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For more links be sure to check out our homeschool links section .... scroll down to holidays and you should find some more information.
Printable Nativity
Forms & Checklists for an Organized Holiday
Advent Activities including daily Bible reading, crafts, recipes and more!
Jesse Tree Ornament Patterns
Directions for making your own Advent calendar
Information on Jesse Trees and/or Banners
Reviews of books relating to Christmas/Advent
Coloring Page for Jesse Tree
Ceremony suggestions for Jesse Tree
Jesse Tree Patterns
Jesse Tree Patterns to Color
Jesse Tree Patterns
Jesse Tree
Make a Jesse Tree: Advent Learning Project
Jesse Tree: Advent Preparation
A Blessed Christmas: A Unit Study Approach to Studying the Symbols of Christmas
Advent Coloring Book
How to make an Advent Wreath
Advent for Families
All About Jesus -- Keeping Christ in Christmas
Advent Treasure Hunt for Kids
Advent Activities
Setting up a Creche for Advent
Jesse Tree
Advent Study (has lots of links to other sites too!)
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Friday, November 28, 2008
Christmas Movie List
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The Toy That Saved Christmas -- Veggie Tale
The Christmas Star -- Veggie Tale
Muppet's Christmas Carol
It's A wonderful Life
Little House on the Prairie Christmas
Christmas Carol - 1930's Edition
Walton's Christmas
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Merry Christmas Charlie Brown!
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Frosty the Snow Man
Christmas with the Kranks
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The Toy That Saved Christmas -- Veggie Tale
The Christmas Star -- Veggie Tale
Muppet's Christmas Carol
It's A wonderful Life
Little House on the Prairie Christmas
Christmas Carol - 1930's Edition
Walton's Christmas
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Merry Christmas Charlie Brown!
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Frosty the Snow Man
Christmas with the Kranks
Birthday Cake for Jesus
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(Originally from Focus on the Family)
In the hussle and bussle of the season, it is easy to forget the true meaning of our celebration. It is Jesus Birthday!! So to celebrate, let's bake him a special birthday cake. No not just any cake but one with meaning to help us remember. First, the birthday cake itself symbolizes God's love for us (John 3:16). It is a chocolate cake, to symbolize our sin, black in God's own eyes (Romans 3:23). The entire cake is shaped like a star. White frosting covers the cake just as Christ's purity covers our sins (Isaiah 1:18). On top of the cake we put a yellow star to signify the one that shone over Jesus' manager (Matthew 2:1-2), an angel to indicate the first glad tidings (Luke 2:9-10), and candles to show that Christ is the light of the world (John 8:12). There are 12 candles to remind us that Jesus is the light of the world tjroughout the 12 months of the year, not just at Christmas. Also, they are red, symbolizing His blood shed for us (Matthew 26:27-28). Finally, we put some evergreens on the cake to signify everlasting life (John 3:16), God's gift to those who recieve it.
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(Originally from Focus on the Family)
In the hussle and bussle of the season, it is easy to forget the true meaning of our celebration. It is Jesus Birthday!! So to celebrate, let's bake him a special birthday cake. No not just any cake but one with meaning to help us remember. First, the birthday cake itself symbolizes God's love for us (John 3:16). It is a chocolate cake, to symbolize our sin, black in God's own eyes (Romans 3:23). The entire cake is shaped like a star. White frosting covers the cake just as Christ's purity covers our sins (Isaiah 1:18). On top of the cake we put a yellow star to signify the one that shone over Jesus' manager (Matthew 2:1-2), an angel to indicate the first glad tidings (Luke 2:9-10), and candles to show that Christ is the light of the world (John 8:12). There are 12 candles to remind us that Jesus is the light of the world tjroughout the 12 months of the year, not just at Christmas. Also, they are red, symbolizing His blood shed for us (Matthew 26:27-28). Finally, we put some evergreens on the cake to signify everlasting life (John 3:16), God's gift to those who recieve it.
Family Advent Activities
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- Go caroling....
- Go ride and look at the lights and then come home to hot chocolate....
- Go to see a live nativity (maybe NOT available in Alaska?)....
- Bake Christmas cookies and sample with hot tea or hot chocolate....
- Make Christmas gifts and goody baskets....
- Make Christmas wrapping paper....
