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Make an Easter Tree – Lent Week 7
Decorate your easter tree with leaves. Paper leaves work well with the following activity: Explanation: Last Sunday we celebrated Palm Sunday. On Palm Sunday Christians celebrate the special entry Jesus made into Jerusalem on the back of a colt the week before his death and resurrection. The Bible tells us that when Jesus entered Jerusalem,…
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Make an Easter Tree – Lent Week 6
Decorate your tree with purple. You can do purple bows, purple balls, purple paper crosses or crown shapes. Explanation: Purple is the symbolic colour used in churches throughout this season of Lent. The colour purple – the colour of bruising, reminds us of both the pain and suffering that Jesus went through as well as…
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Make an Easter Tree – Lent Week 5
Week 5 – Decorate your tree with pretzels. Real or fake. (chenille stick or cardboard and glitter ones are fun!) Explanation: Pretzels have an important meaning during Lent. Pretzels were made in the fifth century as a Lenten food in Austria, Germany, and Poland. People began to make them on Ash Wednesday, the very first…
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Make an Easter Tree – Lent Week 4
Decorate around the base of your tree with cups. Mugs, egg cups, pretty ones, funny ones.. (That can be filled with goodies on Easter Sunday!) Explanation: Cups remind us of lots of things and have a special place in lots of stories, prayers and conversations in the bible. Today our cups remind us to share…
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Term 2 Social Calendar here next week
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Make an Easter Tree – Lent Week 3
Week 3 – Decorate your tree with eggs. You can buy decorative ones to hang (spotlight), you can colour paper ones, or you can cut egg shapes out of old greeting cards and thread them with ribbon. Explanation: Throughout history, eggs are special in Easter celebrations. The egg reminds us of new life and new…
