Resurrection Rolls Recipe

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This is such an awesome way to talk about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ with young children.  Our family started making Resurrection Rolls a few years ago, and every year this activity continues to be a HUGE HIT with my children, as we celebrate the true meaning of Easter!

To make this activity a success, you will need each ingredient listed below and a little childlike imagination!

Here is how you make 


RESURRECTION ROLLS:


(Each ingredient represents something used to prepare Christ's body for burial.)

refrigerated crescent rolls, separated into triangles (linen)

large marshmallows (Christ's body)

melted butter (anointing oil)

cinnamon & sugar (spices used to prepare the body for burial)

oven (tomb)

As you help your children assemble these rolls, teach them what each item symbolizes.

1.  Dip one marshmallow in the melted butter.  


Teach your children that people who loved Jesus lovingly cared for his body after he died.
They used special anointing oils and expensive spices to prepare his body for burial.  This was customary, but also a way for them to show reverence and love for their friend.

2.  Cover the buttered marshmallow in the spices.

3.  Wrap the marshmallow in the crescent roll (representing the linen used to cover Christ in the tomb.)

4.  Seal all edges, although you might want to allow a small hole (near the top) for marshmallow to evaporate and to create a tomb shape.

5.  Place all of the rolls on a greased pan and cook in a pre-heated oven.


Close "the tomb" tight...and "wait three days"...actually 12-13 minutes!

6.  Cook as instructed on crescent roll package.

(Usually 375 degrees for 13 minutes)

Tip:  I check near the end to make sure all of the marshmallow has evaporated before calling the children to check on "the third day." (You may need to wipe up excess mallow with a paper towel if it hasn't cooked off all the way.)

When the rolls are finished cooking, they should look like this.

The marshmallow has disappeared and the roll resembles an empty tomb.


The first time we did this, my son exclaimed 
"OH!  Jesus is gone!  He raised himself from the tomb!"

This is a fun and tasty way for children to learn more about the good news of Easter:

That "He is Risen!" and because Christ was resurrected, we will be too!

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