I love Easter! I have created traditions which help our family stay focused on the Word and the true meaning of Easter.

One tradition is reading the Easter story. We read children's books and the Bible. One of my favorite books is Benjamin's Box. We read this story together and I have a treasure box that we fill with different items that go with the story like a coin, straw and a nail.

Another tradition is watching Easter movies. I like the Nest movies and my children still enjoy Veggie Tales, Easter Carol.  We watched the Ressurection this year too.

The next tradition is art projects. I have collected crosses, gems and other items from Oriental Trading Co. I let the children be creative with all of these items. They also draw their impression of the Easter story.

My favorite tradition is the Bible verse Hunt. My sister shared this idea with me. I am happy to have a Bible based tradition to celebrate Easter. This year I compiled lots of verses that reference common household items. I will hide the Bible reference in the place listed in the previous quote. The children run around the house. They bring their verse to the front room and we read the Bible together. And then they run out to the next place. I am making this more challenging each year. At the end, they find a present or bag filled with spring goodies. I am going to include my verses here.

Easter Treasure Hunt - NIV

Genesis 25:29 “Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.”



Matthew 16:19: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."



Matthew 7:8 "For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened."



Luke 3:11 “John answered, "The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same."



Mathew 16:7They discussed this among themselves and said, "It is because we didn't bring any bread."



Job 13:25 “Will you torment a windblown leaf?
Will you chase after dry chaff?”



Numbers 20:2 “Now there was no water for the community, and the people gathered in opposition to Moses and Aaron.”



2 Kings 8:15 “But the next day he took a thick cloth, soaked it in water and spread it over the king's face, so that he died. Then Hazael succeeded him as king.”



Genesis 19:26 “But Lot's wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.”



Luke 15:8 "Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?”



1 Kings 10:20 “ Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any other kingdom.”



Job 38:30  “when the waters become hard as stone,
when the surface of the deep is frozen?”



James 1:10 “But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower.”



1 Corinthians 13:12 “Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.”



Mark 1:9 “At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.”



Matthew 2:2 "Where is He who has been born King of the Jews, for we have seen his star in the East.”



John 15:5 “Jesus said, "I am the vine and you are the branches.”