Faces of Easter VI

As we move through the season of Lent, we’ve been sharing the Godly Play story we tell in Sunday School every year, the Faces of Easter. This story takes us, week by week, on a journey through special moments in the life of Jesus from infancy through adulthood, and brings us closer to the mystery of Easter. This week, share in the sixth part of the story, the one that tells of Jesus’s final return to Jerusalem. If you didn’t have the opportunity to join us for Family Time this morning, or if you’d simply like to experience the story again, you can watch the “official” version of it here.

Then, together with your family, spend some time “wondering” about these questions:

* I wonder if you have ever discovered something new when sharing the Holy Bread and the Holy Wine?
* I wonder if there is anything in our house that we could bring to this story to help us tell it better?

There are so many big ideas in this story – perhaps you have some extra “I wonder” questions you’d like to discuss with your family! Dig deeper into why people treated Jesus like a king, or what it means for him to be there whenever you share bread and wine, or any of the other amazing pieces to this story.

After you’re finished exploring the story, there’s something else you can do to bring Palm Sunday into your house – make your own palm wavers, out of your own palms! All you need is green paper and two popsicle sticks per person. First, trace everybody’s hand onto green paper. Make a bunch of each hand (like 8 to 10 – definitely a bunch). Then cut them out and attach them in rows of two to the popsicle sticks. That’s it! More detailed instructions can be found on the Mommy Snippets blog, but you may not need them - it’s really that easy!

Share pictures of your palm wavers with us on our Facebook page! And as you travel through Holy Week, be sure to bring your kiddos with you, so we can all get closer to the mystery of Easter together.