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Stained Glass Cross – Easter Craft

 stained-glass-cross Easter Craft for Kids

My boys have been counting down to Easter and looking forward to those Easter egg hunts since the beginning of March. I thought what a better way to emphasize the meaning of Easter by reminding us all of the cross. This is an easy craft that little ones can do. And while working together, we had some wonderful discussions about what Jesus did and his sacrificial death on the cross for us just because He loved us.

Isaiah 53:4-5 came to mind as we enjoyed our Easter craft.

Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Materials:

Tissue paper
Wax paper
Craft stick
Scissors
Cut-out crosses
White Glue

Instructions:

1. Cut out squares of colored tissue paper or have your kiddos tear them.

2. Precut some crosses. I used scissors to cut out the inside of the crosses.

3. Roll out a piece of wax paper that is double the width of your cross.

4. Fold the wax paper in half and spread glue onto half of the wax paper using a craft stick.

5. Add tissue paper squares to the glued wax paper until all the glue is covered.

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6. Now spread glue all over the other side of the wax paper and fold over on top of the tissue.

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7.Smooth out the paper and let it dry. I put some heavy books on top to help it dry nice and flat.

8. Glue the cross to the wax paper, let dry. Then cut out the cross.

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9. Now you have a beautiful stained glass cross!

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Enjoy!

 

Sites to List Your Giveaways

Giveaway sites to list your giveaways

The following is a list of giveaway sites that I’ve comprised. These giveaway sites are ones that I’ve come across and  have used. I will periodically add more to this giveaway site list as I come across them. If you know of other giveaway sites, please shoot me a message or leave a comment.

Ongoing Giveaway Sites:

Giveaway Promote

WAHM Resource Site

Sweep Tight

Oh So Savvy Mom

Real Mom Real Views

The Steady Hand Blog

Simply Stacie

Howard House Reviews

The Chic Boutique

Online Sweepstakes (Need to be a member)

Great Blog Giveaway

Etsy Giveaways

By Hand Giveaways (Handmade items)

Winning Readings (Family-friendly books)

San Frontiers Giveaways (International Giveaways)

Canadian Mommy Giveaways (Ok to list US Giveaways)

Contest for Moms

Sweeping Me

5 Minutes For Mom

 

Weekly Blog Linkys:

Monday Giveaway Sites

Blessed Beyond Words

Mommy Gaga

Debra’s Dollars

Earnest Parenting

A Happy Hippy Mom

Tuesday Giveaway Sites

Mommy Has To Work

Growing My Kids Reviews

Frugal Follies

Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House

3 Boys and a Dog Deals

Eco Baby Mama Drama

Mommyhood’s Diary

Frugal and Fabulous

Mommy’s Money Cents

Outnumbered 3 to 1

Freebies and Much More

Wednesday Giveaway Sites

All Ruby Cakes

Cha Ching Queen

Shopper Strategy (Low Entry)

Win It Wednesdays

Mama Loves Her Bargains

Planet Weidknecht

Coupon Clippin’ Mommy

Mommies With Cents

The Mom Reviews

Thursday Giveaway Sites

Lemon Tree Cards Blog

Mom Vs the Boys (Canadian Friendly Giveaways)

Baby Loving Mama

Jolly Mom

Piece of Me

A Daily Dose of Toni

Coupons Are Great

Linda’s Lunacy

Keeping Up With the Rheinlanders

Tammy’s Two Cents

Maple Leaf Mommy (All giveaways must be Canadian friendly)

Shibley Smiles

The Shopping Mama

 

Friday Giveaway Sites

A Hen’s Nest

A Renaissance Woman

Bonggamom Finds

The Busy Woman’s Guide to Surviving Motherhood

Musings From a Stay At Home Mom

Fabulous Finds

Saturday Giveaway Sites

A Nut in a Nutshell

Mama to 4 Blessings

Happily Blended

Just Another New Blog

Bargain Fun

The Life of Rylie…and Bryce Too!

Contest Corner

Mom’s Own Words

Savey Spender

Busy Working Mama

Maven of Saving

Mommy’s Hangout

Sunday Giveaway Sites

NYC Single Mom

Look What Mom Found

Enter Online Sweeps

Mommy Jenna

Living Montessori Now

The Mommy Files

Five Minutes For Mom

Max Lucado Book Giveaway Winner

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Thank you all for participating in the Max Lucado Children’s Book Giveaway. The winner is Barbara M.

Make Your Own Resurrection Eggs

 Resurrection-eggs

What better way to retell and bring to life the Easter story than to incorporate these easy-to-use Resurrection Eggs.  In the past, we’d read the Easter story with our kids from the Bible as well as from story books. Then we’d use our homemade Resurrection Eggs to reinforce [Read more…]

Orange-Ginger Dipping Sauce

Orange-Ginger-Dipping-Sauce

I’ve become a pretty good thrift store shopper since living in Oregon. And I have the habit of browsing through their cookbooks. Here’s what I found…I’m excited to share with you one of the easiest and yummy dipping sauces that I found while thumbing through an old cookbook. It only takes four ingredients. This dipping sauce is not only easy, but healthy and versatile. That means you can easily use it with your favorite Asian veggie wraps, sushi and Chinese dumplings just to name a few. I served this to a friend with a cabbage wrap and she requested this recipe. I hope you’ll like it too.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup (6 fl oz/180 ml) fresh squeezed orange juice

1/4 cup (2 fl oz/ 60 ml) low-sodium tamari soy sauce

1 tablespoon grated orange zest (I prefer organic oranges)

1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

Instructions:

1. In a VitaMix (or other blenders), puree ingredients for about 5-10 seconds. Pour sauce into small bowl or strain into a small bowl if you need to. (I didn’t need to strain the sauce since my VitaMix did a fine job of blending everything nicely).

Yield: 1 cup (8 fl oz/240 ml)

Use right away or stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Recipe from The Taste for Living World Cookbook by Beth Ginsberg and Mike Milken