Eastingle?

At our holiday club, we made Easter Gardens- that wasn't unusual, the idea has been around for years. Some people call the "Resurrection Gardens" or "Grace Gardens. Each child had a foil dish, 

playdough 'earth', plastic flowers and greenery, and fabric/foil to make paths, ponds and lawns.

I had some packs leftover, so I asked Rosie if she'd like to make one. She did that, and a scratch-art cross, writing "Jesus 💓 everyone" - then she asked for another garden pack.

This time she used the materials in a completely new way -

she called it an "Easter Ball". As far as I know, Rosie has never been to a Christingle Service, but Id call it an "Eastingle"

• first she made a ball from playdough [representing the stone rolled away from the tomb
• then she put two strips of foil round the ball, in a cross shape, to represent Jesus cross.
• then she put the flowers to represent the garden where the tomb was, and new life. 
• She balanced it in a plastic food tray, and tucked one of the 'Jesus is alive' tags behind. 

I think this is a pretty cool idea!

Before I forget- a huge thankyou to all of you who joined in this year's Lent Reflections - writers, readers, and those who added their comments. So many challenging thoughts. I do hope you appreciated these posts as much as I did.