Beginning on Tuesday, March 31 build anticipation for Easter with a fun quarantine friendly activity for your kids each day! The week before Easter you'll walk your family through each day as Jesus experienced it and build some fun memories along the way!
Tuesday (March 31) – Cross Craft Day
Today we will make a stain glasses window cross craft to put on our windows to remember Easter is about Jesus dying on the cross and rising from the dead for our sins!
Craft Link: https://www.momontimeout.com/stained-glass-cross-easter-craft/
Evening Family Devotions
John 3:16 – Discuss and Memorize
Wednesday (April 1) – Jell-O Egg Day
Today we will make and eat Jell-O Eggs (or Rice Krispies Eggs if you don’t have Jell-O egg molds)!
Evening Family Devotions
Quote John 3:16
Open 1st Resurrection Egg & Color/Fill Out Activity Sheet
Resurrection Eggs Activity Sheets Link (pages 37-52) FREE Download:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/shopfl-assets/downloads/ResEggsActivityBk-English.pdf
Thursday (April 2) – Bunny Day
Today we will hop like bunnies while we go on an Easter scavenger hunt and watch the Veggie Tales movie An Easter Carol!
Scanvenger Hunt FREE Download:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jx3279ql5qo6ejv/Easter%20Scavenger%20Hunt.docx?dl=0
Evening Family Devotions
Quote John 3:16
Open 2nd Resurrection Egg& Color/Fill Out Activity Sheet
Friday (April 3) – Jellybean Game Day
Today we will play the Jellybean Game. We have trivia cards about the Easter story and each time you get a question correct you earn three jelly beans! We will read The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story.
Easter Trivia Cards FREE Download:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g448rhv5vkrx22l/Jelly%20Bean%20Game%20Cards.docx?dl=0
Evening Family Devotions
Quote John 3:16
Open 3rd Resurrection Egg & Color/Fill Out Activity Sheet
Saturday (April 4) - Easter Egg Day
Today we will dye Easter eggs. As we dye eggs RED reminds us that Jesus’ shed blood was shed. ORANGE reminds us that as the sun rose on Easter morning the grave was empty! YELLOW reminds us that Jesus is the light of God. GREEN reminds us of the new life and growth we have when we believe in Jesus. BLUE reminds us that Jesus’ blood cleanses us of our sin. PURPLE reminds us that Jesus is the King of kings. PINK reminds us of Jesus love for us.
Evening Family Devotions
Quote John 3:16
Open 4th Resurrection Egg & Color/Fill Out Activity Sheet
Palm Sunday (April 5) – Triumphal Entry
Today we will wave palm branches and have a "Hosanna" songs dance party. We will watch the movie Greatest Bible Adventures - Easter Story.
Evening Family Devotions
Matthew 21:1-11
Monday (April 6) – Cleansing of the Temple
We will watch the movie Easter Promise.
Evening Family Devotions
Read Matthew 21:12-17
Tuesday (April 7) – Teaching in the Temple
Today we will make carrot cake cupcakes for our neighbors to practice the greatest commandment which Jesus taught on this day – love your neighbor as yourself.
Evening Family Devotions
Read Matthew 21:23-32; 22:34-40
Wednesday (April 8) – Jesus Anointed at Bethany & Plot Against Jesus
Today Dad will purchase new spring flowers to remember the sweet smelling perfume of Mary who prepared Jesus’ body for burial. We’ll read The Parable of the Lily.
*Note: Mary anointed Jesus before the Passover (John 12), but Matthew placed it later in his story to highlight it was preparing Jesus’s body of crucifixion.
Evening Family Devotions
Read Matthew 26:6-13
Thursday (April 9) – Last Supper & Jesus’ Arrest
Today we will read Festival of Freedom: The Story of Passover. Tonight we will celebrate the Passover meal and beginning of the Lord’s Supper. First, Dad and Mom will wash the children's feet. Second, we will eat a Passover meal of roast lamb, unleavened bread, and bitter herbs, and as we eat each item we will talk about what the meal meant for the Israelites. We will then eat bread and drink grape juice, and as we eat each item we will talk about how Jesus transformed the symbolic Passover meal into the symbolic Lord’s Supper. Afterwards we’ll watch the movie The Prince of Egypt.
Christian Passover Booklet FREE Download:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/295qcxgfttdqkk5/Christian%20Passover%20Booklet.docx?dl=0
Evening Family Devotions
Read John 13:1-17
Good Friday (April 10) - Crucifixion
Today we will make a crucifixion and resurrection set, and tell the Easter story with it. We will read The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross.
Resurrection Set FREE Download: https://www.catholicicing.com/religious-easter-craft-for-kids-make/
Evening Family Devotions
Read Matthew 27:1-2 & 11-61
Saturday (April 11) - Tomb
We will make cross and Easter sugar cookies. We will read God Gave Us Easter and watch the Veggie Tales movie Twas the Night Before Easter.
Evening Family Devotions
Read Matthew 27:62-66
Easter Sunday (April 12) - Resurrection
Today we will receive Easter baskets, watch our church service online, and go on an Easter egg hunt! We will read Jesus Is Risen!
Evening Family Devotions
Read Matthew 28:1-20
Today we will make a stain glasses window cross craft to put on our windows to remember Easter is about Jesus dying on the cross and rising from the dead for our sins!
Craft Link: https://www.momontimeout.com/stained-glass-cross-easter-craft/
Evening Family Devotions
John 3:16 – Discuss and Memorize
Wednesday (April 1) – Jell-O Egg Day
Today we will make and eat Jell-O Eggs (or Rice Krispies Eggs if you don’t have Jell-O egg molds)!
