Resurrection Rolls

I LOVE holidays. I LOVE to decorate and make them special. It's a little harder for me to get into Easter this year since we are in a temporary house and all of my Easter decorations are packed away. An I'm due in 5 days! But I will still make things special for my family in a few simple ways. First, since Jesse will be gone all day (leaving very early in the morning) on Easter, we will celebrate tomorrow morning as a family. When the boys wake up, the table will be decorated, their baskets set out and we'll have a fabulous family breakfast of waffles, strawberries and whipped cream, sausage and eggs. YUM! (I think I'm hungry right now. This post is all about food...)

On Easter Sunday, when Jesse is gone I will make Resurrection rolls with my boys. They are fun and easy-perfect for this mom! My boys love doing it and it's become a great Mommy/son tradition.

Here is the recipe/instructions if you want to do it to:

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
Ingredients:
Crescent rolls
Melted butter
Large marshmallows
Cinnamon
Sugar

Give each child a triangle of crescent rolls. The crescent roll represents the cloth that Jesus was wrapped in.
Read Matthew 27:57-61

1. Give each child a marshmallow. This represents Jesus.
2. Have him/her dip the marshmallow in melted butter. This represents the oils of embalming.
3. Now dip the buttered marshmallow in the cinnamon and sugar which represents the spices used to anoint the body.
4. Then wrap up the coated marshmallow tightly in the crescent roll (not like a typical crescent roll up, but bring the sides up and seal the marshmallow inside.) This represents the wrapping of Jesus' body after death.
5. Place in a 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. (The oven represents the tomb - pretend like it was three days!)
6. Let the rolls cool slightly. The children can open their rolls (cloth) and discover that Jesus is no longer there, HE IS RISEN!!!! (The marshmallow melts and the crescent roll is puffed up, but empty.)

Now read Matthew 28:5-8
He is risen from the dead! Alleluia!

May you have a blessed and meaningful Easter! And please share with me your fun Easter traditions!!!