Preparing for Holy Week and Easter

I can not believe that Lent is almost over! I have so many fun crafts and activities to prepare for the next week but it is really exciting getting closer to Easter! I know these plans are very vague but I will elaborate in upcoming posts, I am using this more to organize my thoughts and to take any suggestions anyone may have on these topics

Palm Sunday:

Cover all Religious items with purple cloth for Passion week

Bake Oatmeal date cookies

Make a hand print palm branch

Start our Holy Week Road

Make a caterpillar

Palm Sundaes for dessert

Light candle on table

Holy Thursday:

Easter Break begins

Buy or make hot cross buns for Good Friday's breakfast

Read story of the Last Supper

Create 3D Last Supper Craft

Lenten Dinner

Washing of feet

Good Friday:

Remember today is a day of fasting

Hot cross buns for breakfast

Carry our wooden crosses all day

Make Resurrection Eggs

Make Resurrection Sets

Stations of the Cross

Blow out candle at 3PM

Watch the Animated Passion with the children and Veggie Tales Jonah

Place caterpillar in cocoon

 

Holy Saturday:

No light or fire today

Make Easter Candles

Decorate Easter Eggs

Prepare Easter Baskets

Hang Easter Egg Calendar

Replace beans from Sacrifice Jar with Jelly Beans

Remove caterpillar from bag and replace with a butterfly

Easter Sunday:

Easter Sunday Mass

Celebrate with Easter baskets

Egg Hunt

"Find" and Hang the Alleluia Banner

Bake Resurrection Rolls

Color Resurrection Banners

Easter Feast

I would love any other suggestions to make this a very memorable Easter Celebration for my family so please, tell me about your family traditions and way to celebrate the holiest day of the year!