A Different Spin on Easter Eggs

Last night, our Home Connection walked through a very abbreviated Seder Meal (the traditional experience would last anywhere from 2 to 4 hours).  The Seder Meal was the last meal Jesus participated in with His disciples before His crucifixion.  I have not studied the origin and significance of this meal as many have...but I DID learn that Seder means "order".  There is a specific order in which the meal unfolds.  There is significance in all the items on the Seder menu.  Each is a teaching tool to celebrate and pass on the story of God's deliverance of His people from bondage.

I was a little surprised to find that one of the items on a Seder plate was a roasted egg.   One explanation describes it as being a symbol of the suffering and oppression of God's people in Egypt.  Everything else in boiling water becomes soft or disintegrates. But an egg becomes hard, like the Israelites. The more it is boiled, the harder it becomes. Another source said the egg also symbolizes new life while yet another said it represented the Temple sacrifice.

This morning, I got out the last remnants of fabric that had been included in a wallpaper sample book that I have almost exhausted from various uses (lining drawers, wrapping small gifts, other crafts).   I cut out egg shapes, stuffed them with cut out pieces of an old athletic sock (I didn't have any proper stuffing), and stitched them up.  I think they'll fit in flat envelopes nicely.  I'll date them and sign them and stick them in the mail to our grandchildren who won't be able to spend Easter with us. 

I saw something similar while blog-hopping the other day.  

Unfortunately I didn't write down where I was hopping!  

I'll give credit if anyone can help me out!

HOW TO TELL IF AN EGG IS HARD-BOILED OR NOT
Gently place the egg on its side on a countertop.
Spin it. If it spins freely, it's hard-boiled.
If it wobbles and stops spinning, it's NOT!