3 egg whites
1 c sugar
wooden spoon
bible
1 tsp vinegar
pinch of salt
zipper baggie
tape
Preheat oven to 300. Place pecans in zipper bag and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that, after Jesus was arrester, He wsa beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3. Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp vinegar into the mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30. Add egg whites to the vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11. Spinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27. So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add a cup of sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus dies because He loved us. He wants us to know and belong to him. Read Ps 43:8 and John 3:16. Beat with a mixer on high for 12-15 minutes until stiff peaks form. explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3. Fold in the broken nuts and drop by teaspoon full onto a wax paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents that rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matt 27:57-60. Put the cookie sheet in the oven , close the door, and turn the oven OFF. Give each child a piece of tape and 'seal' the door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matt 27:65-66. GO TO BED! Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22. On Easter morning open the oven and give each child a cookie. Take a bite... the cookies are hollow!!! ON the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty. Read Matt 28:1-9.
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