New dress, bunny rabbit and chocolate covered eggs. What does these have to do with the true meaning of Easter?
there is nothing.
The true story of Easter is the story of a beloved God who sent his son to live on earth…and dies to pay the punishment of our sins so that we can spend eternally with him (John 3:16). And it is a critical responsibility for Christian parents and teachers to help children grasp this difficult concept.
One of the most popular resources in Family Life, the Egg of the Resurrection helps children understand the story of Christ’s death, burial and resurrection. The set includes dozens of plastic eggs, including objects that represent part of the Savior’s Cross and a journey to the empty tomb. It also comes with an instruction booklet that will help you explain what to say when all the eggs are opened.
Below are 12 different ways that you can use Resurrection Eggs to tell the most life-changing stories ever told in a way that children can understand.
Watch, listen and touch the Easter story with the Egg of Resurrection!
1. Easter Egg Hunt at Home:
You will send your children to hunt inside or outside your home, leading them to lasting treasures – a true Easter story. Once all the eggs are found, they gather together and open in order. Find the Easter symbol within each one and read the accompanying stories and biblical poems. It is recommended that you ask older children to read in order.
2. Sunday School Activities:
The eggs are hidden in the classroom before the kids enter. Once they’re all there is, send it to “Resurrection Egg Hunt.” After they discover the eggs, ask the children to give you one by one. Next, open each egg, ask the children what the objects within it represent, and read the accompanying instructions from the Resurrected Egg booklet.
3. Family dedication:
For the 12 days leading up to Easter, open one resurrection egg per day, examine the objects within it, and read the stories that go with it. On Easter Sunday, open the last egg in the sky.
4. Easter dinner table decoration:
Create an Easter centerpiece in a basket filled with resurrected eggs. Choose one or two eggs each for dinner guests. As they open them, they discuss what is in the egg and what it relates to the Bible’s explanation of the Resurrection.
5. Nursing or living treatment facilities:
My friend Scott used a set of resurrected eggs to tell a true story of Easter with nursing home residents. He said he enjoyed it, if not more than the kids.
6. Long distance lovers:
If your grandchildren or stepchild live elsewhere, send them a set of resurrection eggs and bring them to your home too. Then use either video call to go through the set together. One night you can look up all the eggs. Alternatively, start 11 days before Easter and open one egg every day. Then, on Easter Sunday, we open the final egg. It represents the empty tomb of Jesus, and it becomes empty.
7. Neighborhood Party:
Hold Easter gatherings for neighborhood parents and children using plastic eggs filled with candy and family life revival eggs. Once all eggs are found, gather them as a group. Start with the number one egg and ask someone to show the object to the egg and tell them what it represents. Next, read the Bible passages and stories that fit that particular egg. End the party with a group photo. On Easter Sunday, you may want to invite guests to the church with you.
8. Sunrise Service:
We will host Easter Sunrise Service at your home. It starts just before the sun starts to rise. I’m with my kids about the darkness. When sunlight appears, it explains that light penetrates the darkness. It is that Jesus overcame the light that came when he rose from the dead. Allocate a portion of the service to all families. Someone can convey a simple Easter message, others can read the Bible and prepare special handouts for family sunrise services. They sing songs that many people know. “From the grave where he rose.”
9. Scavenger Hunt:
Host an Easter Scavenger Hunt Party in your neighborhood and ask some parents to stay for fun. Depending on the number of people, all people are divided into several groups and spend a certain amount of time hunting. Make sure there is at least one adult in each group.
Leave a trace of plastic eggs leading to the house of neighbors who are willing to join your party. It hides not only eggs full of candy, but also a set of resurrected eggs. Give each group a series of cards containing clues that lead to the egg. For small children, ask them to give them the next egg using simple orientations such as “Go to Mrs. Thompson’s mailbox (#4 Sunset Drive)” or “Go to Mrs. Smith’s doorbell.”
Enjoy Easter cakes and punches when everyone returns to your home. Next, open them to those who find the Resurrection Eggs, reveal what they are, and have them read the stories that go with it in the Resurrection Egg booklet.
10. Driving to school:
Use the Resurrection Egg when driving your child (or child’s carpool) to school. Start a few days before Easter. Have a younger child open the egg and explain it to them. Next, ask your older child to read the stories that go with it. Continue doing this a week or two before Easter until all eggs are opened. If any of the children’s families do not attend church, ask them to participate in the church’s Easter services.
11. Driving to visit relatives:
Make a game by asking the kids to open one of the resurrection eggs every time they see a particular restaurant. After each meal, you enter a new state.
12. Dessert fun:
Bake round sugar cookies and number them 1-12 (you might want to ice the ice with different spring colors). After dinner, everyone will be given a numbered cookie. Next, open the resurrection egg that matches a particular number and ask them to read the accompanying story. For example, if you are a family of four, each person chooses one of the cookies (1-4), open a matching resurrection egg, and read the story that goes with it. The next two nights will be the same thing first with cookies 5-8 and then at 9-12. Ask older children to read stories for older children. Once you open the resurrected eggs, place them in a basket in the center of the table.
This year, I ask God to help you tell the most important story ever to your children in your life. Jesus Christ overcomes death. He stood up! And that’s good news.
Watch Easter come back to life with your little hands! Order today’s revival egg set to make it a part of this year’s Easter tradition.
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