Resurrection Rolls and Eggs

This morning we woke up with a special breakfast planned. Normally on Saturdays we have pancakes, but today we made Resurrection Rolls.

(I was going to do them on Easter morning, but knew we probably wouldn't have time.  Also, Josh could do them with us today.)

Resurrection Rolls

You need a can of 8 crescent rolls

8 large marshmallows

half a stick of butter melted (4 tb.)

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cinnamon

Mix cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl.

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees

Roll out each triangle of dough

Take a marshmallow and roll it in the butter.

Take the buttered marshmallow and cover with cinnamon/sugar mix

Put marshmallow on the triangle of dough and roll up, making sure to completely cover and

pinch shut the dough around the marshmallow.

Place in oven for 10-12mins until golden brown

Eat and you will see that the marshmallow is gone leaving the "tomb" empty.

The marshmallow represents the body of Christ.

When you dip in the butter, talk about how they took His body and cleaned Him.

When you cover with the cinnamon/sugar mixture, talk about how they covered Jesus body in spices.

When you roll the marshmallow talk about how they used linen to cover His body.

When you pinch the dough closed, talk about how they closed the grave by rolling a stone in front.

When they look into the finished roll talk about how it is empty and that Jesus rose again leaving the tomb empty.

My girls loved this.

Butter

Cinnamon and sugar

Roll them up

Make sure they are nice and closed up

And of course have a marshmallow or 2.

Once they are done we saw how they were empty.

Also, this morning we did our Resurrection eggs.

We hide them and do a mini egg hunt.

Then we talk about all the pieces and how they tell about the Resurrection story.

From the donkey to the empty tomb.