- Take goody baskets for Troopers...Firefighters...Your Chaplain...a lonely neighbor! Fill with lots of homemade goodies!
- Make Christmas Decorations....
- Go visit a nursing home...sing carols, take homemade cards, really talk....
- Have a Birthday Party for Jesus for the children of your neighbors and friends...let each child bring a canned food/toy to donate for Christmas....
- Pull out the old photo albums and tell all of those hilarious family stories....
- You may want to even take time this holiday to make up a Scrapbook of just your past Holiday memories complete with stories from each holiday...
- Go shopping with your little ones...
- Pop some popcorn and have a Christmas family movie night....
- Read a great Christmas classic or bookaloud each night....
- Make Christmas ornaments...
- Make a Jesse Banner or tree ....
- Make an Advent Candle....
- Decorate your OWN "night tree"
- Buy the "adornaments" at the Christian bookstore...these are great forquick Advent devotionals...they center on the names/Character of Jesusand you have a little ornament to hang on the tree each night....
- Make a Christmas Book (homeschool alert - doubles as creative writing and handwriting for Dec)... take a picture each day (or draw one) and have your child write why THAT item reminds them of Christmas, or create a story about that item.....compile the book, save and bring out each year to read at Christmas time.
- We wrap all our Christmas picture books and the children take turns getting to choose a book to be read during the Advent season. The lastthing we do each year is rewrap the books and then pack up allour Christmas books, videos and music....they can't come out again until the day after Thanksgiving next year
- Make paper chains and tear off one for each day as you get closer to Christmas
Advent Candle
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Take a 12 in candle and made 24 marks in it. I then wrote LITTLE devotionals (geared for the younger set! - we're talking a few sentences on most days) - we add and discuss if my littles ones are doing well - if not - that's it!). Each day we burn the candle and read the day's devotional and discuss. The candle "should" be burned out on Christmas Eve and the little ones will know that Christmas will arrive in the a.m.
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Take a 12 in candle and made 24 marks in it. I then wrote LITTLE devotionals (geared for the younger set! - we're talking a few sentences on most days) - we add and discuss if my littles ones are doing well - if not - that's it!). Each day we burn the candle and read the day's devotional and discuss. The candle "should" be burned out on Christmas Eve and the little ones will know that Christmas will arrive in the a.m.
Turkey Dinner Song
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Well, I got to the library to late this year to reserve any good books on the topic ..... so this will just have to wait till next year. But we did find some new favorite Thanksgiving songs that I thought I would share with all of you.
Turkey Dinner by anonymous
Turkey Dinner, Turkey Dinner,
Gather Round, Gather Round,
Who will get the drum stick, yummy yummy drumstick
All sit down, All sit down
Cornbread muffins, chestnut stuffing
Pudding Pie, One foot high
We were all thinner, Until we came to dinner
Me-o-my, Me-o-my
There was another one too but I lost the piece of paper I had it written on. Will try and find it and post it soon.
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Well, I got to the library to late this year to reserve any good books on the topic ..... so this will just have to wait till next year. But we did find some new favorite Thanksgiving songs that I thought I would share with all of you.
Turkey Dinner by anonymous
Turkey Dinner, Turkey Dinner,
Gather Round, Gather Round,
Who will get the drum stick, yummy yummy drumstick
All sit down, All sit down
Cornbread muffins, chestnut stuffing
Pudding Pie, One foot high
We were all thinner, Until we came to dinner
Me-o-my, Me-o-my
There was another one too but I lost the piece of paper I had it written on. Will try and find it and post it soon.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Halloween Party
Dan is all about fun. Its one of the things I love about him is that he never lets life pass him by. He is always in the middle of it. He never does anything half way. He throws his whole heart into everything he does. So when the idea of a Halloween Party was brought up... Dan threw himself into it as he does everything. I only wish you could have been here to see it. A haunted hallway, fog, fog bubbles, creapy music, strobe lights, and a bonfire in the backyard. Dan is promising next years (if he is here) will be even better.
Some of those at the party. More arrived later.
Dan and I as pirates. What do you think of me as a brunette?
Shelley and Richard together again. Emo and Mobster style.
Melissa and Me. Ragged Ann with a Pirate. Odd combination. I wish
we still lived around the corner and could spend more time with each
other. I guess someday we will get another girls night out.
