We will have 2 groups, the older ones (age 7+) will act out the Easter story starting with the Final Supper (making bread, washing feet, crushing grapes into “wine”), then moving on to a nearby orchard for the garden of Gethsemane (acting out the soldiers arriving and Peter cutting of an ear in a fight.) Then the trial of Jesus and the crowd heckling and shouting for Barabbas the murderer to be freed instead of Jesus. Then lugging a wooden cross, wrapping Jesus in a white sheet and acting out the resurrection.
The younger children will make bread (with a marshmallow inside that will disappear when baked to become an empty tomb) and “wine” (by squashing fruit). Then they will get messy making an Easter garden with compost and flowers and sticks and stones.
Then we will all get back together for a simple lunch.
If this sounds fun and your children would like to join in, please book a place with Sharon Sampson (01844 208740 / Sharon@cloverdale.biz) by 31st March. Please note that the older children can be unaccompanied but the younger ones would need a responsible adult with them.
