Monday, April 11, 2011

Repost: Preschool "Resurrection Eggs"

I've had this idea in my head for a little while.  I really like Resurrection Eggs, but my littlest ones don't sit very well through the retelling of the Easter story using them.  So, I finally came up with a spin-off idea just for them!

Supplies:
Six empty plastic eggs
Stickers or markers
Heart sticker
Band-aid
Paper cross
Tomb formed out of clay
Rock

1)  Using stickers or a marker, put a letter on each egg to spell the word Easter.

2)  Using the pictures below, fill each egg with the corresponding item. 



E is for Each of us.  God loves everyone.
(Heart sticker)


A is for A broken world, so He sent His Son.
(Band-Aid)


S is for our Sins that Jesus took away.
(Paper cross)


T is for the Tomb where He lay for three whole days.
(Clay tomb)


E is for the Empty tomb.  The stone was rolled away!
(Stone)


R is for the Risen Lord.  Jesus is alive today!

I shared the story of Easter with my little ones opening each egg as we went through this poem I wrote.  Of course, I added extra narration as well!  You can easily store the eggs in a small plastic bag or basket with a copy of the poem.

"Easter"

E is for Each of us.  God loves everyone.
A is for A broken world, so He sent His Son.
S is for our Sins that Jesus took away.
T is for the Tomb where He lay for three whole days
E is for the Empty tomb.  The stone was rolled away.
R is for the Risen Lord.  Jesus is alive today!

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5 Comments:

Anonymous miranda said...

How sweet and just right for the little ones!

April 10, 2011 at 3:49 PM  
Blogger Anderson Family said...

Thanks. I've seen the dozen ones like these, but they were kind of graffic (thorns, poison)for my 3 year old. Thanks for a more PG version!

April 11, 2011 at 12:00 PM  
Blogger Julie said...

Love this idea! Perfect for the little ones!

April 11, 2011 at 4:12 PM  
Anonymous Amanda said...

love it! just shared this on face book-great idea!! thanks for posting.

April 11, 2011 at 8:12 PM  
Anonymous Happy Home Fairy said...

I just wanted to let you know that I did these eggs with several kids and they had a blast! It was such a sweet and simple way to share the Gospel without being too intense for their little minds. Thank you so much for sharing!!!

P.S. We also made your Egg Fruit Pizza for our Easter MOM group at church and everyone went EGG-y over it! :-) I really appreciate your site!

April 16, 2011 at 8:04 PM  

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