Easter Story Animation
Thanks Doug Wolter for sharing these great videos of the Easter Story via Life Together:
- Jesus on the Cross (Mark 15:22-32)
- The Death of Jesus (Mark 15:33-39)
- Jesus is Alive (Mark 16:1-7)
Thanks Doug Wolter for sharing these great videos of the Easter Story via Life Together:
Luke 24:44-53, Acts 1:1-11, Mark 16:19-20
Toddler to Upper Primary School Children
General
Calvary Kids: The Ascension – Luke 24:44-53
Toddler to Junior Primary School
Coloring Pages
Sermons4Kids: The Ascension Coloring Page
HomiliesbyEmail: Jesus Ascends into Heaven Coloring Page
HomiliesbyEmail: The Ascension Coloring Page
Hatton Church of Christ: The Ascension Coloring Page
Happy and Sad Activity
HomiliesbyEmail: This Weeks Happy or Sad Page
Maze
Sermons4Kids: The Ascension of Jesus Maze
Middle Primary School Children
Type of Activity
Calvary Kids Pages: Christs Ascension Coloring Page – Acts 1:1-11
Word Search Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: The Ascension Word Search Puzzle – Luke 24:44-53
HomiliesbyEmail: Word Search – Luke 24:44-53
Upper Primary School Children
Word Search Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: The Ascension Word Search Puzzle – Luke 24:44-53
HomiliesbyEmail: Word Search – Luke 24:44-53
Crossword Puzzle
HomiliesbyEmail: Crossword – Luke 24:44-53
Childrens Talks and Interactive Group Activities
Sermons4Kids: Up, Up and Away Kids Sermon
First-School: The Ascension of Jesus Kids Sermon
eBibleTeacher: Jesus Ascends Sunday School Lesson
Children’s Sermons: Jesus Ascends Kids Sermon
KidsClubs4Jesus: Walking with Jesus – The Ascension
Matthew 9:1-8, Mark 2:1-12, Luke 5:17-26, Luke 17:11-19
Toddler to Upper Primary School Children
General
Calvary Kids: Jesus Heals Ten Lepers Lesson Plan and Activities
Toddler to Junior Primary School
Coloring Pages
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Heals a Paralytic Coloring Page
Sermons4Kids: The Ten Lepers Coloring Page
Maze
DLTK: Jesus Heals the Paralyzed Man Maze
Middle Primary School Children
Anagram
DLTK: Jesus Heals the Paralyzed Man Anagram – Easy Template
Unscramble
Kids Korner: Unscramble to Find Out the Diseases that Jesus Healed
Word Search Puzzles
DLTK: Jesus Heals the Paralytic Word Search Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Heals a Paralytic Word Search Puzzle
Sharon’s Place: Jesus Heals the Sick Word Search Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Ten Lepers Word Search Puzzle
Upper Primary School Children
Multiple Choice
Sermons4Kids: On the Mountaintop Multiple Choice Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Heals Ten Lepers Multiple Choice Puzzle
Decoder
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Heals a Paralytic Decoder Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Heals Ten Lepers Decoder Puzzle
Kids Korner: Find the 10 Different Health Problems that Jesus Healed
Kids Korner: Remember to Say Thanks Decoder Puzzle
Word Search Puzzles
DLTK: Jesus Heals the Paralytic Word Search Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Heals a Paralytic Word Search Puzzle
Sharon’s Place: Jesus Heals the Sick Word Search Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Ten Lepers Word Search Puzzle
Fill in the Blanks
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Heals Ten Lepers Cloze
Anagram
DLTK: Jesus Heals the Paralyzed Man Anagram – Regular Template
Word Mining
DLTK: Jesus Heals the Paralytic Word Mining Template
Crossword Puzzle
DLTK: Jesus Heals the Paralytic Crossword Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Heals a Parlytic Crossword Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Heals Ten Lepers Crossword Puzzle
Childrens Talks and Interactive Group Activities
DLTK: Jesus Heals the Paralyzed Man Lesson Plan
Sermons4Kids: Corner of the Blanket Kids Sermons
Sermons4Kids: Grab a Corner of the Blanket Interactive Group Activities
Sermons4Kids: The Thankful Leper Kids Sermon
Sermons4Kids: The Thankful Leper Interactive Group Activities
Luke 9:1-6, Mark 6:7-13, Matthew 10:1-14
Links to free printable kids activities on the them the Twelve Disciples. Scroll to the bottom of this post for links to Sunday School and Kids Church Lessons.
