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Easter Activities

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Have you been busy? Our schedule has been hopping. (Yes, the Easter pun is intended.) This season is very busy for our family. With a school program and several rehearsals, I was SO thankful for the breakfast help from Chick-Fil-A. Our local Chick-Fil-A hosted a Customer Appreciation Week and served a free breakfast item to each customer ALL WEEK. It was a blessing to visit the drive through each morning to receive the following:

  • Monday – Chicken Breakfast Burrito
  • Tuesday – Chick-Fil-A® Spicy Chicken Biscuit
  • Wednesday – Chicken, Egg & Cheese on Sunflower Multigrain Bagel
  • Thursday – Sausage Biscuit
  • Friday – Yogurt Parfait with Harvest Nut Granola or Chocolate Cookie Crumbs topping
  • Saturday – Cinnamon Cluster, which our family did not get to try. We opted for a quiet morning at home. 🙂

Our busy week ended by attending the school performance. This production was a fundraiser for our school, and we fully supported this event. How wonderful to be able to support a great school!

With the program complete and some time at home, I found myself hosting a spontaneous Easter Egg Hunt. As I was cleaning our home, I put away the St. Patrick’s Day items and unpacked the Easter decorations. My children quickly found the plastic eggs and had had a blast playing with them! On Tuesday evening, the weather was so nice, and the kids were begging to go outside to play. To appease them, I took 30 eggs out to our front yard and “hid” them. Our neighbors were also outside with their young children, so we invited them over to play. We completed 2 or 3 egg hunts with my son taking a turn hiding the eggs. It was fun for all and ended with a good lesson for my children about sharing.

Another Easter activity I plan to incorporate into this weekend is . . .

coloring eggs. I have a number of Easter kits that I purchased inexpensively for my children to enjoy. My daughter loves arts, crafts, coloring, and decorating, so this pastime is right up her alley. Did I mention that I just cleaned my house? Having worked really hard, I would love to keep it clean for a few days. Any tips you can offer on keeping this activity stain-free are GREATLY appreciated.

Wishing your family a wonderful Easter weekend together!

Good Friday

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Resurrection Eggs

Good Friday! Yes, it is Good Friday.

Our family will be celebrating this special remembrance by spending some time together with our Resurrections Eggs.

If you are unfamiliar with this tool used to illustrate the new life available in Christ Jesus through His resurrection, then you can use these instructions to read the Easter account and create your own set of eggs.

I have a set for each of my children to touch and open as we read and discuss the Easter events. Then our family will celebrate the Resurrection of Christ on Sunday united with our church family.

I trust this Easter is a special celebration of the new life you find in Christ.

My Top 5 Preschool Board Games

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My husband and I were raised by families who loved to play games. My family’s game nights included our immediate family. We had our favorite games, but we did not seek to invite others. Our family spent the time playing together.

On the other hand, my husband’s family hosted games nights at their home regularly. In fact, I attended a number of game nights at my in-laws’ house before and after our marriage. Holiday celebrations evolve around game playing at their home. So, our kids have learned to appreciate and enjoy games.

Since our children are young, we play preschool games since they do not require reading. At this time, my top 5 preschool games are:

5.            Chutes and Ladders
4.            CandyLand
3.            Parcheesi
2.            The Lady Bug Game
1.            SORRY!

During sessions of play, my son has learned to count, take turns, consider his options, and recently, strategize. Game playing is a tool to teach while giving that child individual attention. My daughter is learning to take turns and to finish the game she started.

Do you enjoy spending time playing games at your house? What are your favorite preschool games? I’m always interested in new, fun games to play.