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: The Risen Lord

This craft goes along with day ten of The Living Christ: An Easter Countdown.




To show how the tomb was empty on Easter morning we have done this craft every year since my oldest was very little. It has been so long since I’ve been using this that I can’t remember where I got the idea. I have used it to teach Primary,  in homeschool co-ops, even Young Women. It is so simple and so effective! Little children especially love to tell the story of Jesus Christ’s resurrection using these Tomb poster.

Materials Needed:
Posterboard
small paper bowl
paper snack plate
tin foil
brad
one piece of tissue (kleenex)
crayons
tape



On the back of the poster board trace the bowl. {sorry for the really bad pictures. It was very cloudy and rainy today and the lighting in our old house is terrible!}


Cut out the inside of the circle you just traced. DO NOT CUT ON THE LINE but inside the line about half an inch all the way around.

Turn the poster over and draw a big rock tomb around the hole.



Now color in the rest of the scene. This is the one I did, you’ll see the variations my children did at the end of the post.

Cover the paper bowl and plate with tin foil.

In the bowl make sure to create a shelf with the tin foil. It’s kind of hard to see in this photo but you’ll be able to see it better later on in this post.

On the front attach the plate to the poster with the brad making sure to cover the hole. The plate becomes the stone in front of the tomb. Place the brad toward the bottom so you can roll the stone away.

Turn the poster over and tape the bowl down all along the edge. Make sure the ledge inside the bowl is going across instead of up and down!


Turn the poster over again. Roll away the "stone" and place the tissue, folded up, on the ledge, to represent the linen cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus body.






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3 comments:

  2. I love this idea. Was the bottom of the post cut off? I wonder what to do with the tissue and the "shelf" in the foil? Thanks! Love all your crafts and insightful ideas to make it a more meaningful holiday.

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  3. Oops! Sorry Iv, I forgot to add that step towards the bottom of the post. It's been added now!

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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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