Toddler to Junior Primary School
Coloring-in Pages
Sermons4Kids: Preaching Good News Coloring Page
Calvary Kids: The Twelve Disciples – Matthew 10:2-4
Middle Primary School Children
Matching Quiz
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Matching Quiz
Word Search Puzzles
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Word Search Puzzle
Upper Primary School Children
Decoder
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Decoder Puzzle
Multiple Choice Quiz
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Multiple Choice Quiz
Word Search Puzzles
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Word Search Puzzle
Crossword Puzzles
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Crossword Puzzle
Childrens Talks and Interactive Group Activities
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Kids Sermon
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Interactive Group Activities
Luke 6:12-19, Mark 3:13-19, Luke 5:1-11
Who are the Twelve Disciples?
If you would like to know more about the twelve apostles individually, then you might like to visit About-Jesus.org. This page provides links to short bio’s for each of the apostles / disciples from the bible.
A few of you are probably wondering what’s the difference between disciples and apostles. Here is an excerpt from WikiAnswers that provides a explanation in its very brief form:
The word “disciple” means student. The word “apostle” means one who is sent out. The 12 disciples were Jesus’ students,. After He died and rose from the dead, He sent them out to preach the gospel to the world; at this point they became both disciples and apostles. [Source WikiAnswers]
If you would like to learn more, then feel free to read the complete article, What’s the difference between the 12 Apostles and the 12 Disciples?
Links to free printable kids activities on the them the Twelve Disciples. Scroll to the bottom of this post for links to Sunday School and Kids Church Lessons.
Toddler to Upper Primary School Children
General
Calvary Chapel: The Fishers of Men
Toddler to Junior Primary School
Coloring-in Pages
aKidsHeart: Find the name of the Apostles hidden and color-in
Coloring.ws: Apostles Bible Coloring Pages
Christian Preschool Printables: 12 Disciples Coloring Page
Maze
DTLK: Twelve Disciples Maze
Middle Primary School Children
Maze
Kids Korner: The Twelve Disciples Maze
Anagram
DLTK: Twelve Disciples Anagram – Easy Template
Unscramble
aKidsHeart: Unscramble the words to find out the names of the 12 Apostles
Word Search Puzzles
aKidsHeart: The Apostles Word Search Puzzle
Upper Primary School Children
Maze
Kids Korner: Which Path Should Apostles Take to Follow Jesus?
Unscramble
Sharon’s Place: Jesus Chooses 12 Apostles Unscramble Puzzle
Kids Korner: Jesus Chooses 12 Disciples Unscramble the Letters Activity
Kids Korner: The Twelve Disciples
Calvary Kids: The Twelve Students (Disciples)
Word Search Puzzles
aKidsHeart: The Apostles Word Search Puzzle
Fill in the Blanks
Kids Korner: Who Were The disciples Who Followed Jesus?
Anagram
DLTK: Twelve Disciples Anagram – Regular Template
Word Mining
DLTK: Twelve Disciples Word Mine Puzzle
Crossword Puzzle
Kids Korner: The Disciples of Jesus Crossword Puzzle
Childrens Talks and Interactive Group Activities
DLTK: Lesson Plans, Crafts, Activity Sheets for the Twelve Disciples
DLTK: Disciples Rhymes and Songs for Kids
eBibleTeacher: Jesus Calls His Disciples
Calvary Kids: The Twelve Disciples of Jesus Sunday School Activity
Luke 5:1-11, Mark 1:14-20, Matthew 4:18-22
Links to free printable kids activities on Luke 5:1-11, Mark 1:14-20 and Matthew 4:18-22, the Calling of the First Disciples.
These bible stories also relate back to the theme fishers of men and becoming disciples of God. Scroll to the bottom of this post for links to Sunday School and Kids Church Lessons.
