Easter+

Easter Talk

2020-03-12T18:28:00.000-07:00

Here's a link to a short Easter Talk I gave at an school assembly using a newspaper.
http://childrensministerblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/easter-talk-good-news.html

0 Comments

Easter Ideas

2019-09-01T20:50:00.000-07:00

Easter Ideas
1. Make a wire cross out of pliable wire. Barbed wire is more difficult to use and has a safety aspect if you’re making the crosses with children but it does capture the rugged look.

2. On Good Friday we place a large wooden cross with a purple sash around it out the front of the worship area. Before Easter Day the cross is covered with ‘chicken wire’ and each person comes forward to place a flower on the cross symbolizing ‘new life’.

3. Egg Shell Gardens The egg must be broken at the small end, leaving more than half the shell intact. A small hole is made in the other end. The child’s name and the decorations are put on with crayon. Each child dips his own shell in warm dye and when dry partly fills it with dirt. A little peat moss is sprinkled on top and three or four seeds are planted in each shell. Choose some seeds that germinate quickly. Marigolds are good for this. Stand the shells in a tray of peat moss until the seeds come up, when each child takes his garden home. The peat moss holds the moisture and keeps the garden from drying out. For obvious reasons, it is well to plant a few extra gardens.

4. Reaching out at Easter. As a church prepare posies of flowers or home made biscuits with a card that explains the Easter message and distribute to... > Those who have had a bereavement since last Easter. > Those in nursing homes. > People you know who may not hear from their family. > As a ‘thank you’ to people who have helped you.

5. Eggciting! Children love Easter egg hunts, especially the younger children. A hunt could also be incorporated into your Easter activities. Before doing so, it is important to explain to the children the significance of eggs in our Easter celebrations. Eggs remind people of new life. Discuss the different creatures that come from eggs i.e. Chickens, other birds, fish, butterflies, etc... Discuss the fact that on that first Easter Jesus was raised from death to have a new life and that we too can have a new life by following Jesus.

6. To Get one of the children to bite into a hollow chocolate egg. Ask them what they can see inside. (Nothing). Point out that when Jesus friends returned to the cave/tomb where his body had been placed, they too found it empty, just like the insides of the egg. Jesus had been raised from the dead, he was no longer there.

7. Why we have Easter eggs? The egg symbolizing life after death, comprises the first meal after a Jewish funeral. Easter eggs, therefore, are meant to remind us that death is not the end.

Easter Booklet

2016-03-20T21:33:00.002-07:00

Bible Story Printables has a free, simple and colorful Easter booklet to download for children or teachers.

http://www.biblestoryprintables.com/files/Easter/BSPMinibookEaster.pdf

Awesome Easter Ideas

2016-03-20T21:19:00.001-07:00

Check out these awesome Easter resources for christian worship or children's programs-

http://sa.uca.org.au/uyp/church-resources/all-age-worship/easter-services

http://request.org.uk/restart/2016/02/03/the-easter-story-pairs-game/

http://lapbooklessons.com/ResurrectionLapbook

http://www.biblestorycartoons.com/easter-story-resources/

http://eliab.com/Puppets/The_Shape_of_Easter/the_shape_of_easter.html

http://eliab.com/Chants/Easter_Chant/easter_chant.html

http://eliab.com/Chants/Easter_March/easter_march.html

http://eliab.com/Poems/Jellybean_Prayer/jellybean_prayer.html

Easter Pictures

2015-03-24T21:25:00.000-07:00

If you're looking for a series of pictures to retell the Easter story of Jesus' death and resurrection then you should check out this site.
Easter pictures
biblestorycards.co.uk

An open letter to the Easter bunny

2014-04-10T23:41:00.000-07:00

Check out this interesting take on the Easter bunny.
Easter Bunny

Celebrate Easter Photos

2014-04-09T21:32:00.001-07:00

An Easter Activity for Children

2014-04-09T21:27:00.000-07:00

Check out this Easter Activity for sharing with your family or children's group.
Easter Traditions by David Burt

Easter Message -Bible Theater

2014-03-26T21:02:00.001-07:00

Holy Moly Palm Sunday

2014-03-26T20:25:00.001-07:00

Also check out the great resources from www.wearesparkhouse.com . Holy Moly Good Friday video

Looking for Christian Easter Pictures?

