I hope all of you had a wonderful Easter. We did this
craft before Easter but I was thinking this
Might be a great follow up for some even after the
holiday. A final project maybe.

I cut the crosses ahead of time from craft foam.
I gave the cross to the children and told them
to write with sharpie what Easter means to them.
I gave them some flowers to glue on as well.
Then we taped a dowel rod to the back.
(the ones pictured above are from youth group)

That evening in youth I took the children outside
and we stuck them in the ground. This was a
very profound moment and the children were quiet.
We prayed around the crosses and some jumped in
with their own prayer.

I did take the cross out because they were calling
For a big rain storm and was concerned they wouldnt
stay together. So to display them for Easter . I put
a few rocks in the bottom of the flower pot and some
easter grass. Then stuck the crosses in the pots.

The children talked about this even  the following week
as well. I really enjoyed this and hope to make this
a tradition in our home.

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