To be made the evening before Easter.

You will need the following ingredients:

1 cup whole pecans

1 teaspoon vinegar

3 egg whites

A pinch salt

1 cup sugar

A zipper baggie

A wooden spoon

Tape

Bible

Your children

Preheat oven to 300 F.

Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children

beat them with the wooden spoon to break into

small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was

arrested He was beaten by the Roman soldiers.

Read John 19:1-3.

Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 teaspoon

of vinegar into mixing bowl. Explain that when

Jesus was thirsty on the cross, He was given

vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30.

Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life.

Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life.

Read John 10:10-11.

Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let

them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl.

Explain that this represents the salty tears

shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness

of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27.

So far the ingredients are not very appetizing.

Add 1 cup sugar. Explain that the sweetest

part of the story is that Jesus died because

He loves us. He wants us to know and belong

to Him. Read Psalms 34:8 and John 3:16.

Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15

minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain

that the color white represents the purity in

G-d's eyes of those whose sins have been

cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3.

Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto

wax paper covered cookie sheet. Explain

that each mound represents the rocky tomb

where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matthew 27:57-60.

Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the

door and turn the oven OFF. Give each

child a piece of tape and seal the oven door.

Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed.

Read Matthew 27:65-66.

GO TO BED!

Explain that they may feel sad to leave the

cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus'

followers were in despair when the tomb was

sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22.

On Easter morning, open the oven and give

everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked

surface and take a bite. The cookies are

hollow! On the first Easter Jesus' followers

were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.

Read Matthew 28:1-9.

HE HAS RISEN!!!!