I am so thankful that I teach in a faith-based preschool. That
means I can talk to the children each day about God. It also
means that I can teach them about the REAL reason we celebrate
Easter. My favorite book for teaching this story to young
children is The Story of Easter by Patricia Pingry. Patricia
Pingry writes a whole series of simple board books about the
holidays. I own nearly every title. This book teaches the basic
tenets of the Easter story without mentioning the more gruesome
aspects which would not be appropriate for young children. We
have listened to this story several times within the past few
weeks. On Monday and Tuesday this week some moms came into the
classroom to help with a baking activity for Easter. Before the
children left the classroom four at a time to bake, I read the
book aloud again. The baking project we did was Resurrection
Rolls. I had made these a few years ago with my own sons. They
are super easy to make, super yummy to eat, and symbolize the
important part of the Easter