Jelly Bean Flowers

One of the "crafts" we incorporate into our Easter celebration...

One lesson I am continually learning -- never underestimate the importance of family traditions to your children. Case in point: this simple little flower arrangement. My kids are older (my youngest is 12) and I always think that they won't want to continue some of the things that we've done in the past as part of our holiday celebrations. They always prove me wrong :)

A few days ago, they began asking, "Mom, when are we going to do the jelly bean flowers?" I finally remembered to buy the jelly beans today (thanks to my youngest son's reminder).

Red is for the blood He gave

Green is for the grass He made

Yellow is for His sun so bright

Orange is for the edge of night

Black is for the sins we made

White is for the grace He gave

Purple is for His hours of sorrow

Pink is for our new tomorrow.

I think that the red jelly beans are supposed to be on the top, but my children put them in and I didn't have the heart to tell them the beans are in reverse order of the poem :)