2013-03-26T18:31:00.000-07:00

These free high quality Easter Pictures could be used to retell Palm Sunday, Jesus trial, Jesus death and the The Resurrection.
www.freebibleimages.org

Easter Buns

2013-03-26T18:26:00.003-07:00

Looking at Palm Sunday

2013-03-14T21:44:00.000-07:00

www.thebackpew.com

The Story of Easter told Through Social Media

2013-03-05T20:27:00.001-08:00

The Story of Easter Told Through Social Media from bdryfhout on GodTube.

An Easter Story

2012-03-15T20:20:00.001-07:00

If you're looking for a story to read aloud for Easter then why not read this engrossing account called
"Suddenly on morning"-The shopkeepers story:an Easter narrative by Charles R. Swindoll.

Also - "The Carpenter's Cloth"by Sigmond Brouwer

Children's Easter Talk - The Good News

2012-02-07T19:56:00.000-08:00

Here's a short talk that I gave to some school groups ab out the meaning of Easter. It could easily be used in a worship setting as a children's sermon.
Don's Easter Talk- The Good News

Easter story powerpoint for younger children

2011-04-04T21:10:00.000-07:00

Easter Story (easy powerpoint version)
Easter Story ( standard powerpoint version)
Henry Martin's artwork available to download to retell the story of Easter.

Want to know the date of Easter?

2011-04-02T01:00:00.000-07:00

If you want to know the date of Easter check out this site. http://www.holidays.net/easter/eadates.htm

7 Days with the 7 Sayings from the Cross

2011-03-24T20:47:00.000-07:00

Suspended between heaven and earth on a rough wooden cross, amidst his agony, Jesus utters seven densely packed sayings. Dying words usually are important, all the more so when, as in this case, it takes colossal effort to hoist your body up to breathe and hence to speak. Each saying is a window on the crucifixion revealing it meaning and significance.

Pastor Mark Loughridge provides a brief reflection on each saying—one for each day of the week in the lead up to Easter.

Check out these recordings kindly made available by Milford Covenantor Church.

History of the Easter Egg

2010-03-30T21:14:00.000-07:00

As Christianity spread, more familiar traditions. symbols and celebrations of spring were associated with Easter -Christ coming back to life after death. One of the oldest spring symbols is the egg. The oval shape of the egg was the same shape for a raindrop and a seed. These two were important life-giving elements. the egg itself promises new life as in spring, birds, and many other animals are hatched from eggs. In fact, the Persians, Hindus and Egyptians believed that the world began with a single egg. In ancient China, Rome, and Greece, eggs were given as springtime gifts. In Poland and Russia, hours are spent on drawing intricate designs on Easter eggs. In England, members of the royal families gave each other gold covered eggs as Easter gifts in the Middle Ages. The most famous Easter egg decorator was Peter Carl Faberge. He designed eggs from gold, silver and other precious gems for the kings of Europe and czars of Russia. These eggs are priceless now and can only be found in museums and private collections. in early America, children decorated their eggs by using dyes made from fruit and leaf colouring.

Easter Prayer

2010-03-28T22:16:00.000-07:00

From the Gelasian Sacramentary, the oldest prayer book, compiled in about AD500 by Pope Gelasius:

'O God, we pray that the burden of sin which we carry in our souls may be dissolved for ever in the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. And, free from this deadly weight, may our souls raise with him to eternal life... We beseech thee that those who have been redeemed by his passion may rejoice in his resurrection, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Easy Easter Crafts

2010-03-23T22:05:00.000-07:00

Check out these Easter Crafts for children from Kids Craft Weekly.

Passover Sweet

2010-03-14T21:50:00.000-07:00

Pretend Plavah

You will need: Cooked pastry base (or sponge flan, but that might not be unleavened!), 150 ml (5 oz) whipping cream, 150 ml (5 oz) Greek yoghurt, a tin of strawberries, strawberry jam, 2 or 3 meringue nests.

1. Whip the cream until thick. Fold in the yoghurt and strawberries (drained).

2. Spread the jam over the flan centre.

3. Turn the mixture into the flan case.

4. Crush the meringue nests and sprinkle on the top.

[For a simpler-and cheaper version try using a packet whip instead of the yogurt and cream.]

Also - Let the children try two Jewish specialities bagels and matzos. Which sort do they think have yeast in them? Which is most like the unleavened bread the Israelites would have eaten at the Passover

Thorns

2010-02-23T20:15:00.000-08:00

Thorns by Don Stott, 2010

Free Easter Clip Art

2010-02-15T20:45:00.000-08:00

Here's a great collection of free clip art to download to use in cards, powerpoints, or Sunday School material.
biblepicturegallery.com