Every year, I have a pile of things I want to do with the kids on Easter weekend but time and motivation run out. I started wondering why I leave everything till Easter weekend rather than spreading things out over the weeks before. Not only does it take the pressure off but it allows anticipation to build for the gift of Easter: that Jesus died on the cross to save us from ourselves and then rose again, allowing us to live forever with Him. There really is no greater gift, and more than any other Christian holiday, I want my kids to grasp Easter.
This morning we made resurrection rolls {and created a few fun memories in the process}.
We lined up our ingredients: crescent rolls, melted butter, cinnamon sugar, and marshmallows.
Luke and Lila spread out a crescent roll {to represent the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in} …
… then rolled a marshmallow {the white color symbolizes purity, that Jesus was without sin} in melted butter {to represent embalming oil} and cinnamon sugar {to represent spices for the dead}, and placed it on the crescent roll.
The twins wrapped the marshmallow up and then we placed them on a greased baking sheet and popped them in the oven {to represent the tomb}.
The biscuits cooked for the allotted time and temperature on the crescent roll package and when we pulled them out, the twins were amazed. The marshmallows were gone and the rolls were empty. These rolls have such awesome symbolism for the way Jesus rose and left an empty tomb!
Luke and Lila don’t remember making resurrection rolls before and it was so fun to see how amazed they were by the outcome. We definitely have to make this a yearly tradition.
Do you have yearly Easter traditions?
For more Easter ideas for kids, be sure to check out these upcycled carrot party favors …
… a carrot ice cream cone …
… and a paper punched Easter egg tree!
We love making these! Our Easter traditions are a good Friday meal and egg hunt hosted for my side of the family at our house, new outfits (resulting family picture), church and baskets of goodies.
This is a total keeper! I love it!! (I’m amazed too! Where did that marshmallow go?)
oh… and don’t you love the concentration on Luke’s face!
I’m planning to make these on Saturday with our girls. I’m glad you posted the butter, I hadn’t seen that before and I was thinking maybe I would use olive oil for that part. Butter is so much better, thanks!
This and your resurrection eggs are exactly the kind of thing I wanted to do with the kids this year. Thanks!
What a great tutorial on this! I just made these today with my Happy Buddy and a few of his friends! They were absolutely shocked when they saw that Jesus was not there! 🙂 Our Happy Home has a few Easter traditions that we enjoy – I hope you’ll pop over to http://www.happyhomefairy.com to see them! Thank you for a wonderful reminder of the reason we celebrate Easter!
Love your recipe! So easy and kid friendly. What a great way to keep the focus on Jesus. I shared your link on my blog: http://karenscraps.blogspot.com/ Thanks for the inspiration.
We’ve made these before — not only were they “fun” to do, but they’re delicious to eat too!
Such a cute idea!! This would be perfect for my Foodie Friday linky party – stop by this week and link up!
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