Discuss

1. What did the women expect to see inside the tomb?

2. Why was Jesus not inside the tomb?

Say

The women went to the tomb to anoint the body of Jesus with the spices they had prepared. But the body of Jesus was not in the tomb. The angel explained to them that Jesus had risen from the dead. Jesus is alive! Jesus is the Son of God. He came to earth to die on the cross to take the punishment for our sins. And on the third day, Jesus became alive again. Because Jesus died on the cross, our sins can be forgiven. We can be with God and have a relationship with him. We can become his children and will one day be with him in heaven.

Directions

1. Give the kids a paper plate, scissors, glue, and green tissue squares. 

2. Have them cut the paper plate in half, and glue the tissue paper onto one side as shown in the picture.

3. Next, give them brown construction paper and have them cut out a cross and glue it to the back of the plate to make the effect of a cross on a hill.

4. Lastly, have them cut out their hand shapes on the yellow construction paper and place them behind the cross to make a sunrise effect as shown in the picture. 

Directions

1. Have the kids pick out a color playdough and the same color egg.

2. They can take the playdough out and place it in the egg. 

3. Have them cut a small strip of paper and write on it "Let your resurrection power shape me". 

4. They can roll up the paper and put it in the egg also to take with them.

Directions

Standing in a line, teams race to pass Easter eggs from one player to another using only paper plates. The first team to transfer all the eggs wins. This game can be used to introduce a lesson on Easter.

How to Play

1.  The objective of this game is to transfer Easter eggs from one bucket to another. The eggs are passed from one teammate to another using paper plates.

2.  Place buckets containing Easter eggs at one end of the room. There should be one bucket for each team. Make sure there are equal numbers of Easter eggs in each bucket. Space out the buckets so that each team has enough space to stretch out their arms without knocking into each other.

3. Divide the children into teams of 2. Ideally each team has the same number of players.

4.  Have the first player from each team stand next to the bucket of Easter Eggs. He/she should stand such that the bucket of Easter Eggs is on his right.

5. The next player stands roughly one arm-length away from the first player, facing the same direction as the first player, and so forth.

6. Place one empty bucket next to the last player of each team.

7.  Give the first players of each team one paper plate to hold on his/her left hand. Give the last players one paper plate to hold on the right hand. Give all the other players two paper plates each, one for each hand.

8.  On “go”, the first players pick up one Easter egg with his/her right hand, puts it on his/her plate, and transfers the egg to the plate on the second player’s right hand. The second player transfers the egg to the plate on his left hand, then to the plate on the third player’s right hand, and so forth. The last player puts the egg into the empty bucket with his left hand.

9. Only after the last player places the egg in the bucket can the first player start with the next egg. If the Easter egg drops at any time, it must be returned to the starting bucket.

10.  The first team to finish transferring all the eggs wins.

After playing this game, use this section to guide you in your Easter lesson.

Discuss

1. Did you enjoy the game?

2. Did your team drop any of the eggs? Was it easy to keep the eggs on the plates?

3. Do you know what Easter is all about?

Say

Although Easter eggs are not mentioned in the Bible, they are used by Christians around the world to symbolize the empty tomb of Jesus. Every year on Easter Sunday, we

remember and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

Directions

1. In class have your children shake the eggs and try to guess what is in them or match eggs that make the same sound because they have the same objects in them.

2. When they are done playing with the eggs ask your children what they think is in the eggs and then open the eggs to reveal the surprise. Discuss how surprised everyone was when they discovered that Jesus was no longer in the tomb. Also discuss the significance of each item inside the eggs.

EGG PUSH

This Easter family game is lots of fun. Each player needs to roll the egg with his nose (without using any other parts of their body) from start to finish. Whoever does it first - wins the race.

Hula Hoop Aim Game

Set up five hula hoops on the floor and assign a point value to each (ex: the closest hoop is 10 points and the furthest hoop is 50). Give each player five plastic eggs. Have them toss the eggs into the hoops to see who can rack up the most points.

Egg and Spoon Race Game

The players are divided into two teams.

Each team is divided into two groups, one at Point A, one at Point B.

The first player is given an egg to carry in a regular tablespoon from Point A to Point B.

At that point, the egg and spoon are handed off to the next competitor, who carries it back to Point A to the next competitor.

A dropped egg means that the person carrying the egg must go back to the starting point.

The first team to complete the relay wins.