Toddler to Upper Primary School Children
General
Calvary Chapel: The Fishers of Men – Luke 5:1-11
Toddler to Junior Primary School
Coloring-in Pages
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People (Luke) Coloring in Page
Sermons4Kids: I will Follow Jesus Coloring Page
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People (Matthew) Coloring In Page
coloring.ws: Fish Coloring Pages
Maze
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Maze
Dot to Dot
Sermons4Kids: Fish for People Dot to Dot
Sermons4Kids: Happy Fish Dot to Dot
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Dot to Dot
Tracer Page
DLTK: Ff is for Fish Tracer Page
Middle Primary School Children
Word Search Puzzles
Sermons4Kids: Go Fish Word Search Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Word Search Puzzle – Luke
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Word Search Puzzle – Mark
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Word Search Puzzle – Matthew
Word Scramble
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Word Jumble – Matthew
Kids Korner: Let’s Go Fishing Word Scramble
Match Up Puzzle
Kids Korner: Match Up Disciple to the Statement About Him
Maze
Kids Korner: Fishers of Men Maze – Difficult
Upper Primary School Children
Alphabet Soup
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Alphabet Soup
Jumble
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Word Jumble – Matthew
Fill in the Blanks
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Cloze
Maze
Kids Korner: Fishers of Men Maze – Difficult
Multiple Choice
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Multiple Choice – Luke
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Multiple Choice – Matthew
Word Search Puzzles
Sermons4Kids: Go Fish Word Search Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Word Search Puzzle – Luke
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Word Search Puzzle – Mark
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Word Search Puzzle – Matthew
Crossword Puzzles
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Crossword Puzzle – Luke
Sermons4Kids: Go Fish Crossword Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for Kids Crossword Puzzle – Mark
Childrens Talks and Interactive Group Activities
Sermons4Kids: Let’s Go Fishing Children’s Sermon
Sermons4Kids: Let’s Go Fishing Interactive Group Activities
Sermons4Kids: Go Fish Children’s Sermon
Sermons4Kids: Go Fish Interactive Group Activities
eBibleTeacher: Jesus Calls His Disciples Lesson
Sermons4Kids: Following Jesus Children’s Sermon
Sermons4Kids: Following the Leader Interactive Group Activities
Sermons4Kids: Fishing for People Children’s Sermon
Sermons4Kids: You Have a Message Children’s Sermon
Sermons4Kids: You Have a Message Interactive Group Activities
Fish Craft Ideas for Sunday School
DLTK: Fish Paper Crafts
DLTK: Fish Name Tags
Pacon Creative: Fadeless Fish Craft
Sunday School Crafts: Chain of Fish
Sunday School Craft: Go Fish
MSSS Craft: Paper Fish Craft
Christian Preschool Printables: Fishers of Men Theme Crafts & Activities
John 20:19-31, Luke 24:13-50, Mark 16:14-18, Matthew 28:16-20
I find this bible story, following Jesus’ resurrection very fascinating. The scripture is about Jesus coming and standing among the disciples, even though they were gathered behind locked doors at the time. One of the twelve disciples, Thomas was not with them. When the disciples told Thomas what happened on that night he did not believe what they told him.
In order that Thomas might believe the Lord appeared again to the disciples when Thomas was present and they were again gathered behind locked doors. Thomas felt Jesus’ wounds, and it was only then that he believed.
Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:29 NIV
So according to this scripture, Christians today who have not had the opportunity to see Jesus with their own eyes, but still believe are blessed and happy, and may have life.
Following are some links to kids worksheets and kids sermons that you might use to teach children more about this good news:
Toddler to Upper Primary School Children
General
Calvary Chapel: Thomas Doubts – John 20:24-29
Toddler to Junior Primary School
Colouring-in Pages
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Appears Color Page
Sermons4Kids: Thomas Sees Jesus Color Page
HomiliesbyEmail: Thomas Doubts Color Page
HomiliesbyEmail: Thomas Believes Color Page
Maze
HomiliesbyEmail: “Help Thomas find his Way to Jesus” Maze
Sermons4Kids: Stop Doubting and Believe Maze
Middle Primary School Children
Word Search Puzzles
Sharon’s Place: Jesus Appears to His Followers Word Search Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Jesus Appears to His Disciples Word Search Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Don’t Miss Church Word Search Puzzle
Decoder Puzzle
Kids Korner: Thomas’ Unbelief Decoder Puzzle
Upper Primary School Children
Question / Answer Quiz
Kids Korner: What I Learned from Thomas!
