We used The Jesus Storybook Bible as a continuation of our Jesse Tree Advent calendar that we use at Christmas. There are a total of 16 stories from the birth of Christ (where we stopped at Christmas) to the resurrection of Christ. So, naturally, I glued 16 Easter eggs in the bottom of a basket and then filled each egg with some little piece of the stories they represented.
Here's my list:
1. "Heaven Breaks Through" - the story about John the Baptist
- inside our egg: plastic grasshopper (from a set of toy bugs that we already had)
- inside our egg: tiny fishing net with fish inside (ordered from a dollhouse supply company and then I glued some paper fish inside)
3. "A Little Girl and a Poor Frail Lady" - The story of Jarius's daughter and the lady that touched Jesus's clothes for healing, from Luke 8
- inside our egg: Jesus's robe/clothes (I made these out of felt and hot glue)
4. "How to Pray" - about the Lord's prayer
- inside our egg: a little praying child (ordered from a dollhouse supply company)
5. "The Singer" - The Sermon on the Mount
- inside our egg: a fabric flower and a little blue bird (The flower was a little random tidbit we had lying around and the bird is a little glass bead from my jewelry making days, it was ordered from oriental trading long, long ago)
6. "The Captain of the Storm" - Jesus calms the storm
- inside our egg: a little paper fishing boat (a sticker bought from Michael's because I couldn't find anything else; I glued it onto a piece of felt in hopes that it will hold up a little longer)
7. "Filled Full!" - Feeding the 5,000
- inside our egg: a little fishing basket (a sticker that came with the sticker fishing boat mentioned above), two small glass bead fish (from my jewelry making days), and five various pieces of bread ( 2 crescent rolls, a donut, and 2 dinner rolls that came in a set of dollhouse items from Michael's; it was cheaper than ordering online and they were a good size)
8. "Treasure Hunt!" - the parable of the hidden treasure
- inside our egg: a tiny treasure chest (ordered from a dollhouse supply company; this was a bit too small for my taste, but I wasn't about to send it back to the company... more about why below)
9. "The Friend of Little Children" - Jesus and the children, found in Matthew 18 & 19
- inside our egg: a little plastic child (ordered from a dollhouse supply company)
10. "The Man Who Didn't Have Any Friends (None)" - The story of Zacchaeus
- inside our egg: a little bottle brush tree (ordered from a dollhouse supply company; I'm sure you can imagine the difficulty of finding a tiny Sycamore tree)
11. "Running Away" - the parable of the prodigal son
- inside our egg: a small pig (purchased from Michael's in the miniatures section)
12. "Washed With Tears" - a sinful woman anoints Jesus
- inside our egg: a tiny perfume bottle (purchased from a dollhouse supply company)
13. "The Servant King" - the last supper
- inside our egg: a tiny bowl with a tiny bar of soap and a tiny wash cloth (purchased from a dollhouse supply company)
14. "A Dark Night in the Garden" - the Garden of Gethsemane when Jesus is arrested
- inside our egg: a tiny pair of handcuffs (ordered from a dollhouse supply company)
15. "The Sun Stops Shining" - the crucifixion
- inside our egg: a tiny cross (ordered from a dollhouse supply company)
16. "God's Wonderful Surprise" - the resurrection
- inside our egg: nothing (the tomb was empty too!)
I glued some of the smallest items onto a piece of felt as to not lose or swallow them...
I mentioned above that many things were ordered from a dollhouse supply company. I would like to add that we DID NOT have a good experience with dollhousesupplies.com. We had to beg to get the things that we ordered... we paid at the time of order and then it took a couple of phone calls and two weeks just for it to ship. We paid for priority shipping, which was not done... it's a very long frustrating story, but I would recommend using a different company for sure. No apologies or compensation were given, the owner lied to my husband about a shipping date over the phone, and there were a LOT of excuses for the problems. Anyway... it was the first that popped up when I googled, so just to spare you the trouble. James is making a report to the BBB... it was that yucky.
I hope you enjoy the eggs if you decide to do them next year. I truly hope this is something we can make a tradition and do each year with our children and then our grandchildren if we are so fortunate.
Happy Easter!
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