In our church production I'm teaching my Sunday school class about the reserrection of Jesus they already know about the name Easter,what I am trying to do is explain to them the true meaning of Easter,as far as the children are concern Easter is time when they dress up and come to church ,collect Easter eggs and candy,they really don't know are understand the REAL meaning of Easter,that thing about the Easter Bunny how does that tie into the real Easter,or as it has been called for many centuries RESERRECTION SUNDAY the word reserrection needs to be broken down so that even small children will understand it better.Don't get me wrong I grew up on the same Easter Bunny thing too,but until someone can along and EXPLAINED to me in terms I could understand I didn't know either,as a matter of fact I learned it much later in my adult years. So if there is something out there in games, arts,& craft form please let me know remember my children are 5-6 yrs old. Thank you and have a BLESS.  Sis.
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order children's book, adjustable for dif ages.  aroun $12 donation. 1-800-643-4645.  \ni wish they made a game like little army men so we could react all those battles in the old testiment.\n\ni need to chat WITH YOU seiously about easter.  it was a bad translation one time in new testiment.  \n\nput your thinking cap on, now.  was JESUS our istar lamb or PASSOVER LAMB? passover is still the same celebration that the children of israel had and is held the same time of year that they held it then.read exodus again. \n\nPLEASE CONTACT ME ON myPROFILE FOR STUDY MATERIALS FOR PROOFS.\n\nI'VE HUNTED EASTER EGGS WITH THE BEST OF THEM, BUT I'VE LEARNED DIFFERENT NOW.it will not hurt kids to hunt eggs as long as they know they have nothing to do with RESSURECTION.  hope we can be friends.
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edit - \nGerman Protestants wanted to retain the Catholic custom of eating colored eggs for Easter, but did not want to introduce their children to the Catholic rite of fasting. Eggs were forbidden to Catholics during the fast of Lent, which was the reason for the abundance of eggs at Easter time.\n\nThe idea of an egg-laying rabbit came to the United States in the 18th century. German immigrants in the Pennsylvania Dutch area told their children about the "Osterhase" (also: "Oschter Haws"). "Hase" means "hare", not rabbit, and in Northwest European folklore the "Easter Bunny" indeed is a hare, not a rabbit.\n\nOnly good children received gifts of colored eggs in the nests that they made in their caps and bonnets before Easter. Presumably, the Oschter Haws laid them when the children were not looking.
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Actually, the Easter Bunny has everything to do with Easter. \n\nEaster is derived from an ancient Germanic name for the month of April, Eostremonat--or rather Eostre Month, in dedication to the goddess Eostre. Eostre, or Ostara was a German goddess of fertility and her return was marked by the coming of spring and the sun. The Ost in her name refers to the East--the rising of the sun. The rebirth of the day and the rebirth of the spring were her specialties, and her celebrations occured during the vernal equinox--the first day of spring. Of course calendar dates have gotten juggled about for quite a few different reasons over time and now April is no longer where it once was on the calendar at what is now March 21st.\n\nThe rabbit was a traditional symbol of the goddess because of its great fertility, and the fact that the coming of spring marked the time when all of the little bunnies were seen starting to be born.\n\nWhen Christianity became the predominant religion it was an easy transition to introduce the rebirth of the Christ figure into the already extant birth and rebirth tradition. Old ways die hard, and the bunny stuck around. \n\nAlthough there are several explanations for the eggs the Easter bunny brings, (other than eggs are another traditional symbol of birth/rebirth) the most likely is that eggs were forbidden during the fast of lent, and were decorated and eaten in abundance to mark the end of the fast.\n\nGerman protestants although breaking with Roman Catholocism liked the egg tradition and kept it. And when German immigrants came to America, they brought with them the traditions of the Osterhase (Easter hare) and his eggs.\n\nInasmuch as Christianity has stolen the ancient goddess' name for their own holiday, it seems only fitting that its original mascot still puts in an appearance each year.
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Jesus was not baptized until he was a man. I thought the word "CHRISTIAN" meant follower of Christ.\n\nSorry, the baptism of children who are not at an age of accountability is a man made teaching contrary to Jesus example.\n\nThere is NO biblical record of a CHILD being baptized.
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Hi,the reality today is that Children are rarely taught about God at school and it would do no harm to us Parochial school, but remember, it is the soul duty of Parents to bring prayer and knowledge of God and faith to their Children, and not the duty of the school, it is very satisfying to read a Gospel story to them about Jesus,and there are some great illustrated Children`s Bibles, and you will be surprised how much kids love this.\nRegards.
