Age Level: 10 to 12 Activity Time: 20 to 30 minutes Materials: Bible, bandages, fine-tipped permanent markers, and 3x5 cards Help kids experience this lesson on forgiveness as they...
Kids can make these Easter baskets to carry treats and remind them that God always cares for us. You'll need 1/2-gallon cardboard milk cartons, poster board, scissors, construction...
Kids create these colorful butterflies to celebrate how Jesus makes all things new. Stuff: Various colors of tissue paper squares, resealable sandwich-size plastic bags, chenille...
These flower crowns help kids remember a different crown Jesus wore on the cross. Stuff: Green paper plates (available at party supply stores or online at www.orientaltrading.com),...
Carmen Kamrath
Help younger children understand that because of Jesus and the cross, mistakes that left a mark on our hearts are gone when we tell Jesus we're sorry and ask him to forgive us. The...
Kids make these sweet nests to display Easter candy and enjoy as a snack. Stuff: A mixing bowl, spoon, aluminum cupcake pans, chocolate chips, shredded wheat cereal, a microwave,...
What you'll need: white card stock, cotton swabs, scissors, glue, small wooden spring clothespins, and markers. Creation instructions: Pre-cut large ovals (for the lamb's body) and...
What you'll need: yellow pompoms, small google eyes, small orange felt triangles, glue, plastic Easter eggs, and craft foam circles. Creation instructions: This is a great way for...
Spread the good news of Jesus' resurrection with these 10 new "egg-citing" experiences. Easter is one of the biggest days on your church calendar -- and for good reason. As a...
Use this twist on a favorite baby and toddler game to teach about Jesus' Resurrection. Form a circle with the little ones in your nursery and tell about how people put Jesus in a...
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Easter Theme: Jesus is our shepherd; Jesus the Lamb of God Scripture: John 10:7-9 Age Level: 6 to 12 Prep Time: Time to prepare muffins Activity Time: 20 minutes Materials:...
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The Scene: Three children with a Bible discussing the true meaning of Easter. The Characters: Three children, the Easter Bunny, the Teacher, Jesus on a stick pony, two children with...
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The Easter season represents a time of sacrifice -- it's also a time to celebrate the joys in life, including family. Use this experience to encourage family members during Easter....
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Easter may bring a wave of new kids to your class. Use this experience to help kids discover all the things they have in common with each other. Ask all kids to name ways they think...
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By Debbie Neufeld A Basket Of Meaning Bring this basket of Easter goodies to church with you for a "sweet" object lesson that kids will love! Weave the gospel message into your...
Leo Symmank
Use this Easter meeting to involve young people in your group with each other, exploring biblical accounts of new life and in a creative Easter celebration. The high point of a...
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Hide hollow chocolate eggs instead of plastic or real eggs. Make sure there are enough eggs for each child to have one, and limit the hunt to one egg each. Gather the children and...
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On Palm Sunday, put three brightly colored strips of paper (approximately 2 1/2 x 11 inches long) in each worship bulletin. During the service just before the offering, ask people...
Theme: Christ's Exaltation As King Text: John 1:4 Preparation: For each child, you'll need a 1-inch piece of cardboard tube (from a paper towel roll), spray-painted gold; scissors;...
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As children enter your worship area on Easter morning, give them each two wooden paint-stirring sticks. Direct the kids to an area where an adult will help them hot glue the sticks...
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Construct a 6- to 8-foot cross from lumber. Then cover it with chicken wire. Mount the cross on your church lawn. Fill the chicken wire with palm fronds from Palm Sunday. Invite...
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Construct a 6- to 8-foot cross from lumber, and mount it on a base so it stands upright. The week before Easter or early in the worship service, give each child a piece of red...
Mikal Keefer
Give your kids and their families an experience they won't forget this Easter with two unique Passover meals Easter marks the most profound and promising event in our faith -- the...
John Duckworth
The easy-to-read dialogue has delivery cues built right in; just read the capitalized words with emphasis to avoid "monotone syndrome," and to make sure everyone catches the...
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Use these fun foods to remind kids of Jesus' time in Gethsemane. Age Level: 3 to 12 Activity Time: 20 minutes Materials: Bible, graham crackers, gummy worms, chocolate-covered...
Getting to Know Jesus at Easter Say: On Easter we celebrate Jesus' defeat of death. He's alive and will live forever. He wants us to be his friend and have the power to live...
Lori Haynes Niles
Make your Holy Week both memorable and educational with a week-long series of activities that will provide educational opportunities each day from Palm Sunday..all the way to...
Truth: We can thank God for the sacrifice of his Son and for the hope of the Resurrection Before class, use a permanent marker to label seven plastic Easter eggs with the numbers...
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A New Dozen Easter eggs are a great way to tell about Easter. The filled plastic Easter eggs can be opened at home on different days of Holy Week, used to tell the purpose of an egg...
Jelly beans come in all the right colors to tell the gospel of God's love. Use this Jelly Bean Gospel Poem with any of the ideas below: Orange is for the sins we've done, Red is for...
John Duckworth
The Easter Drama Scene: The porch of a retirement home The Simple Easter Drama Setup: Do what you can to make the actors look like rabbits; at the least, give them cardboard rabbit...
Honor Jesus' life, teachings, and miracles with these 11 ideas especially for Easter. Kids love Easter! And we love Easter because we feel especially connected to our Savior during...
A dozen new ideas that'll capture everyone's attention for Jesus--the real center of Easter. "Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside...
Easter Week gets off to a spirited start when it includes family devotions, service projects, easy crafts, yummy snacks, fun games, a complete Seder Meal plan, and more! PALM SUNDAY...
AN EASTER BONFIRE Early Christians often lit bonfires on the night before Easter to represent the light coming into the world through Christ. You also can use this tradition to...
TRACY NEREM
PALM BRANCH COOKIES Your kids will enjoy making and eating these cookies. To make the dough, you'll need 1/3 cup shortening, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 egg, 3 cups sifted flour, 1/2 teaspoon...
