The 12 Days of Easter

Last year we posted about the 12 Days of Easter.  We used our Resurrection Eggs and made 12 lessons to correspond with each of the eggs to help teach our kiddos about the meaning of Easter. 

We thought it might be nice to get the 12 Days of Easter unit in your hands early so if you want to go through it with your kids, you will have it to plan.

We went ahead and put it all in a single download!  Here is what you’ll find in this download:

• 12 Days of Easter Plans-You can print them off front and back to save paper, that is why they are in the order they are!   Print them off and cut the pages in half and you will have a handy guide for your lessons! 
• Printable activities for each day
• Activity Suggestions
• A page of helpful links for some of the activities

We hope that having this in one download will help you all out!

Wondering if this series is for you?  Check out this post to help you with your decision!  

Don’t have Resurrection Eggs?

• You can buy them on Amazon.  You can also download these Printable Resurrection Eggs (scroll to the bottom) from Lapbook Lessons.

• If you are in need of a good Children’s Bible for this series, here are the ones that we recommend and use. (Note: You will need Vol 1 & 2 of the Read and Share Bible)

We hope you have a blessed Easter season!

Day 12- Empty

You’ll use this lesson on Easter. You’ll be using the twelfth resurrection egg, which is orange (color may vary) and will be empty. 

Before you do the lesson we recommend that you read a short segment about the Garden of Gethsemane. We will be using The Beginner’s Bible (pg. 456-458), The Jesus Storybook Bible or Read and Share: The Ultimate DVD Bible - Volume 2 (pg. 188-191).

       

Talk with your child about the story: 
Finally the best part of the Easter story!  Today is the day we’ve been waiting for!  We’ve have come to our final egg.   Let’s look inside.  What did you find?  Nothing!  Do remember what was empty in our story?  Jesus’ tomb.  Do you know what happened to him?  Jesus rose from the dead.  He kept his promise.

Additional Activities: 

I came across a great recipe for Resurrection Rolls on Women Living Well last year. Not only does it provide a visual, but they taste pretty good as well!  We will definitely be doing this again this year.

Don’t Have Resurrection Eggs?

Here are a couple of places where you can get printable resources to use instead of resurrection eggs:

• Celebrating the True Meaning of Easter from 1+1+1=1
• Printable Resurrection Eggs (scroll down to the bottom) from Lapboook Lessons.

Day 11-The Stone

You’ll use this lesson 1 day before Easter. You’ll be using the tenth resurrection egg, which is blue (color may vary) and will have a small rock on the inside.

Before you do the lesson we recommend that you read a short segment about the burial of Christ. We will be using The Beginner’s Bible  The Jesus Storybook Bible  or Read and Share: The Ultimate DVD Bible - Volume 2

Talk with your child about the story:
Let’s open our egg and see what’s inside. Do you know what that is?  It is a rock. Why do you think that is in our egg today?  Let’s think back to our story today.  At the very end of our story Jesus’ friends laid him in a tomb.  They loved Jesus and they wanted to keep His body from being hurt anymore.  Do you remember what some of the soldiers pushed in front of the tomb?  That’s right, they pushed a big rock in front of the tomb so that no one could get in or out.  They were very sad, but they would soon find out that Jesus had a big surprise for them! 

Additional Activities:

Don’t Have Resurrection Eggs?

Here are a couple of places where you can get printable resources to use instead of resurrection eggs:

• Celebrating the True Meaning of Easter from 1+1+1=1
• Printable Resurrection Eggs (scroll down to the bottom) from Lapboook Lessons.

Day 10- Linen Cloth

You’ll use this lesson 2 days before Easter. You’ll be using the tenth resurrection egg, which is light blue (color may vary) and will have a piece of cloth on the inside. 

Before you do the lesson we recommend that you read a short segment about the burial of Christ. We will be using The Beginner’s Bible (pg. 453), The Jesus Storybook Bible or Read and Share: The Ultimate DVD Bible - Volume 2 (pg. 186-187).

       

Talk with your child about the story: 
Let’s open our egg and see what’s inside. Do you know what that is?  It is a piece of cloth. Why do you think that is in our egg today?  Well, in our story today we learned that a man named Joseph wrapped Jesus’ body in a linen cloth after he died.  Then he placed Jesus in his own tomb.  Do you remember what they put in front of tomb?  That’s right.  They rolled a big stone to block the entrance. All of Jesus’ followers were sad and confused.  They never thought this would happen to Jesus, but they were in for a big surprise.

Additional Activities:  

Resurrection Garden- Love this idea from Impress Your Kids.  Create the tomb and garden where Jesus was buried with your kiddo after today’s lesson. Then before your kiddo wakes up Easter morning replace any dead plants with flowers.  Make sure to read the post for the how-to.
     

Don’t Have Resurrection Eggs?

Here are a couple of places where you can get printable resources to use instead of resurrection eggs:

• Celebrating the True Meaning of Easter from 1+1+1=1
• Printable Resurrection Eggs (scroll down to the bottom) from Lapboook Lessons.