Word Search Puzzles
HomiliesbyEmail: Word Search Puzzle – John 20:19-31
Decode the Message
HomiliesbyEmail: Decoder Puzzle – John 20:31
Crossword Puzzles
HomiliesbyEmail: Crossword Puzzle – John 20:19-31
Sermons4Kids: Stop Doubting and Believe Crossword Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Don’t Miss Church Crossword Puzzle
Childrens Talks and Interactive Group Activities
Sermons4Kids: Believe It or Not Kids Sermon
Sermons4Kids: Seeing is Believe Kids Sermons
KidsClub4Jesus: Walking With Jesus – Doubting Thomas
Mission Arlington: Thomas Doubts Kindy to Preschool Lesson
Calvary Kids Pages: Jesus Appears to the Disciples Junior Primary Lesson
Sermons4Kids: Don’t Miss Church Kids Sermon
Sermons4Kids: Don’t Miss Church Interactive Group Activities
Kids Korner: Did you know this about the disciple Thomas?
BibleLessons4Kids: Jesus Appears to His Disciples
John 20: 1-18, Matthew 28:1-8, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-12
I am going to ask you today to really consider what the focus you and your family really foster during the Easter period? Do you mainly put the focus on the Easter Bunny and the Easter Egg, or do you and your family take time to remember and reflect on the real reason for this holiday? That is that our Lord Jesus died for us and in three days he rose again so that we might have eternal life!
I have pondered on what the Lord has done for all of us a good many times (probably more times than I can remember)… it has been know to bring tears to my eyes once or twice actually – when I think about what a huge thing that he has done for us. He died and he took upon himself all the weight and the guilt of all our sins as his own. That means he has taken on board the sins of every single one of us; past, present and future. That’s a lot of sins! Does this not prove just how much the Lord loves us?
The following paraphrase is normally said at Christmas time, but really it does apply for Easter also – that is to ‘Remember the Reason for the Season’! I wish to help you today in finding activities, bible stories etc for your children to teach them the meaning of Easter.
Toddler to Upper Primary School Children
General
Calvary Chapel: Peter and John Visit Jesus’ Tomb – John 20:1-10
Toddler to Junior Primary School
Colouring-in Pages
Sermons4Kids: Jesus is Alive Color Page 1
Sermons4Kids: Jesus is Alive Color Page 3
HomiliesbyEmail: Peter and John Visit Jesus’ Tomb
Calvary Kids Pages: The Empty Tomb Color Page
Bible Kids Fun Zone: Celebrate Easter – Jesus is Risen Color Page
A Kids Heart: Angel on Tomb Color Page
Dot to Dot
A Kids Heart: Matthew 28:6 He is Risen Dot to Dot
Maze
Sermons4Kids: The Case of the Empty Tomb Maze
Sermons4Kids: Butterfly Maze
Tracer Page
DLTK: J is for Jesus Tracer Page
Middle Primary School Children
Maze
Calvary Kids Pages: Christ is Rise, His is Alive Maze
Find the Differences
A Kids Heart: Find the 7 Differences between the Two Pictures (in color)
Word Search Puzzles
Sermons4Kids: The Resurrection Word Search Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: The Case of the Empty Tomb Word Search Puzzle
Major Detective Work
Kids Korner: Find Out What These People Saw on the First Day of Easter
Upper Primary School Children
Change a Word Puzzle
A Kid’s Heart: Change the Word from ‘Tomb’ to ‘Rise’
Word Jumble
Sermons4Kids: I Have Seen the Lord Word Jumble
Multiple Choice Quiz
Sermons4Kids: The Case of the Empty Tomb Multiple Choice
Word Jumble
Sharon’s Place: The Resurrection of Jesus – Matthew 28:1-10
Word Mining
DLTK: Easter Sunday Word Mining Puzzle
Major Detective Work
Kids Korner: Find Out What These People Saw on the First Day of Easter
Word Search Puzzles
HomiliesbyEmail: Wordsearch – John 20:1-9
Decode the Message
HomiliesbyEmail: Because Christ Has Risen
Crossword Puzzles
Sermons4Kids: Jesus is Alive Crossword Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: The Case of the Empty Tomb Crossword Puzzle
Childrens Talks and Interactive Group Activities
KidsClub4Jesus: Roll the Stone Away
KidsClub4Jesus: Two Angels in White
KidsClub4Jesus: He’s Alive!