Melissa and Me. Ragged Ann with a Pirate. Odd combination. I wish
we still lived around the corner and could spend more time with each
other. I guess someday we will get another girls night out.
Pumpkins
The boys have never really celebrated Halloween but rather the Harvest. This year, Dan wanted to show the boys what Halloween was all about. If you know Dan, he never does things half way. Its all or nothing.
The pumpkin patch and Schnepf Farms was the first stop.
After all, you have to have the perfect pumkins for carving.
Its not an easy job to find the perfect pumpkin... just ask Ben.
But adventually you do find one.
After all that hard work, its time for a little fun in the sun.
After the adventures at the pumpkin patch, its time to carve the pumpkins.
Step 1: Cut open the top
Step 2: Take out the insides. YUCK!
Step 3: Tips from Dan on how to carve your pumpkin.
Step 4: Attempt to carve your own pumpkin.
Step 5: Let Dan finish the carving for you.
Step 6: Kiss your pumpkin if you really like your Jack-o-lantern.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Preparing to be a Military Wife
I have been trying to figure out just what it will be like to become a military wife. Those that know me best assure me I will be fine. That the boys and I will strive. I always make the best of everything and am looking forward to a few more years at home with my crew. I love the idea of possibly homeschooling them again for awhile before returning to civilian life and the rat race that it has become.
But others who have "been there done that" have cautioned me against it. Saying I don't know what I am getting into. The costs associated with it, the things that I will miss, the closeness of relationships now experienced. I have been researching and trying to prepare but to be honest, I just don't know where to begin.
I ran across this poem today and thought I would share it with all of you. It says a lot about my beliefs that I have always held. The wifes, husbands, children, families of the officers also selfishly give all for us and this country each and everyday. We should be thanking not only our soldiers for the sacrifices they make but also their families. For without any of them, where would we truly be?
Memorial Day weekend is coming fast. It's just a few days off. I encourage all of you not just to spend another fun week bar-b-queing with your families. That is a fun thing to do. But please, take the moment to share with your children what this holiday is truly about. Those that gave their all for us.
But others who have "been there done that" have cautioned me against it. Saying I don't know what I am getting into. The costs associated with it, the things that I will miss, the closeness of relationships now experienced. I have been researching and trying to prepare but to be honest, I just don't know where to begin.
I ran across this poem today and thought I would share it with all of you. It says a lot about my beliefs that I have always held. The wifes, husbands, children, families of the officers also selfishly give all for us and this country each and everyday. We should be thanking not only our soldiers for the sacrifices they make but also their families. For without any of them, where would we truly be?
Memorial Day weekend is coming fast. It's just a few days off. I encourage all of you not just to spend another fun week bar-b-queing with your families. That is a fun thing to do. But please, take the moment to share with your children what this holiday is truly about. Those that gave their all for us.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
How we celebrate Easter
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Each family has their own ways of creating special memories of holidays and Easter is no exception. Dying eggs, having an Easter Egg hunt, going to Church, family dinners -- these are just some of the ways we celebrate.
One thing that is unique to our family is that we have a one giant Easter basket that everyone shares. We never eat all the candy alone in individual baskets so this one big one cuts down on the sugar. Our baskets tend to have themes from year to year. There was a veggie tale basket, a sand toy basket, a sports basket, and this year it was a knights basket. Everyone gets something including mom and dad. We reuse our basket every year.
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Each family has their own ways of creating special memories of holidays and Easter is no exception. Dying eggs, having an Easter Egg hunt, going to Church, family dinners -- these are just some of the ways we celebrate.
One thing that is unique to our family is that we have a one giant Easter basket that everyone shares. We never eat all the candy alone in individual baskets so this one big one cuts down on the sugar. Our baskets tend to have themes from year to year. There was a veggie tale basket, a sand toy basket, a sports basket, and this year it was a knights basket. Everyone gets something including mom and dad. We reuse our basket every year.
Memorial Day
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Memorial day is a time to remember and honor those who have fought for the freedom we enjoy each and everyday. Thank you to all of those who have and continue to serve and protect us all. You are in our thoughts and prayers always. Memorial Day is also the unofficial start of summer!
