Our modem fell off the desk and broke, so I missed posting what all we did for the last several days. I'll just hit the highlights here, but scroll down to the Resurrection Rolls recipe to check it out. They are sooooo not healthy, but I think once a year, the wow factor overrides the health factor.  We also read the Resurrection Story at this time for greater impact.

• Before we had our passover meal, I typed up various verses and explanations onto some index cards.  Each child (and parent) had several parts to read out loud during the meal. I think the entire meal and reading took a little over 2 hours. It was great fun, the food was fantastic, and we learned a lot.
• Made matzah, matzah ball soup, lamb, potatonik, charoset, orange sponge cake with raspberry sauce, and meringue cookies
• Discussed numbering Jewish years, and what that has to do with the Earth's rotation about it's axis, the revolution of the Earth about the sun, and the revolution of the moon about the earth
• Looked at pictures of tombs
• Vocabulary words: resurrection, traditions, curcifixion, betrayal, denial
• Made resurrection cookies (kind of like divinity, kind of like meringue...empty inside...fun to make)

• Located Jerusalem on the map, discussed the Covenant City
• Discussed the Holy Land

This was a great object lesson for our Ressurection Day breakfast.

Resurrection Rolls:

3/4 cup warm water
1 large egg
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
3 TBSP sugar
6 TBSP butter
3 TBSP dry milk
1 1/2 tsp yeast
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 TBSP cinnamon
24 marshmallows

Directions:
1. Combine first 8 ingredients. Let rise until doubled.  Divide into 24 balls and flatten.
2. Mix sugar and cinnamon together. Dip rolls into melted butter, then into sugar/cinnamon mixture.
3. Wrap roll around a marshmallow, covering completely. Dip once more into butter, and again into sugar. Place rolls in a large greased pan and allow to rise till double. (about 30-35 minutes)
4. Bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until done.

When you let them cool, bite or break one open and SURPRISE...it will be completely empty...just like the empty tomb.