(sara): Just to get discussion going, I want to go a step beyond Moira's Lent & Easter presentations. We can also share the stories of Holy Week with our children, to the extent that they are ready and interested. Our Father's House.biz sells this:
"Patterns for Holy Week Figures $8.00 Patterns and directions for cutting and painting 57 wooden figures. Includes script and simiple directions for telling all the stories from the Palm Sunday to Easter."
I'm sure there are several books about Holy Week written for children out there. Let me know if you have one you like. Granted, the actual crucifixion is matter that must be dealt with simply and matter-of-factly with young children. It must be presented to them in a manner much different from sitting down and watching The Passion movie, obviously. Moira's Lenten presentations help the young child (and us!) begin to understand the idea of redemptive suffering ("unless the grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies...") and makes excellent preparation for Holy Week.
Last year I prepared a Sedar meal for dh. It was a long and wonderful meal that we intend to repeat this year, with either friends or family. Hopefully I can post again soon about this and the above topics. Jump in with your ideas!
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