During the last few weeks, I've been sharing some of my ideas for celebrating Easter with your kids such as making a chocolate cross for their Easter basket, various books, CD's, and DVD's that we use to share the meaning of Easter, and some kitchen fun that we have with Resurrection Buns.
In my last post in my Easter series, I plan on sharing some verses that you can read from the Bible each day of the week leading up to Easter Sunday.
Palm Sunday - Jesus enters Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11)
Monday - Jesus clears the temple (Matthew 21:12-17)
Tuesday - Jesus teaches (any passage from Matthew 21:23-24:51)
Wednesday - Jesus' death foretold (Scripture says nothing about what Jesus did this day. Read Isaiah 53:1-12)
Thursday - Jesus celebrates Passover (Matthew 26:17-30) and Jesus is arrested and tried (Matthew 26:31-27:26)
Good Friday - Jesus is crucified (Matthew 27:27-66)
Saturday - Jesus lies in the tomb (Scripture says nothing about what Jesus did this day. Discuss what Jesus' followers might have thought and felt).
Sunday - Read about the women going to Jesus' tomb from Matthew 28:1-15 and celebrate Christ's triumph over death.
What do you do the week before Easter? How do you celebrate? For more Easter ideas, visit Keeping the Kingdom First.
Kirsty
We have an activity we do the week before. I get a dozen plastic Easter eggs with different items in them symbolic of a part of the Easter story and an accompanying Scripture. My kids love it 🙂
Thank you for your idea, I will definitely be using it 🙂
FromThe Creek
The time has gotten away from me again and I have nothing planned for this...yikes!
We read a couple of Easter books...I think they are written by Max Lucado? And go over the Bible verses...but I would like to do some more "fun" things that will help them to "get it" better. SO I will be back to see what you are sharing!