In anticipation of the greatest Christian holiday of Easter, many parents begin to wonder how to explain the essence and meaning of this day to their children. Of course, you can not complicate your life, but just tell the baby so that he does not interfere underfoot while you are preparing holiday dishes, and on Sunday treat him with Easter cake and colored eggs. However, acting in this way, we deprive our child not only of interesting and instructive activities, but also of the opportunity from the very young years to be not an outside observer, but a direct participant in this bright holiday. In this regard, we offer today to talk about how to tell your child about Easter.
Where to begin?
First of all, thinking about how to tell children easily and simply about Easter, you need to decide whether you plan to devote your baby to other Orthodox traditions. Indeed, for example, if your child already knows what Christmas is, then it will be much easier for him to understand the meaning of the Resurrection of the Lord. A great help for parents to help answer the question of how to tell your child about Easter is the children's Bible. Editions of this kind contain a lot of colorful illustrations and in an accessible form for children set out the main provisions of Christianity, tell about the birth, life and death of Jesus Christ. At the same time, try not only to read the story of the Ascension of the Lord with your baby , but also to discuss it. Also be sure to answer all your child's questions.
As an alternative or addition to reading the children's Bible, you can watch a cartoon on this topic with your child. It will be interesting and informative for your baby.
We prepare Easter gifts for loved ones
When thinking about how to tell children about Easter, one should not forget about various fascinating activities to which you can attract children in preparation for this holiday. So, a few days before Easter, start to make greeting cards with your baby for grandparents and other close relatives. You can simply paint them with colored pencils or paints, make an application or come up with something of your own. You can also build a variety of crafts as a gift. It all depends on your imagination. Believe me, the children will be happy to join this creative process and will look forward to the holiday next year.
Paint eggs
Since coloring eggs is an integral attribute of Easter, you should involve your child in this process. Of course, letting the baby close to pots with boiling water in which eggs are boiled and painted is not worth it, but you can clearly demonstrate this process at a safe distance. Also, with the baby, you can paint with a brush and paints several eggs. Any child will be delighted with such an activity. And we don’t even have to talk about the pleasure that both children and adults give to the process of breaking eggs.
We bake Easter cakes
Invite your child to help you decorate Easter cakes. This process will be a real entertainment for your baby. After all, how interesting and fascinating it is to cover the finished Easter cake with snow-white glaze, lay on it multi-colored candied fruits, poppy seeds and other decorations. By the way, you can please your child in another way. To do this, along with the standard bake a few cakes. They can differ from ordinary ones in both composition (fruits can be added) and size. Believe me, your baby will be happy to invite his friends to visit for tea with children's brightly decorated Easter cakes.