Homemade Easter Ideas

There is a Christian saying that "prophets died, saints died, great men died - none of them ever returned to life. When Jesus died some people remembered that he had foretold his resurrection..."

So it is a time to celebrate. To celebrate that our Lord, who appeared on Earth for the good of mankind, is always with us.

A lot of churches have homemade easter ideas. Several of them will have a play of "The Passion" that tells us all about how Jesus loved us so much that he gave his life on the cross for you and for me that we can have everlasting life. Because he lives we can see tomorrow! There is a flyer below for "The Passion".

Homemade Easter Ideas

Easter Religious Crafts ideas for Church, Sunday School, and VBS classes. Kids can make them any time of the year or on special holidays like Easter.

Make Easter Goodie Bags for the Neighbor Kids Fill each bag with:

• Bagged Easter Candy
• Small Chocolate Bunny
• Religious Easter Stickers
• A real invitation to visit Children's Church (10 for a $1.00 at the Dollar Store)
• Easter toy

Other Easter Resource

Here is a great website for more Easter Crafts for you and your kids to enjoy!

Printable Easter cards, thank you cards and stationery are available also.

Church Musical Event

Have the church kids put on a musical play to attract families with children as one of your homemade easter ideas. Also, tell the audience how they can become Christians. Advertise and invite the community. Announce that the kids will get a free Easter Goodie bag. Include an invitation to Children's Church and include other service times. Make the children feel special and welcomed so that they will want to come back. You can have a free cookies and hot cocoa refreshment time after the musical also. Advertise your Church Musical with the flyer below.

Easter Bible Trivia

This is a great fun Easter activity to have your youth participate in Bible Trivia to further their knowledge of the Crucifiction of Jesus.

Easter Coloring Pages

These coloring pages will be a fun free activity for the youth in your church or home. There are two booklets with 10 pages in each to download and print for your kids to enjoy!

Easter Beaded Cross Necklace Craft

Have your kids make an attractive beaded cross necklace. This a lovely craft for kids to make as an Easter gift or even as a project for Sunday School.

Easter Cookie Recipe

Make these cookies with your children to teach the true meaning of Easter!

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” John 1:14

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup whole pecans
• 1 Teaspoon Vinegar
• 3 Egg whites
• Pinch of salt
• 1 Cup sugar
• Zipper baggie
• Tape
• Bibie

• 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place the pecans in the baggie and let the kids beat them with the wooden spoon to break them into pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, He was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 19:1-3
• 2. Put the vinegar into a mixing bowl. Let each child smell the vinegar. Explain that when Jesus was on the cross and He became thirsty, He was offered vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30
• 3. Add the egg whites to the vinegar. The eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life so that we could have life. Read John 10:10-11
• 4. Sprinkle a little salt into each child’s hand and let them taste it. Put the rest into a bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus’ followers, and the bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27
• 5. So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1 cup of sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong to Him. Read Psalm 34:8 and John 3:16
• 6. Beat the egg whites with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes, until stiff peaks form. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God’s eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah 1:18 and John 3:1-3
• 7. Fold in the broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto a wax paper cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus body was laid to rest. Read Matthew 27:57-60
• 8. Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven off.
• 9. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the door. Explain that Jesus tomb was sealed. Read Matthew 27:65-66
• 10. Go to bed. Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight and that Jesus followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20-22
• 11. On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the First Easter, Jesus’ followers were amazed to find His tomb empty. Yes, Jesus Lives! Read Matthew 28:1-9

Easter Egg Hunt and Party Invite the community to a free Easter Egg Hunt and outdoor party (see flyer below). Activity ideas:

• Egg hunt with candy filled plastic eggs
• Face Painting
• Snacks
• Games
• Puppet Show
• Kids comedian
• Play live Kids Christian Music
• Give every kid a bag to hold his/her eggs with invitation to church.
• Announce in your invitation the events that the kids will be doing on Easter Sunday at church. Example: Watch a movie about Jesus and have an Easter snack.
• Invite the parents to the Easter morning service.

Easter Egg Hunt with Resurrection Eggs

Resurrection Eggs can be created or bought - each plastic egg has an object pertaining to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Colorful plastic eggs with visual reminders are a proven learning tool for children 3 and up.

Have the children that find the resurrection eggs to sit down and listen to a story regarding Jesus' Resurrection. Have pictures of the items on a poster board and have the children hold them up during the story.

After the story, emphasize Jesus' sacrifice and have the children sacrifice their eggs, ect. with the knowledge that they will receive something better at the end of the event/day - just as Jesus knew that his sacrifice would bring something better in the end!

While they have free time, have some helpers divide the eggs evenly and put prizes which say "He is Risen" (you can purchase from the Oriential Trading Company or make your own) in their bags. Then have the children come back and receive their gifts. This makes a wonderful tool to further the knowledge of Jesus and Easter to our children.

If you don't want to do the Resurrection Eggs, you can type up some Bible scriptures regarding Jesus' Passion - then print, cut them out, put in plastic eggs and let the children who found them read their scriptures one by one.

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I have "The Passion" flyer, two different Easter Egg Hunt flyers and one Easter Musical flyer below. If you are interested in these Easter flyers...

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