National Memorial Day Website
Word Search
DTLK Hands-on crafts and activities
Memorial Day at Alphabet Soup
Vocabulary
Crossword Puzzle
Handprint Wreath
Challenge
Draw and Write
Alphabet
Door Hangers
Flag Coloring Page
Tomb of the Unknowns Coloring Page
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Memorial day is a time to remember and honor those who have fought for the freedom we enjoy each and everyday. Thank you to all of those who have and continue to serve and protect us all. You are in our thoughts and prayers always. Memorial Day is also the unofficial start of summer!
National Memorial Day Website
Word Search
DTLK Hands-on crafts and activities
Memorial Day at Alphabet Soup
Vocabulary
Crossword Puzzle
Handprint Wreath
Challenge
Draw and Write
Alphabet
Door Hangers
Flag Coloring Page
Tomb of the Unknowns Coloring Page
Holiday Introduction
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On the following pages you will find lists of books, activities, links, and more for various holidays. If you have something to add.... please email me! I am always looking for more great ideas to help out others. I add to these lists each year. The beginning of the lists is for the preschoolers and the list goes up from there. One day I need to divide it up but for now I am working on keeping it somewhat in order. I hope that you all will still find it helpful, regardless of its organization.
Those with a lot of information are listed above, the rest below.
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On the following pages you will find lists of books, activities, links, and more for various holidays. If you have something to add.... please email me! I am always looking for more great ideas to help out others. I add to these lists each year. The beginning of the lists is for the preschoolers and the list goes up from there. One day I need to divide it up but for now I am working on keeping it somewhat in order. I hope that you all will still find it helpful, regardless of its organization.
Those with a lot of information are listed above, the rest below.
Creating Easter Memories
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On of my favorite things about holidays is the opportunity to create more memories with my children. Growing up, memory-making opportunities were few and far between so I tend to go a little overboard with all the decorating and traditions. My goal, despite all the decorations, is to get to the heart of the holiday. I want to create memories and traditions around the true meaning for these celebrations.
Easter is this weekend, and I am off to my kitchen to create memories with the boys. Come and join us! How about an old tried and true favorite? This is an old recipe that has been making its rounds on the Internet for at least the last 5 years if not longer. The original creator has some how been lost over the years. Whoever you are … thank you for the wonderful family memories you have helped me to create!
Resurrection Cookies
Ingredients: Things Needed:
1-cup Whole Pecans Mixing Bowl
3 Egg Whites Wooden Spoon
1-cup Sugar Bible
1-teaspoon vinegar Zipper Baggy
1 pinch of Salt Wax Paper
Cookie Sheet
Tape
There are 2 things you should know before starting this recipe.
This is best done made on the Saturday before Easter in the late evening right before going to bed. You MUST preheat the oven to 300° before starting the recipe.
Preheat oven to 300°F degrees. Place the pecans in a plastic freezer bag. Let your child break the pecans into small pieces by beating them with a wooden spoon. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, Roman soldiers beat him.
Read John 19:1-3
Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1-teaspoon vinegar into mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross He was given vinegar to drink.
Read: John 19:28-30
Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life.
Read: John 10:10-11
Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin.
Read: Luke 23:27
So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1-cup sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong to Him.
Read: Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus.
Read: Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoon onto waxed paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid.
Read: Matthew 27:57-60
Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus tomb was sealed.
Read: Matthew 27:65-66
GO TO BED! Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.
Read: John 16:20-22
On Resurrection Sunday (Easter) morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
Read: Matthew 28:1-9
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I love the idea behind that recipe so much! BUT what happens if your children are to young for that? What if they need something simpler? This is an alternative for the preschool, early elementary, time rushed families out there.
Easy Resurrection Cookies
Ingredients: Things Needed:
1 can of Pillsbury Croissant Rolls Mixing Bowl
8 Large Marshmallows Wooden Spoon
1/3-cup Sugar Bible
3-tablespoons of Cinnamon Cookie Sheet
2-tablespoons melted butter or margarine
Preheat oven to according to package directions.
Mix together Cinnamon and sugar in a bowl. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, Roman soldiers beat him. The marshmallow represents Jesus. The cinnamon represents his scars. The sugar represents the sweetest part of the story. Why Jesus died … because he loved us! Take one of your marshmallows and roll it in the butter then the mixture of cinnamon and sugar. My boys also beat their marshmallows with a spoon as I read the story to them. Discuss what they think it would have felt like to endure all of this.
