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Posted: May 20 2009 at 12:20pm | IP Logged Quote cindydodd
Hi, Can anyone tell me what activities you do on Ascension(sp) day? Thanks
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Here are some activity ideas for celebrating the Ascension:

* In some countries, there is a tradition of walking to the top of a hill and picnicing on the Feast of the Ascension.   Another twist on this tradition would be to blow bubbles from the top of a hill or just in your backyard. What a wonderful visual for young children as their bubbles rise upward!

* Ascension coloring page: www.sermons4kids.com/ascension_colorpg.htm

* Make clouds. Have the kids draw clouds (or draw them in advance) on heavy white paper. Let them glue cotton balls onto the paper to make fluffy clouds. Hang the clouds on the wall, from the dining room chandelier, or from the ceiling.

* Table top Ascension. Print out the Ascension coloring page above onto heavy stock. Color the figures and cut them out. Place Jesus in the clouds you made suspended over your dining room table. Place the disciples on the table under the clouds.

Hope this helps!



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Posted: May 20 2009 at 1:37pm | IP Logged Quote Nique
Waverley, that looks like a really fun art project!
And good idea to put the question out there Cindy ~ thanks!

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You can begin the novena to the Holy Spirit.

After Jesus' Ascension into heaven, he told his disciples to pray together in the upper room and devote themselves to constant prayer. So the Apostles, and Blessed Virgin prayed together for days concluding in the Descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.

A 9 day novena would technically go from Friday May 22-Saturday May 30. But I think we are going to start ours on the Ascension Night.

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We love letting go a bouquet of white balloons up in the sky. White and rising-both symbolic-and oh so much fun!!!

Followed by white cupcakes, of course!!

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Posted: May 20 2009 at 8:35pm | IP Logged Quote MaryM
Past threads for additional ideas:

Ascension Thursday
Ascension of Our Lord
"Heavenly" Ascension pancakes
Liturgial Season/Feast Centerpiece
Ascension - coloring page


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A Benedictine Sister I once knew took her kindergarten class out to fly kites for the Feast of the Ascension. My neighbor and I just finished making the kites (it's after 11 PM...nothing like planning ahead!!) If this tradition catches on I think it will be a wonderful experience for the children to build their own kites...I'm looking forward to going to the park tomorrow with my children and the neighbors!!!

Happy Feast to all of you! Dena
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Thank you ladies for the wonderful ideas!
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