Sermons4Kids: Easter Eggcitement
Sermons4Kids: He is Risen
Sermons4Kids: The Case of the Empty Tomb
Sermons4Kids: “The Case of the Empty Tomb” Interactive Group Activities
Children’s Chapel: The Easter Story
Luke 23:1-49, John 18, John 19, Matthew 27, Mark 15
Toddler to Upper Primary School Children
General
Calvary Chapel: Jesus is Crucified – Luke 23:26-49
Toddler to Junior Primary School
Colouring-in Pages
Calvary Kids Pages: Jesus Bearing His Cross
Sermons4Kids: The Crucifixion Color Page
Calvary Kids Pages: Color by Number Cross Activity Page
Maze
Sermons4Kids: Christ the King Maze
DLTK: Easter Maze
Tracer Pages
DLTK: Tt is for Tomb Tracer Page
Cross Word Search (Easy)
A Kids Heart: Easter Word Search – Easy
Middle Primary School Children
Coloring-in Pages
Sermons4Kids: The Crucifixion Coloring Page
Maze
A Kids Heart: From the Cross to the Tomb Easter Maze
Paste the Picture in Order
Calvary Kids Pages: Jesus’ Journey to the Cross – Paste the Pictures in Order
Word Search Puzzles
HomiliesbyEmail: Word Search Luke 23:1-49
Sermons4Kids: Christ the King Word Search Puzzle
DLTK: Easter Word Search Puzzle
A Kids Heart: Easter Word Search Puzzle – Harder
Decoder Puzzle
Calvary Kids Pages: King of Kings Code Breaker
True or False
Kids Korner: Passion Sunday – True or False Quiz
Upper Primary School Children
Fill in the Blanks
HomiliesbyEmail: Text Blanks – Luke 23:1-49
Cross Out The Letters
Kids Korner: Death & Resurrection – Cross Out the Letters to Reveal the Answer
Word Shape
Sermons4Kids: Christ the King Word Shape
True or False
Kids Korner: Passion Sunday – True or False Quiz
Anagram
DLTK: Easter Anagram
Decoder Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: Christ the King Decoder Puzzle
DLTK: Easter Cryptogram
Calvary Kids Pages: King of Kings Code Breaker
Multiple Choice Quiz
Sermons4Kids: Christ the King Multiple Choice Quiz
Word Search Puzzles
HomiliesbyEmail: Word Search Luke 23:1-49
Sermons4Kids: Christ the King Word Search Puzzle
DLTK: Easter Word Search Puzzle
Crossword Puzzles
Sharon’s Place: The Crucifixion of Jesus – Luke 23:26-49
Sermons4Kids: Christ the King Crossword Puzzle
DLTK: Easter Crossword Puzzle
Childrens Talks and Interactive Group Activities
Sermons4Kids: From Cheers to Jeers
KidsClub4Jesus: Walking with Jesus – Nails for Our Sins
Sermons4Kids: Christ the King – Luke 23:38
Sermons4Kids: Interactive Group Activities – Christ the King
Sermons4Kids: King Backward Kids Sermons – Luke 23:35-38
Luke 4:1-13, Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13
Toddler to Junior Primary School
Colouring-in Pages
Sermons4Kids: “The Temptation of Jesus” Colour Page
HomiliesByEmail: “Jesus’ Temptation” Colour Page
HomiliesByEmail: “Jesus Answered” Colour Page
Happy or Sad?
HomiliesByEmail: Current Weeks “Happy or Sad?” Page
Middle to Upper Primary School Children
Word Search Puzzles
Sermons4Kids: “I’ll be back!” Word Search Puzzle
Sermons4Kids: “The Temptation of Jesus” Word Search Puzzle
HomiliesByEmail: Word Search Puzzle – Bible Verse “Luke 4:1-13″
Decoder Puzzles
HomiliesByEmail: Decoder Puzzle – Bible Verse Psalm 91:1
Word Shape Puzzles
Sermons4Kids: “The Temptation of Jesus” Word Shape Puzzle
Multiple Choice Quiz
Sermons4Kids: “The Temptation of Jesus” Multiple Choice Quiz
Scrambled Sentences Quiz
Sermons4Kids: “The Temptation of Jesus” Scrambled Sentences Quiz
Upper Primary School Children
Crossword Puzzles
Sermons4Kids: “I’ll be back!” Crossword Puzzle
HomiliesByEmail: Crossword Puzzle – Bible Verse Luke 4:1-13
Childrens Talks and Interactive Group Activities
Sermons4Kids: “I’ll be back! Sermon and Activities
Sermons4Kids: “I’ll be back!” Interactive Group Activities
Sermons4Kids: Resisting Temptation Sermon and Activities
KidsClub4Jesus: Mt. of Temptation “Walking with Jesus”
Ministry-To-Children.com: Jesus Battles The Devil and Temptation (Matthew 4:1-11)