Resurrection Eggs

Good Morning and Happy Easter!!

When I was younger, I remember doing these a few times, and thought it was a fun and creative way to teach young children about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, which is the whole reason for Easter anyway! I went on a search for this, as I couldn't remember what I needed. I found a few different variations on it, and didn't quite like them entirely, so I cut and pasted a bit and came up with this list, which I like:

Resurrection Eggs

Egg #1:
Matthew 21:1-11
(Piece of palm branch or plastic leaf)
Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. The people waved palm branches.

Egg #2
Matthew 26:26
(Bread)
While they were eating, Jesus took a piece of bread, gave a prayer of thanks, broke it, and gave it to His disciples. “Take and eat it,” He said, “This is my body.”

Egg #3
Matthew 26:14-15
(3 Coins)
Then one of the twelve disciples, named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and asked, “What will you give me if I betray Jesus to you?” They counted out thirty silver coins and gave them to him.

Egg #4
Mark 15:15
(Scourge-small piece of rope or thick string)
Pilate wanted to please the crowd, so he set Barabbas free for them. Then he had Jesus whipped and handed Him over to be crucified.

Egg #5
Mark 15:17
(Purple cloth)
They put a purple robe on Jesus…

Egg #6
Matthew 27:29
(Thorns)
Then they made a crown out of thorny branches and placed it on His head, and put a stick on His right hand; then they knelt before Him and made fun of Him. “Long live the King, of the Jews!” They said.

Egg #7
John 19:17-18
(small cross--toothpicks)
He went out, carrying His cross, and came to “The Place of the Skull,” as it is called. (In Hebrew it is called “Galgotha”.)

Egg #8
John 19:18, 37 & John 20:25-29
(Nail)
Jesus was nailed to His cross by His hands and His feet. They pierced His side, and blood and water came out.

Egg #9
Matthew 27:48
(Sponge)
One of them ran up at once, took a sponge, soaked it in cheap wine (vinegar and gall), put it on the end of a stick, and tried to make Him drink.

Egg #10
John 19:40
(Spices—whole cloves or cinnamon sticks)
The women gathered spices to prepare Jesus’ body for burial.

Egg #11
Matthew 27:59-60
(rock)
Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a new linen sheet, and placed it in his own new tomb, which he had just recently dug out of solid rock. Then he rolled a large stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.

Egg #12
John 20:6-7 (Matthew 28:6)
(Empty)
He is not here. He is Risen! Just as He said!


I would much rather have my kids searching for eggs that would teach them something of value, than for candy which just makes them irritable and unmanageable. :) I think I'm even going to use it in my primary class today...I wonder if any of the kids in there have ever seen this lesson presented this way before? I'm excited!