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Palm Sunday. It's the day that Jesus rides into Jerusalem upon a colt, a young donkey. It's a celebratory event as people flood the streets of Jerusalem for Passover. As Jesus arrives, he's met with shouts of Hosanna, cheers, praises, waving palm branches, and the welcome of those longing for a king.
It had to have been an incredible scene, perhaps like that of a sports team parading through their city after bringing home a championship. Regardless of who you are, there's a sense of pride, excitement, and community. On that day, everyone's a fan. On that day, everyone celebrates! And so, here we are, among the crowd of fans, cheering on the king. At least, that's what everyone thinks. Jesus, the miracle worker. Jesus the healer. Jesus the great teacher. Jesus the king. He was finally here.
the story of easter
The Kid's Ministry at Saddleback Church, in California, offer a great resource. As part of the teaching materials, they include these great short-form videos that help tell Bible stories. We will share a few of their videos throughout Holy Week. Take a few minutes to watch the video below with your littles one.
something to think about
Take a few minutes to ask and discuss the following questions together.
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close with prayer
Close your time of family devotion in prayer. Take a minute and ask everyone what you can be praying about together as a family. Pray that your family might find ways to be excited about Jesus this week.
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This Sunday starts what many commonly refer to as Holy Week. Simply put, Holy Week is the final days of Jesus' earthly ministry which include his arrest, trial, crucifixion, burial, and resurrection on Easter Sunday. It all kicks off this Sunday with Palm Sunday.
As we get ready for the events of Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter weekend, we wanted to offer some resources that we hope might help you and your family prepare and celebrate this special season of the year. So stating this Sunday, Palm Sunday, and continuing through Easter Sunday, we will be posting a daily blog with a Holy Week Family Devotion. With each devotion we will share a short thought, a family friendly activity, a video or videos, and resources that you can use with your kids.
If you are from a traditional church that utilizes the Liturgy and the church calendar, you might be familiar with Holy Week. But if you are new to the faith, church, or you attend a more non-traditional church, you might be wondering what Holy Week is and why it's such an important week.
You might also be wondering why I used terms like traditional and non-traditional church. Well, a traditional church might be a church associated with a denominational connection. These would be churched that refer to themselves as Presbyterian, Methodist, Lutheran, Baptist, of Catholic. A non-traditional church might consider themselves as non-denominational or independent. Traditional churches generally, maintain or follow a Liturgical or church calendar that marks specific seasons, celebrations, and/or sacred days throughout the year. Some non-traditional churches choose to step away from those "traditions." Whether traditional or non-traditional, what's most important is that the church stay faithful to the gospel of Jesus Christ while maintaining Biblical teaching.
But what is Holy Week, and how do I share this with my kids?
That's a great question. As we've said, Holy Week marks the week between Palm Sunday, when Jesus enters Jerusalem to cheers and palms while riding the colt of a donkey, and Easter Sunday when he is raised from the tomb to life. Consider these two videos. The first, the video just above, is from the question and answer website of GotQuestions.com, an online resources that answers questions relating to the Bible, church, God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and faith. They do a great job explaining Holy Week, also known as Passion Week.
The second, the video below, is from Phil Vischer's, What's In the Bible, video series. Phil is the creator of VeggieTales and What's In the Bible, a video series that teaches kids the Bible. In the video below, Phil and his friends talk about Easter and the importance of what Jesus did for us on the cross. The video is crazy helpful and great to watch with your kids.
Hopefully you now have a better understanding of what Holy Week is, and why we take time to reflect and celebrate the events of this week. If you still have questions I would suggest you reach out to your pastor, youth pastor, or kids pastor and ask them to help you better understand Holy Week.
If you are not connected with a church, feel email us here at Life in the Higham House. We would be happy to help you in any way we can. You can also leave a question in the comments below! Be sure to join us starting this Sunday, as we begin Family Devotions for Holy Week! Then check in with us every day through Holy Week for the daily devotion. Each day's post will go live at 9 AM EST. It's going to be a great week. Happy Easter! - jay & amy 
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With Easter weekend quickly approaching, it's time to share a few more of our favorite Easter activities. So today we are sharing another episode of our Kids Talk series. Breya and Jay got together to make Easter shaped pancakes. Watch episode 27, Easter Pancakes!
Don't miss our Easter posts. Click the links below to see our Peeps Show vlog episodes
and our recommended Easter books for kids!
We are so excited for Easter weekend. Some of the family will be coming home. There will be the dying of eggs, egg hunts, Easter baskets, Easter dinner, and of course, Easter Sunday worship! Resurrection Sunday, as some call it, is when we celebrate the risen Savior, Jesus Christ. After His death on the cross, and three days in a tomb, Jesus is raised from the dead on Sunday morning.
Happy Easter!
- jay 
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One of our favorite Easter treats are the original Peeps, from the Just Born candy company, in Bethlehem, PA. Growing up, Peeps, was one of Jay's most favorite items in his Easter basket. The yellow, pink, and blue chicks and bunnies were stables. It didn't take long to share the love of Peeps with the kids.
In 2017, we started a web series called, Kids Talk. The first episode was, The Peeps Show. In the episode, we taste-tested the new Peeps flavors. That year, we tried Party Cake, Sour Twist, Fruit Punch, and Sour Watermelon. We had a blast trying each flavor. Watch the episode below.
We returned in 2019, with part two of the Peeps Show. Along with new flavors, the Peeps company introduced a handful of new products along with their new flavors. So you know we had to give them a try! Let's watch part two of The Peep Show!
Five new flavors hit store shelves in 2020, which meant we had to come back with another episode of the The Peeps Show. This time 'round we had a chance to try Cotton Candy, Hot Tamales, Root Beer Float, Blue Raspberry, and Chocolate Pudding. Check out episode 22 of Kids Talk, and The Peep Show!
Have you tried any of the flavors mentioned in the above episodes? What did you think? Do you have a favorite? Or do you prefer the original Peeps yellow, pink, and blue? Leave a comment below.
And with three new flavors for 2024, watch for a new episode coming soon. - jay & amy 
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