Read John 19:1-3; Psalm 34:8; John 3:16
Lay out your Croissant roll dough. Place a marshmallow in the center and fold the sides up. Pinch the dough tightly closed so that you cannot see anything. Explain that Jesus is now sealed inside his tomb.
Read: Matthew 27:57-60; Matthew 27:65-66
Place in oven and cook accord to package directions.
Read: John 16:20-22
Remove from the oven and give everyone a roll. Be careful not to squish them when removing them from the tray. The rolls are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
Read: Matthew 28:1-9
Enjoy your time in the Kitchen together this week! Happy Easter Everyone!!
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On of my favorite things about holidays is the opportunity to create more memories with my children. Growing up, memory-making opportunities were few and far between so I tend to go a little overboard with all the decorating and traditions. My goal, despite all the decorations, is to get to the heart of the holiday. I want to create memories and traditions around the true meaning for these celebrations.
Easter is this weekend, and I am off to my kitchen to create memories with the boys. Come and join us! How about an old tried and true favorite? This is an old recipe that has been making its rounds on the Internet for at least the last 5 years if not longer. The original creator has some how been lost over the years. Whoever you are … thank you for the wonderful family memories you have helped me to create!
Resurrection Cookies
Ingredients: Things Needed:
1-cup Whole Pecans Mixing Bowl
3 Egg Whites Wooden Spoon
1-cup Sugar Bible
1-teaspoon vinegar Zipper Baggy
1 pinch of Salt Wax Paper
Cookie Sheet
Tape
There are 2 things you should know before starting this recipe.
This is best done made on the Saturday before Easter in the late evening right before going to bed. You MUST preheat the oven to 300° before starting the recipe.
Preheat oven to 300°F degrees. Place the pecans in a plastic freezer bag. Let your child break the pecans into small pieces by beating them with a wooden spoon. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, Roman soldiers beat him.
Read John 19:1-3
Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1-teaspoon vinegar into mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross He was given vinegar to drink.
Read: John 19:28-30
Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life.
Read: John 10:10-11
Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin.
Read: Luke 23:27
So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1-cup sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong to Him.
Read: Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16
Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus.
Read: Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3
Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoon onto waxed paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid.
Read: Matthew 27:57-60
Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus tomb was sealed.
Read: Matthew 27:65-66
GO TO BED! Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed.
Read: John 16:20-22
On Resurrection Sunday (Easter) morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
Read: Matthew 28:1-9
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I love the idea behind that recipe so much! BUT what happens if your children are to young for that? What if they need something simpler? This is an alternative for the preschool, early elementary, time rushed families out there.
Easy Resurrection Cookies
Ingredients: Things Needed:
1 can of Pillsbury Croissant Rolls Mixing Bowl
8 Large Marshmallows Wooden Spoon
1/3-cup Sugar Bible
3-tablespoons of Cinnamon Cookie Sheet
2-tablespoons melted butter or margarine
Preheat oven to according to package directions.
Mix together Cinnamon and sugar in a bowl. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, Roman soldiers beat him. The marshmallow represents Jesus. The cinnamon represents his scars. The sugar represents the sweetest part of the story. Why Jesus died … because he loved us! Take one of your marshmallows and roll it in the butter then the mixture of cinnamon and sugar. My boys also beat their marshmallows with a spoon as I read the story to them. Discuss what they think it would have felt like to endure all of this.
Read John 19:1-3; Psalm 34:8; John 3:16
Lay out your Croissant roll dough. Place a marshmallow in the center and fold the sides up. Pinch the dough tightly closed so that you cannot see anything. Explain that Jesus is now sealed inside his tomb.
Read: Matthew 27:57-60; Matthew 27:65-66
Place in oven and cook accord to package directions.
Read: John 16:20-22
Remove from the oven and give everyone a roll. Be careful not to squish them when removing them from the tray. The rolls are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.
Read: Matthew 28:1-9
Enjoy your time in the Kitchen together this week! Happy Easter Everyone!!
Eggs, Eggs Everywhere!
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It’s the day after Easter and I have at least a dozen eggs still in my fridge! I am not sure about all of you but I am tired of eating all those eggs! Every year it is the same thing. You have left over eggs; you don’t want to waste food so … you try to get creative. What do you come up with?? Deviled eggs, pickled eggs, egg salad sandwiches, tuna and egg sandwiches, Cobb salad, chef’s salad, pasta salad with eggs. There has to be something else you can cook with a boiled egg!!!
