During Easter we first present the Risen Christ to our children with the image of LIGHT, and secondly we present the symbol of WATER as the beginning of our life with Him. Some parishes recycle their large Easter candles, but I've learned that many don't; they are simply put into storage. What a beautiful way to make use of these blessed candles, by taking them out of storage and putting them into our homes to teach our children about them! I know the priest I received ours from was a bit taken aback by my request, but I fully explained to him what we were going to use it for, and even sent him a copy of Moira's presentation and a copy of the photo above.
I've also been meaning to ask which books we have among us about the Catechesis. We could pass around the ones we aren't currently reading.
The main one to read is The Good Shepherd and the Child.
I also have: Listening to God with Children.
