One of the activities that holds very special to Nourish is our Resurrection Eggs, which tell the story of Easter through our current culture, making it an organic way to help children understand the week. While we want each of our blog posts to generally focus on helping you at home through brain, body and spirit (we are working on a master activity list and learning vault), this is one activity that we feel is important now.
Please always note that the resources and guidance we offer you is optional. You, dear parent, do not have to do it all.
Resurrection Eggs!
What is a Resurrection Egg? This activity is a set of plastic eggs, where each one holds a loose part symbolizing the story of Easter. You can do this activity leading up to Easter or open the eggs on Easter morning/day. What ever works best for you!
This is an truly immersive experience in the story of Easter and it’s interactive for kids of all ages. It creates concrete anchors for kids to understand an abstract story in a tangible way.
What do I need?
12 Plastic Eggs
An egg carton
A small leaf (to represent a palm branch at Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem)
3 quarters (to represent the 30 pieces of solver that Judas Iscariot received)
A thimble (to represent a cup at the Last Supper)
A tiny piece of paper rolled into a scroll (to represent Jesus’ prayer in the garden)
A piece of leather or thick fabric (to represent the soldiers whipping Jesus)
A tiny crown made from grass or a flower stem (to represent the crown of thorns)
2 nails (to represent the nails and the cross)
A die (to represent the soldier’s casting lots for Jesus’ clothes)
A toothpick with one end broken off (to represent the spear piercing Jesus’ side)
A piece of cheesecloth or thin fabric (to represent Joseph wrapping Jesus in clean linen cloth)
A rock (to represent the stone rolled in front of the tomb)
Number stickers (optional)
How do I do it?
Put one item in each egg, following the order on the cheat sheet. (If you have numbered stickers, place the numbers on each egg so you know the order that follows the story.) The cheat sheet contains scripture of the story — think creatively on how to paraphrase for little ones!
It’s a great way to open up conversation about the story. Here' are some open ended questions you could ask:
How do you think Jesus was feeling when he entered Jerusalem?
Have you ever had a friend be mean to you? Or betray you like Judas? What was that like?
What does prayer look like to you right now?
Have you ever worn a crown of thorns? What would that feel like?
Hold your finger in the palm your child’s hand so show where the nails we hammered.
Where did they lay Jesus when he died? Where did He go when he was resurrected?
Do you know what resurrected means?
Do you know why Jesus was resurrected? (Hint: for you!)
How does the story make you feel?
If you have a printer and want to, you can use these beautiful story cards.
We hope you enjoy this special one from Nourish to you.
