Make Your Own Resurrection Eggs

February 16, 2013 by

 Resurrection-eggs

What better way to retell and bring to life the Easter story than to incorporate these easy-to-use Resurrection Eggs.  In the past, we’d read the Easter story with our kids from the Bible as well as from story books. Then we’d use our homemade Resurrection Eggs to reinforce the story. Check out my other posts on Easter: Bible Reading for Easter and Stained Glass Cross Craft for Kids.

 

Materials:

1 egg carton

12 plastic eggs (colors of your choice)

Permanent marker

11 objects for the eggs: (see below)

Instructions:

  • With a permanent marker, write the numbers 1 through 12 on the plastic eggs.
  • Gather 11 objects for the resurrection eggs. The numbers below correspond to the numbers on the eggs. For example, the donkey would be in egg number 1.
  • Start telling the story by using the number 1 egg first and then proceeding to the end, egg number 12.

Resurrection-Eggs-Materials

 

What’s in the 12 eggs:

    1. Donkey: Jesus rode on a donkey to Jerusalem.
    2. Coins: What the leaders paid Judas to show them where Jesus was so they could capture him.
    3. Bread: Jesus and his disciples last supper together.
    4. Praying Hands: Jesus in the garden praying to God to make sure he was doing the right thing.
    5. Sword: Peter, one of Jesus; disciples (friends) drew his sword to defend Jesus and cut off one the bad soldiers ears.
    6. Crown of Thorns: The soldiers that did not like Jesus were not kind to him and put a crown of thorns on his head.
    7. Cross: Where they hung Jesus to die.
    8. Nails: To hang Jesus on the cross a nail was put in each hand and one in his feet.
    9. Sponge: People were not being nice to Jesus on the cross, and offered him a sponge soaked in vinegar to drink.
    10. Linen: After Jesus died on the cross, Joseph, his disciple, wrapped him in linen, which is like a towel, and place him in the tomb (a big cave).
    11. Stone: After Joseph placed him in the tomb he rolled a big stone in front of the tomb so no one could get in. Then the mean soldiers guarded the tomb to make sure no one took Jesus’ body.
    12. Empty: On Easter Sunday Jesus was alive, he had risen, he was not in the tomb anymore. This was great and why we celebrate Easter!

 
Adapted from Cullensabcs.com.

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. Deirdre says
    February 22, 2013 at 6:05 pm

    I LOVE this- thanks for sharing on Photo Friday Blog Hop…cheers!

  2. Judith at WholeHearted Home says
    February 24, 2013 at 6:32 pm

    This is a great resource. I especially like the printout with the 12 descriptions for the 12 eggs. This will give meaning for the children. Thanks for linking up over at WholeHearted Home this week.

    • Betty says
      February 24, 2013 at 8:00 pm

      Hi Judith,
      It’s my pleasure to linkup at your site. You’re an encouragement to me. Thank you for your support. Blessings!

  3. Countrified Hicks says
    February 25, 2013 at 12:08 am

    What a wonderful idea! I would love for you to come share these on my weekly link up that just went live for the week. http://countrifiedhicks.blogspot.com/2013/02/mondays-with-countrified-hicks-4.html

  4. Britney says
    February 25, 2013 at 4:42 am

    Thanks for sharing. My little girls would love this — and I like that it’s a tangible way to connect them to the Easter story.

    • Betty says
      February 25, 2013 at 1:14 pm

      Absolutely Britney. Great way to reinforce the Resurrection story with these Resurrection eggs. Thanks for stopping by. Blessings to you!

  5. OneMommy says
    February 25, 2013 at 10:23 am

    I love this!
    So glad I found it on the linky today!

    • Betty says
      February 25, 2013 at 1:12 pm

      Hi OneMommy,
      Glad you stopped by. I love using these resurrection eggs with my three kids at Easter. I hope you find these helpful with your kiddos too.

  6. Elise Daly Parker says
    March 21, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    I love this idea. I had the premade bought Resurrection eggs, but these are so much better! You might like the idea we have over at Circles of Faith on Easter Cookies…another way to tell the story. Please check it out if you have a minute… http://www.circlesoffaith.org/articles/2013/3/18/easter-story-cookies.html
    Easter Blessings!

  7. Holly says
    March 21, 2013 at 4:04 pm

    What a fun idea. Thank you for sharing.

  8. Kaye Swain says
    March 29, 2013 at 4:00 am

    What a great resource. I have loved sharing the Resurrection Easter eggs for decades – first with my kids and now with my grandkids. We have two purchased sets plus a year or so ago, we made one with LEGOs. While I great appreciate the purchased sets, I really enjoyed making our own and talking about the story while we did it. However you choose to do it, it’s such a great visual of this wonderful story of the last week of our precious Savior’s life, and of the great joy of Easter – with the EMPTY TOMB and JESUS’ RESURRECTION (yup, we always shout the last egg out! 🙂 ). Thanks for these fun suggestions. I’m saving this to Pinterest! Have a blessed and beautiful Easter!

    • Betty says
      March 29, 2013 at 12:55 pm

      Hi Kaye,
      It’s nice to meet you. I had a chance to look around your blog. You have a great ministry over at SandwichINK. Have yourself a blessed Easter weekend!