This year … how about something new! Something different. Try out this recipe:
Scalloped Eggs
Ingredients:
8 Hard Boiled Eggs
4 slices crumbled cooked bacon
¾ cup milk or cream
¾ cup seasoned breadcrumbs
2 Tablespoons butter
Directions:
Salt and pepper to taste. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Grease and 8” square glass baking dish and cover bottom with a layer of crumbs. Place a layer of sliced hard boiled eggs, then sprinkle with crumbled bacon, dot with a few bits of butter, then repeat this layer process, finishing up with a layer of buttered crumbs. Pour cream (or milk) over the whole dish until it comes about halfway up the side of the dish. Place in over until heated and browned, about 4-5 minutes. This is similar to a recipe I have made but we used scrambled eggs instead. We sprinkled cheese on top. Instead of bacon, try this recipe with ham or sausage.
Another recipe idea to try is HARD-BOILED EGGS AND PARMESAN ON TOASTED SOURDOUGH. If you try either recipe...I would love to know how you liked them!
Okay … you have created everything you can think of out of those eggs and you still have more. You turn green just thinking about eating another egg. And trying to get any more down the kids is impossible. So now what?? Science experiment time!!!
The Famous Egg in a Bottle Trick
Materials:
One of those eggs – shelled
Plastic bottle with wide opening
Cooking oil
Scrap of paper
Matches
Water
Directions:
Grease the mouth of the bottle with cooking oil. Fold one square of paper accordian style. Light it with a match and drop it in the bottle.Right away, set the shelled egg in the bottle's mouth
Watch carefully! The egg will gradually get sucked into the bottle. Be prepared to do it over and over again. I know that's what will happen here!
To get the egg out, fill the bottle with water to rinse out the burned paper. You’ll have to hold the egg out of the way with your finger. Hold the bottle upside down. Blow into the bottle past the egg as hard as you can. Keep the bottle upside down so the egg blocks the opening. The egg should drop right into your hand.
Or visit this website for more egg experiments http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000023.
Send me your pictures of your egg experiments and watch my blog for ours. We are planning on doing them sometime this week but I haven’t had the time to do it before I needed to post this. So you will just have to wait and see how it all turned out!
So … you cooked, did the experiments, and still have eggs left over. NOW WHAT!!?? How about a few games? You could rely on the old favorites egg & spoon relay or an egg toss contest. Only difference instead of a raw egg you have a hard boiled one. Less mess that way! But what about a new game? Try these:
Penguin Shuffle Races
With penguins, the daddy penguin incubates the unhatched egg by carrying the egg on top of his feet. Have the children pretend they are the daddy penguins in this fun race. Give each child an egg (normally this game is played with a plastic egg filled with sand but we are putting our hard-boiled eggs to good use here instead!). The children will race by shuffling across the floor toward the finish line without dropping their egg. First one to succeed wins.
Roll the Egg
Place masking tape on the floor for the start and finish lines. We did this in the kitchen … I do not recommend it on carpeting, as I am not sure how to get dye out of the carpeting! Place an egg on the starting line for each child. The object of the game is to roll the egg to the finish line with your nose!
If you have tried all the above and your eggs seem to be multiplying faster than you can use them up. Don’t panic – you can always use them for juggling practice. Take everyone up on the roof and see whose egg lands the first from that height. My oldest son is recommending egg baseball, my middle one is voting for egg dodge ball, and thankfully the little one is asleep. I wouldn’t want to clean up that mess from those ideas! : -)
That’s all I have for eggs but I will leave you all with an egg joke that was told to me by my son Kris. “What happened to the egg when he was tickled to much?” ………………. “He cracked up!”
I pray you all had a great Resurrection Day!
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It’s the day after Easter and I have at least a dozen eggs still in my fridge! I am not sure about all of you but I am tired of eating all those eggs! Every year it is the same thing. You have left over eggs; you don’t want to waste food so … you try to get creative. What do you come up with?? Deviled eggs, pickled eggs, egg salad sandwiches, tuna and egg sandwiches, Cobb salad, chef’s salad, pasta salad with eggs. There has to be something else you can cook with a boiled egg!!!