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IN THE SPRING, MOST CULTURES CELEBRATE FERTILITY.  WE KNOW THAT BUNNIES PRODUCE PRODIGIOUSLY, AND EGGS REPRESENT NEW LIFE.  IN MAKING CHRISTIANY UNDERSTANDABLE TO PAGAN CULTURES, MISSIONARIES USED THE PAGAN SYMBOLS TO ASSIST IN TEACHING CHRISTIAN TRUTH.  EASTER IS CELEBRATED IN THE SPRING.  THUS IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HARMOMIZE THE LIFE AND TRUTH OF THE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE TO THE SPRING CELEBRATIONS OF FERTILITY & NEW LIFE IN OTHER CULTURES.
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My children and all children. In a off-beat way it's like God is telling us that the world will keep turning, life will go on, and he has sent this child as a message for all of mankind to behold. It seems that He is saying, " Look upon this child and behold the purity, innocence, and beauty of creation". It is to bad that we grow up and choose other paths through life but God lets the world be reborn every spring through His miracle of birth and if you need proof of this, go look. Outside, a maternity ward, everywhere. The most precious person on this earth to me is my five year old granddaughter. To look into her eyes and see the wonderment and purity of her world is the best way for me to have a positive outlook on life( and believe me I really need that some days)!
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Yes! My church does this every year. It's such a great ministry. These kids have nothing compared to us. It's a wonderful opportunity to be involved in something like this.
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Traditionally, no matter the country, it is Easter Sunday.  The bunny is supposed to come on Sat night and the kids wake up to Easter Eggs and baskets on Sunday.
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Easter is on the first Sunday after the first full moon after vernal equinox.  This is why the date varies from year to year.  Good Friday is simply the Friday before Easter.
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Proverbs 22:6\nTrain up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.\n\nThis is a promise that, if we stand upon it in faith, says that if we do a good job getting the Word into a child when he is young that he will come back to that truth when he is older. I can personally attest that this is true in my life and in the life of my children.\n\nBut remember that this is in the Old Testament. If we are Born Again by accepting Jesus as our Lord, believing that God raised him from the dead, then we have a better covenant (testament) based on better promises in what we call the New Testament. There we have more powerful promises to work with than in the Old Testament.
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Oh, get a life. Easter should be a celebration, now a wake. I think it's just fine to make jokes about it ... on the other hand, there are those people who delight in ridiculing what people believe, and it's never alright to step on someone's beliefs. I don't think that's what's happening here, tho.\n\nSo go get yourself some communion wine and read the joke again, and I think you'll see that it's pretty funny after all!
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I have always thought that was an absurd thing myself.  How can an innocent child be damned like that?  Personally, I did not have my child baptized.  I have taught her to be open minded and if SHE wants to explore getting baptized into a religion of HER choice, she can do that when SHE deems to.
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Easter Facts (my parents & pastor didn't tell me)\n\n1 Neither the Bible nor secular history tells us the time of the Resurrection. (Not even the day of the week.)\n\n2 We have God's Word for what days are Holy (to Him) and we know that the NT does NOT say to celebrate Easter (nor does it tell us God wants us to celebrate Christmas).\n\n3 We know that God has NEVER tolerated paganism mixed-in with His worship - it is an abhorrent abomination to Him.
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My husband and I agreed, much to the dismay of my family, that we would never tell are children that Santa or the Easter bunny brought their presents.  We feel that if you lie to a child once about something as small as that, they will choose not to believe you about other more important things, they will label you a liar, and we didn't want that. Our children are fine and don't care, my son has agreed not to tell other children out of kindness, and my daughter one year decided to believe in Santa on her own, and then the next year told us he wasn't real, that mommy and daddy were Santa.  So, I guess in the end kids will figure things out for themselves.
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There is the route of reason that anything you said or did before the age of reason doesn't really apply. Still, I understand your situation and that it would make you feel uncomfortable, since there are certainly plenty of examples of God taking a child pledged to him at or before birth for various things.\n\nHmm...if you're not averse to the idea of a ritual to reverse a ritual, drop me a message...I'm getting a few ideas.
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It sounds like you had a wonderful mother and a good life. I'm sure you're giving your son all that and more. I guess if it were my son, I'd make sure he understood what Easter was all about by taking him to church or to see an Easter musical production or show.\n\nAnd...he may not be too old to leave half-eaten carrots with the tops left on...and some dirt...and little bunny tracks in the dirt...in the kitchen!\n\n:)\n\nADDITION: Thinking about your mom's great idea of using a crystal bowl, maybe you could use a bicycle helmet or a baseball cap with his favorite team's logo on it?