For the next several days I will be posting about the World Congress of Families. This year it is being held in Sydney, Australia.  Remember how we helped to raise funds for Angela to attend? She is sending daily reports of the presentations, interviews she is able to have, and more. I am excited to share with you what she is experiencing. There are so many around the world - politicians, religious leaders, community organizers, trained professionals, and others - who are dedicated to defending the family. I will try to post each day's events in order so you are not reading them backwards as you scroll down. I have broken up Angela's summaries into several posts so it isn't overwhelming to see a HUGE post. Remember, if you have any questions you would like her to ask when she gives her interviews, leave them in the comments and I will pass them along to her.

An Easter Countdown: Jesus Christ was Baptized


For day three of our Living Christ Easter Countdown we talked about John the Baptist baptizing Jesus. We discussed being baptized by immersion, and what it feels like to be clean. It lead to us singing:

"When I am Baptized" (Children Songbook pg 103)
1. I like to look for rainbows whenever there is rain
And ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again.

2. I know when I am baptized my wrongs are washed away,
And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day.

Chorus
I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain.
I want to be the best I can and live with God again.

After the song we talked about rainbows, how they are formed and the significance of the sign of the rainbow given to Noah after the flood (when the earth was baptized!).

We made our own tiny little rainbow by placing a small mirror in a bowl of water and holding it at various angles to refract the light.

We made the 3D paper rainbows shown at the top of the post. And also made these Rainbow Pudding Pops, but they're still in the freezer setting up.

This activity goes along with day three of The Living Christ: An Easter Countdown.

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4 comments:

  1. Now that sounds like a great lesson!!

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  2. I love this idea. I will for sure be incorporating it tomorrow in my countdown to Easter. Thank you for sharing :)

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  3. How do you do it? How do you do these amazing countdowns and maintain your house and take care of 8 kids and be pregnant and stay sane? I can barely keep it together and I have 5. I look at these countdowns and think they look awesome but I am lucky to have my kids fed, bathed and clothed and have my house in a little bit of order.

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  4. I love the crafting along to the Living Christ...awesome stuff! And I love that you made your own rainbows! :)

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Put "eat chocolate" at the top of your list of things to do today. That way, at least you'll get one thing done. ☺ There, don't you feel better?

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