This year … how about something new! Something different. Try out this recipe:
Scalloped Eggs
Ingredients:
8 Hard Boiled Eggs
4 slices crumbled cooked bacon
¾ cup milk or cream
¾ cup seasoned breadcrumbs
2 Tablespoons butter
Directions:
Salt and pepper to taste. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Grease and 8” square glass baking dish and cover bottom with a layer of crumbs. Place a layer of sliced hard boiled eggs, then sprinkle with crumbled bacon, dot with a few bits of butter, then repeat this layer process, finishing up with a layer of buttered crumbs. Pour cream (or milk) over the whole dish until it comes about halfway up the side of the dish. Place in over until heated and browned, about 4-5 minutes. This is similar to a recipe I have made but we used scrambled eggs instead. We sprinkled cheese on top. Instead of bacon, try this recipe with ham or sausage.
Another recipe idea to try is HARD-BOILED EGGS AND PARMESAN ON TOASTED SOURDOUGH. If you try either recipe...I would love to know how you liked them!
Okay … you have created everything you can think of out of those eggs and you still have more. You turn green just thinking about eating another egg. And trying to get any more down the kids is impossible. So now what?? Science experiment time!!!
The Famous Egg in a Bottle Trick
Materials:
One of those eggs – shelled
Plastic bottle with wide opening
Cooking oil
Scrap of paper
Matches
Water
Directions:
Grease the mouth of the bottle with cooking oil. Fold one square of paper accordian style. Light it with a match and drop it in the bottle.Right away, set the shelled egg in the bottle's mouth
Watch carefully! The egg will gradually get sucked into the bottle. Be prepared to do it over and over again. I know that's what will happen here!
To get the egg out, fill the bottle with water to rinse out the burned paper. You’ll have to hold the egg out of the way with your finger. Hold the bottle upside down. Blow into the bottle past the egg as hard as you can. Keep the bottle upside down so the egg blocks the opening. The egg should drop right into your hand.
Or visit this website for more egg experiments http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/00000023.
Send me your pictures of your egg experiments and watch my blog for ours. We are planning on doing them sometime this week but I haven’t had the time to do it before I needed to post this. So you will just have to wait and see how it all turned out!
So … you cooked, did the experiments, and still have eggs left over. NOW WHAT!!?? How about a few games? You could rely on the old favorites egg & spoon relay or an egg toss contest. Only difference instead of a raw egg you have a hard boiled one. Less mess that way! But what about a new game? Try these:
Penguin Shuffle Races
With penguins, the daddy penguin incubates the unhatched egg by carrying the egg on top of his feet. Have the children pretend they are the daddy penguins in this fun race. Give each child an egg (normally this game is played with a plastic egg filled with sand but we are putting our hard-boiled eggs to good use here instead!). The children will race by shuffling across the floor toward the finish line without dropping their egg. First one to succeed wins.
Roll the Egg
Place masking tape on the floor for the start and finish lines. We did this in the kitchen … I do not recommend it on carpeting, as I am not sure how to get dye out of the carpeting! Place an egg on the starting line for each child. The object of the game is to roll the egg to the finish line with your nose!
If you have tried all the above and your eggs seem to be multiplying faster than you can use them up. Don’t panic – you can always use them for juggling practice. Take everyone up on the roof and see whose egg lands the first from that height. My oldest son is recommending egg baseball, my middle one is voting for egg dodge ball, and thankfully the little one is asleep. I wouldn’t want to clean up that mess from those ideas! : -)
That’s all I have for eggs but I will leave you all with an egg joke that was told to me by my son Kris. “What happened to the egg when he was tickled to much?” ………………. “He cracked up!”
I pray you all had a great Resurrection Day!
Mother's Day Breakfast
From Life Take 1
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This upcoming weekend is Mother’s Day. No offense to my children and sweet husband but I simply cannot eat another one of their concoctions that they call “breakfast in bed.” Waffles that are burnt on the outside and frozen on the inside, toast that resembles charcoal, runny omelets, and then there was the year of the fruit smoothie. I still have no clue exactly what was in it but I heard something about peanut butter, jelly, marshmallows, and bbq sauce. That was in addition to the fruit, milk, and ice cream. I love you all but no thanks!!!
