You'll also need: a bag, a rolling pin or wooden
spoon, a baking sheet lined with parchment paper if
possible, some tape, and a Bible. Preheat your oven to
300.

Each step in the instructions goes along with part of
Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. I have put in the
Bible verses, so the kids can see the Biblical truths
that correspond with the activity.

1. Read John 19:1-3 -- Put the nuts into a bag and let
the kids crush them with a wooden spoon or a rolling
pin. If your family doesn't like nuts, crush some hard
candies, like peppermints or lemon drops, or you can
even break up a chocolate bar in this manner. As they
beat the nuts (or whatever) remind them that Jesus was
beaten.

2. Read John: 19:28-30 -- Let the kids sniff the
vinegar and even taste it. Put one teaspoon of vinegar
into a mixing bowl. Remind the children that when
Jesus was thirsty on the cross, he was given a bitter
drink.

3. Read John 10:10-11 -- Add the egg whites to the
bowl. Eggs represent life, and this is to remind us
that Jesus gave His life so we could live.

4. Read Luke 23:27 -- Let the kids taste the salt and
then sprinkle a little into the bowl. The salt
represents the tears that Jesus' friends shed for him
and the bitterness of our own sin.

5. Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16 -- The sugar stands
for the sweetest part of the story, that Jesus died
because of His great love for us.

6. Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3 -- Beat the
ingredients in the bowl on high speed for 11-15
minutes, or until it forms stiff peaks. This will turn
white, which represents the purity in God's eyes of
those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus.

7. Matthew 27:65-66 -- Fold in the broken nuts, and
drop by spoonfuls onto a baking sheet lined with
parchment paper. Each mound (cookie) looks like the
rocky tomb where Jesus was laid.

8. Matthew 27:65-66 -- Put the cookies in the oven.
Close the door and turn the oven OFF. Let the kids
seal the door with tape to remind them that Jesus'
tomb was sealed.

9. John 16:20 and 22 -- Now it is time to go to bed
and forget about the cookies. Leave the oven off,
shut, and sealed. If they complain or feel sad, remind
them that Jesus' friends were not happy about this,
either.

10. Matthew 28:1-9 -- In the morning, you can unseal
the oven and remove the cookies. The cookies will be
hollow, just like Jesus' tomb

**Read the Easter Story. You can find this account in:
John 20, Matthew 27:45-28, 21. If your children are
younger, you can have them dramatize it for the family
as you read it aloud.