Reason for the Season

Spring is over and Lent is coming to an end. Which means, Easter is upon us. And in the last week, the kids and I have decided to throw an Easter party for not only ourselves, but also a select few* (incredibly lucky) friends.
*Select few = 8

While I secretly love the thrill of planning these things for the kids, I always wait til the last possible minute week to actually get started. So with a week to prepare, we've been on the grind. Easter foods, Easter eggs, Easter games, Easter decorations--you get the idea--is all that has been on my mind the past few days. It's practically all I think about! (Well that and Brittle Magillacutty*.) And this morning on the way back from school, my mind started to wonder to just these things...
*Don't worry that you have no idea what that means; it's an inside joke with my sister.

But in mid-thought, something dawned upon me: Am I getting so caught up in commercial Easter that I am failing to show the kids the real reason?! I mean, if Tom Harrison were here, he'd definitely not let us forget (what he calls) "the reason for the season". ...And if so, how do I incorporate the real meaning into the party?!

So I thought...

...and thought...

...and sang aloud to Here You Come Again and thought some more...

Ohh! I know!!

So, how about this: To make sure the kids realize that Easter bunnies and eggs are not the focus of the holiday, I'll play the soundtrack of Jesus Christ Super Star in the background throughout the whole party?! Who wouldn't love that?! While I would love to just fly my cousin Sarah out so she could sing "He's Al-li-i-i-i-i-i-i-ive"*, I simply cannot afford it... So maybe "What's the buzz, tell me what'sa happenin' " is the next best thing?!
*Note: The dashes in "Al-li-i-i-i-i-i-i-ive" aren't used to stress the longevity of the note, but are instead to meant to symbolize the cutting in and out of the Sidonia Baptist sound system it was originally performed on.

And then, just as fleeting as the idea had come, it passed...

(And just so you know, I would actually never play Jesus Christ Super Star at an Easter party. ...Well, not unless it was my own nieces and nephews, but that's a given with Faith's kids. Ha!)

So, instead, Esther is just going to read the story of Easter (in all its real meaning) to the kids after lunch.