. ( I'll scan in a couple of the jackets for you to see.)
Some of the eggs we leave empty and place around the house, on trees, etc. Others, we fill
with candy for the kids to find on Easter Sunday. You can use these on regular eggs as well.
The plastic shrinks around the egg when placed in hot water.
You can also fill these with items representing the Resurrection story for the kids to
open on Easter. (I would use things like a cross; a rock for the stone; a hollowed out rock
for the tomb, or leave one empty to represent the empty tomb; nails; lamb; heart (he now lives
in our heart; ) angel; etc. If you have any other ideas, please let me know.
Here is an idea from Linda:
|
Object
|
Symbol of:
|
|---|---|
| A small piece of wood, (end of a match stick works well) | the cross |
| A small nail or carpet tack | the nails from the cross |
| A small rock | the tomb |
| A whole clove (the spice) | the spices used to anoint Jesus |
| A small piece of linen (cheese cloth or anything white will work) | the burial shroud |
When all things are emptied from the egg, the egg represents the empty tomb found on the third day.