This year I am determined to start a new tradition. Edible Breakfast in Bed!!! My options are limited as if I cook it myself … I will hurt everyone’s feelings. Going out to eat is not an option because of church and if we waited until afterwards, the kids would perish from starvation. So…. I came up with a few ideas.
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This upcoming weekend is Mother’s Day. No offense to my children and sweet husband but I simply cannot eat another one of their concoctions that they call “breakfast in bed.” Waffles that are burnt on the outside and frozen on the inside, toast that resembles charcoal, runny omelets, and then there was the year of the fruit smoothie. I still have no clue exactly what was in it but I heard something about peanut butter, jelly, marshmallows, and bbq sauce. That was in addition to the fruit, milk, and ice cream. I love you all but no thanks!!!
This year I am determined to start a new tradition. Edible Breakfast in Bed!!! My options are limited as if I cook it myself … I will hurt everyone’s feelings. Going out to eat is not an option because of church and if we waited until afterwards, the kids would perish from starvation. So…. I came up with a few ideas.
- Ask them what they want to make me for Mother’s Day. Make it the day before. They are all expert microwave users. So … the pancakes may be rubbery. That is much better than being sick all day and trying to pretend I am not.
- Suggest a quick breakfast of cereal bars, donuts, or muffins. Store bought! Then we can have a big brunch after church. This is just a little something to tie us over.
- Pre-cook ingredients and let them combine them for a breakfast feast.
- Give up and eat whatever they came up with. The Grin and Bear it again method.
- Find something that they can’t mess up when cooking.
So…. Those are the options. Now what??? First … finish this article! : -) Second – email to hubby. Think he will get the point?
Pre-cooking
Fresh Fruit and Dip: Purchase a variety fresh fruit cut up and store in the fridge. Perhaps have some cool whip, caramel, or fudge sauce for dipping. My boys love anything they can dip stuff into. Dip would bring this to the top of their lists of things to make.
Breakfast Burritos: Pre-cook some bacon, scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage (and cut into bite size pieces), fried potatoes (or hash browns). Purchase tortillas and salsa. Grade some cheese. They can simply warm in the microwave, pile into a tortilla, roll it up and serve!
Traditional Breakfast: Pre-cook bacon, scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage, and hash browns. They can simply warm in the microwave. Add some toast (I think they can manage this now!) or a muffin (store bought) and fresh fruit (see above).
Easy Recipes
Ziploc Baggie Omelets: Using a quart-size Ziploc freezer bag. Crack 2 large eggs (or extra large but ONLY 2!) into each bag. Shake to mix. Add in a variety of ingredients – whatever mom will like. Ham, cheese, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, salsa, bacon, mushrooms, etc… (mom – you might want to prep some of these things the day before). Shake to mix again. Squeeze all the air out of the bag before zipping. Place bag into rolling, boiling water for EXACTLY! 13 minutes!! EXACTLY! If you are making 1 for each person – writing names on the bag with a permanent marker is a good plan. 6-8 bags can be cooked at 1 time. Add a little something on the side and wala! Breakfast!
French Toast Souffle: You will need 8 slices of fresh bread cubed. 2 packages of cream cheese, cubed. A dozen eggs. 2 cups of milk. 1/3 cup of maple syrup. A 9x13 baking pan. Place half of the bread cubes in the bottom of the pan. Cover bread with cream cheese squares and top with the remaining bread cubes. In another bowl, beat eggs. Add maple syrup and milk. Pour over the bread cubes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. (mom … since it’s the night before you can help!) In the morning heat the over to 375¢ªF. Bake for 45 minutes or until set. Serve with maple syrup on the side. Garnish with fresh fruit.
Here are some links for other ideas to try:
Breakfast Pizza: http://mountain-breeze.com/kitchen/breakfast/40.html
Breakfast Casserole in Crockpot: http://crockpot.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/41/Breakfast_Casserole55552.shtml
Crockpot Breakfast Cobbler: http://busycooks.about.com/od/dessertrecipe1/r/crockcobbler.htm
Sausage and Cheddar Quiche: (This is one for the more daring and experience cooks in your house) http://southernfood.about.com/od/christmasfood/r/blxm122.htm
Okay … now to be fair to my hubby. He can cook. Just not breakfast!! I am praying you all have a wonderful day filled with many blessings and memories. Each of you deserve the very best this day as you work so hard and tirelessly all year long.
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