Evening Family Devotions
Quote John 3:16
Open 1st Resurrection Egg & Color/Fill Out Activity Sheet
Resurrection Eggs Activity Sheets Link (pages 37-52) FREE Download:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/shopfl-assets/downloads/ResEggsActivityBk-English.pdf
Thursday (April 2) – Bunny Day
Today we will hop like bunnies while we go on an Easter scavenger hunt and watch the Veggie Tales movie An Easter Carol!
Scanvenger Hunt FREE Download:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jx3279ql5qo6ejv/Easter%20Scavenger%20Hunt.docx?dl=0
Evening Family Devotions
Quote John 3:16
Open 2nd Resurrection Egg& Color/Fill Out Activity Sheet
Friday (April 3) – Jellybean Game Day
Today we will play the Jellybean Game. We have trivia cards about the Easter story and each time you get a question correct you earn three jelly beans! We will read The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story.
Easter Trivia Cards FREE Download:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g448rhv5vkrx22l/Jelly%20Bean%20Game%20Cards.docx?dl=0
Evening Family Devotions
Quote John 3:16
Open 3rd Resurrection Egg & Color/Fill Out Activity Sheet
Saturday (April 4) - Easter Egg Day
Today we will dye Easter eggs. As we dye eggs RED reminds us that Jesus’ shed blood was shed. ORANGE reminds us that as the sun rose on Easter morning the grave was empty! YELLOW reminds us that Jesus is the light of God. GREEN reminds us of the new life and growth we have when we believe in Jesus. BLUE reminds us that Jesus’ blood cleanses us of our sin. PURPLE reminds us that Jesus is the King of kings. PINK reminds us of Jesus love for us.
Evening Family Devotions
Quote John 3:16
Open 4th Resurrection Egg & Color/Fill Out Activity Sheet
Palm Sunday (April 5) – Triumphal Entry
Today we will wave palm branches and have a "Hosanna" songs dance party. We will watch the movie Greatest Bible Adventures - Easter Story.
Evening Family Devotions
Matthew 21:1-11
- Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey and the people shouted “Hosanna.”
Monday (April 6) – Cleansing of the Temple
We will watch the movie Easter Promise.
Evening Family Devotions
Read Matthew 21:12-17
- Jesus drove the money changers out of the Court of the Gentiles to reestablish it as a house of prayer for all people.
- Jesus healed the lame and blind.
- Jesus was pleased the children were praising Him.
Tuesday (April 7) – Teaching in the Temple
Today we will make carrot cake cupcakes for our neighbors to practice the greatest commandment which Jesus taught on this day – love your neighbor as yourself.
Evening Family Devotions
Read Matthew 21:23-32; 22:34-40
- Jesus preached in the temple.
- The Jewish leaders questioned Jesus.
- Jesus taught the greatest commandment.
Wednesday (April 8) – Jesus Anointed at Bethany & Plot Against Jesus
Today Dad will purchase new spring flowers to remember the sweet smelling perfume of Mary who prepared Jesus’ body for burial. We’ll read The Parable of the Lily.
*Note: Mary anointed Jesus before the Passover (John 12), but Matthew placed it later in his story to highlight it was preparing Jesus’s body of crucifixion.
Evening Family Devotions
Read Matthew 26:6-13
- Mary anointed Jesus’ head with perfume.
- Judas plotted to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
Thursday (April 9) – Last Supper & Jesus’ Arrest
Today we will read Festival of Freedom: The Story of Passover. Tonight we will celebrate the Passover meal and beginning of the Lord’s Supper. First, Dad and Mom will wash the children's feet. Second, we will eat a Passover meal of roast lamb, unleavened bread, and bitter herbs, and as we eat each item we will talk about what the meal meant for the Israelites. We will then eat bread and drink grape juice, and as we eat each item we will talk about how Jesus transformed the symbolic Passover meal into the symbolic Lord’s Supper. Afterwards we’ll watch the movie The Prince of Egypt.
Christian Passover Booklet FREE Download:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/295qcxgfttdqkk5/Christian%20Passover%20Booklet.docx?dl=0
Evening Family Devotions
Read John 13:1-17
- Jesus washed the disciples’ feet.
- Jesus ate the Passover Meal and instituted the Lord’s Supper.
- Jesus prayed in Gethsemane.
- Jesus was arrested and put on trial.
- Peter denied Jesus three times while the Sanhedrin gather.
Good Friday (April 10) - Crucifixion
Today we will make a crucifixion and resurrection set, and tell the Easter story with it. We will read The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross.
Resurrection Set FREE Download: https://www.catholicicing.com/religious-easter-craft-for-kids-make/
Evening Family Devotions
Read Matthew 27:1-2 & 11-61
- Jesus was tried by Pilot.
- The soldiers mocked Jesus.
- Jesus was crucified.
- Jesus was buried by sundown.
Saturday (April 11) - Tomb
We will make cross and Easter sugar cookies. We will read God Gave Us Easter and watch the Veggie Tales movie Twas the Night Before Easter.
Evening Family Devotions
Read Matthew 27:62-66
- Pilot sealed the tomb stone and had guards placed at the tomb.
Easter Sunday (April 12) - Resurrection
Today we will receive Easter baskets, watch our church service online, and go on an Easter egg hunt! We will read Jesus Is Risen!
Evening Family Devotions
Read Matthew 28:1-20
- Jesus rose from the dead!