Every year, we do the twelve days of easter. We open a sparkly blue egg carton, and inside are 12 easter eggs with 12 special objects (and a scripture to go with) that remind us of Christ's final hours.
For example: egg number one has a tiny sacrament cup with the scripture: "And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, "If it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless not as I will but as thou wilt." Matthew 26:39. Might you think of this as you drink from your sacrament cup each week?
Day 2 has 3 dimes, "then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priest and said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver." Matthew 26:14-15. This fulfilled the prophecy in Zechariah 11:12-14 that Jesus would be sold for 30 pieces of silver.
Anyway, this continues for 12 days. My kids love it... and it's helped us somehow connect the idea of easter eggs with the Savior. If anyone wants a copy of the 12 days, let me know.
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I do I do! :)
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