I am sure many of you have seen these Easter Resurrection Gardens that symbolize Christ’s burial and resurrection.  I saw it at a friend’s house last year and wanted to make sure I did it this year (since it was too late by then to start my own)!  So, that’s what we did today, the LAST day of Spring Break – phew!

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Terra Cotta Saucer – about 12″ diameter
• Terra Cotta Pot – the smallest they have (about 4″ diameter probably)
• Potting Soil
• Fast Growing Grass Seed – mine pictured above said it germinates in 5 days!  Hopefully, it does – look for it at Walmart.
• Twigs for making crosses
• String or yarn for tying twigs – whatever colors you want.
• Rocks for a path and one large rock to cover the tomb

What to Do:

Put about 1/2 inch of soil in the bottom of the saucer, just to cover.

Place the pot on its side toward the back but leave room for Jesus’ cross.  Then place your ‘pathway’ in front.  Our rocks came from our walkway at the house.

Start mounding soil around the tomb creating a hill that covers the top and back.  You may want a spray bottle with water nearby to squirt as you are building so the soil doesn’t slide.

Add the grass seed on top (I didn’t realize it would be blue but that’s supposed to help it grow faster!) and spray with the water to go ahead and get it growing.  Then, put the large stone in front of the tomb symbolizing Christ’s burial.  Add three crosses into the soil on the hill.  I chose to use a purple pipe cleaner that we had to secure and signify the Cross of Christ since purple is the symbol of royalty of often used on Christ’s cross.

Keep watering every day to ensure the grass will grow.  I’ve already decided that if mine doesn’t, I am plucking some from the yard and sticking it in there on Sunday!  The grass is important because it symbolizes new life.

Also on Sunday, roll away the rock to reveal the empty tomb!

Make sure to involve the kids with you on this and talk to them about each step.

I have seen this done in a large already-existing potted plant too and that looks equally as beautiful.

Let me know if you decide to do this too – you will need to start tomorrow if you are growing grass!

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