Lenten Activities--part 3

Lenten Countdown

I got this idea from Matilda over at 4Real:
http://tiredtwang.blogspot.com/2007/02/making-preparations-part-2.html
and thought it would be fun for the kids to "see" the forty days of Lent. When I shared this with some other moms, one of them had the idea to put on a family picture to move along the path. On Holy Thursday I will add a holy card of The Last Supper; on Good Friday, a sticker of the Crucified Christ and a"stone" to cover the tomb; and on Easter the "stone" will be rolled away to reveal a holy card of the Risen Christ. But, ssssshhhhhh.......the kids don't know that part!
Here's a picture of the chart as it is now, in our school/dining/family room;