I ordered this Wooden Easter Play set from Oriental Trading and it was a big hit with Evan. We acted out the story using the little painted, wooden people.
And when he's done, they store neatly in the little box that also works as the burial cave.
He played with these with me and then got them out again, to play by himself later. He enjoyed showing the girls his little Lent Surprise, too.
Evan and I made this little prayer box/center for Lent. I just made the pictures by gluing holy cards onto folded card stock. We use a piece of felt in the correct liturgical color for the altar cloth. And the candle we made by gluing tissue paper squares onto a clear, plastic cup. 
We then let the glue dry, trimmed the edges and Evan added stickers. The little battery operated tea lite works perfectly inside. This all fits into a photo box that I bought at the craft store.
Evan can set this up anytime he wants to pray or just talk to God.
I placed some little Catholic picture books inside the box too.
I will change the "altar cloth" and we'll make a new candle holder as the liturgical seasons change. I'll probably include some different books and add a rosary during the month of May and perhaps a little plastic Blessed Mother Statue.
And when he's done, they store neatly in the little box that also works as the burial cave. He played with these with me and then got them out again, to play by himself later. He enjoyed showing the girls his little Lent Surprise, too. Evan and I made this little prayer box/center for Lent. I just made the pictures by gluing holy cards onto folded card stock. We use a piece of felt in the correct liturgical color for the altar cloth. And the candle we made by gluing tissue paper squares onto a clear, plastic cup. We then let the glue dry, trimmed the edges and Evan added stickers. The little battery operated tea lite works perfectly inside. This all fits into a photo box that I bought at the craft store. Evan can set this up anytime he wants to pray or just talk to God. I placed some little Catholic picture books inside the box too. I will change the "altar cloth" and we'll make a new candle holder as the liturgical seasons change. I'll probably include some different books and add a rosary during the month of May and perhaps a little plastic Blessed Mother Statue.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tomorrow will begin another busy week. I'll be posting our little "happenings" as much as I can.....with pictures. I love taking photos! I am one camera-happy Chickie. I might not be the best at it.....but I love it, so I'm not about to quit. :)
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Have a happy week, everyone! Make it special!
TTFN
~Tina
It didn't take too long to finish them off....saving some for Taylor, of course.
The kids made these awesome masks.
The decorations were very simple, too, although I had planned to put seashells around the candle and picture, and just totally forgot. 
They (the seashells) rudely reminded me of my forgetfulness later, when they stared at me from the top of my dresser, after teatime was over. I set them there so I wouldn't forget to take them downstairs. That worked well (sarcasm). 
but quite delicious tasting! I read from our Children's Bible as the children ate their cookies. We discussed baptism and what it must have been like for John the Baptist to be the second cousin to the Messiah! We also did a very basic craft using seashell border printouts and an image of The Baptism of Jesus that I printed out. 
They decorated around the image with sequins.
And Skylar......well, she's just always happy. :)
And we had our annual Co-op Gingerbread Party. It's so much fun and has become a much-anticipated tradition. The women get together to bake the houses (I wasn't able to do it, though, because it fell on Sky's BD). Then a couple of the moms "glue" them together. We all get together, each bringing a candy decoration to share.
We say, "1,2,3,.....Merry Christmas!" and then comes the shower of candy! 
Then the decorating (and eating) begins. Here's an arial shot, (notice Skylar at the top right)....there is candy and icing, gingerbread houses and children everywhere!
Such beautiful results! 
Here's Alexa with her lovely house.
Skylar had a blast making this... 
And here is Taylor's (notice the melted snowman in the front yard.
These houses are fun to make, and really delicious to eat, as you can tell.....
"Look Mom, no hands!"