Crafts Galore By: Stella

Think of the first word that comes to mind when you hear: Easter.
What did you think of? Was it eggs, candy, spring, BUNNIES? These can all be fun, but we need to make sure that we don't loose the true meaning of Easter in all this hustle and bustle.
I have a neat craft to share with you that helps keep hold of that!
Now, this takes about a week...and you'll see why! So if you want to do it for Easter-you'd better start!!

EASTER GARDEN

Supplies:
Small Pot (for the tomb)
Twine or String (IDEALLY STRING! It's easier to work with.)
Large round pot to hold the whole project
1 Large Rock
Lots of little stones *You can either go outside and have a hunt for them, OR you can get them in the fish section of Walmart
Potting Soil (Any type will work, and I know that this is kind of early to buy potting soil, so make sure that you get a type you will use in your garden later!)
Grass Seed (Again! Walmart has some. I got it for about $1 for a small bag, but you might find it better to buy a huge bag and use it in the Spring)
Twigs (NOT Thick)
Scissors
(This is a picture of the almost finished product! The grass seeds hadn't quite grown completely yet.) :-)
1. Fill the large round pot with potting soil.
2. Place the flower pot for the tomb in the soil and cover it with soil, packing it down slightly.
*Note: I have a large green pot here, but ideally you could get one of those ceramic orange ones.
3. Plant Grass and water lightly- continue watering several times daily. This should take about a week-so start your gardens now! ;)
4. Make crosses out of sticks and twine or string.
*Note: For a special effect I made a larger cross and two smaller ones. (The larger is in the middle)
5. Scatter stones around the edge of larger pot, placing large stone there as well! :)

At http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com you can find some amazing printables. (This is where I got the idea for the Easter Garden) Get the printables for free there! Just search in the search button on the side: Easter Activities or just Easter and scroll through the posts that pop up until you find it. It should be near the top.

I will now post some pictures of some of the activities we did. Thanks so much Erica!


Match the number with the correct number of dots- i.e. one dot=1. Cut in half for a fun matching game.
Cut these crosses in half and have the student match the crosses to the correct color. I loved seeing Tert finally 'get it' and match up the crosses excitedly! These are wonderful.
LACING!!!


Put the Verse in Order!

Can anyone take this face seriously?


HAPPY EASTER!!!

By: Stella