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Easter and Anzac Day Activities

Hopefully you already found the posts I prepared and published last year leading up to Easter, i.e. LentPalm Sunday and Easter Bonnet Ideas.  Remember to come back during the various seasons and use our Category Links to the right to find what you are looking for.

Following are some links to help you find Crafts and Activities for this week and weekend:

Easter Kids Craft Ideas
Easter Eggs, Easter Egg Baskets, Easter Cards, Easter Bunnys, Chick Themed Crafts, Easter Wreath, Easter Gift Boxes and more.

Christian Kids Craft Activities
A database of Christian craft ideas including Easter Tomb, Butterfly Craft and more.

If you are an Australian or New Zealander you might also be interested in these Anzac Day Info, Crafts & Activities archives!

Have a great Easter weekend – and hopefully you find some time to enjoy some Easter Craft and/or Activities with your children.

Kids Activity Sheets: A Christian Easter – The Resurrection of Christ

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.

Kids Activity Sheets

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

Kids Talks, Sunday Schools and Clubs

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

Christian Kids Activity Sheets: A Christian Easter – Passion Sunday

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

Kids Talks, Sunday Schools and Clubs

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

Christian Kids Craft Activities – Easter

Last year I was so loving it as Easter approached… I was just really loving and appreciating that our eldest child was really understanding and absorbing the real reason that we celebrate Easter.

On Good Friday and Easter Sunday he sat there in the Church and explained to us what was happening as the drama unfolded.  He asked us some more questions, yes, but he pretty much knew and understood the story and reason behind Easter – that Jesus suffered and then died on the Cross for us, so that we could be forgiven and be saved.  That the Easter Egg is to symbolise the Tomb, and that cross symbol on the hot cross bun reminds us that Jesus died for our sins.  I feel pretty special when I stop for a moment to think about it.

I have put together for you today, a list of links to Easter Craft Ideas that have been put together with the Christian Celebration of Easter in mind.

DLTK’s:  Religious Easter Themed Crafts

My Bible Crafts:  Christian Easter Crafts and Activities for Children

Suite101.com:  Christian Easter Crafts for Kids

SundaySchoolCrafts.com:  ‘He is Risen’ Tomb Craft‘He Lives!’ Easter Craft

Suite101.com:  New Life Seed, He is Risen Egg and Easter Crafts

Easy Fun School:  Celebrating Easter – Resurrection EggsCelebrating Easter – Make an Easter Tree

Kaboose:  Clay Pot Jesus Craft for Kids

Christian Preschool Printables:  Lots of Ideas for Christian Easter Crafts for Kids

Kids Craft Zone:  Easter Egg Christian Craft IdeaEaster Tomb Craft Idea

Sermons4Kids:  Butterfly Craft

Calvary Kids:  Jesus is Alive – Easter Kite Craft

Ministry-To-Children.com:  Easter Sunday School Lessons (and links to Craft and Coloring Activities)

Enjoy!

Easter Bonnet – Ideas and How to Instructions

Even though Easter Bonnets are a tradition, I had never actually heard about them until a couple of years back, when one of our Children started at Child Care.  What happened was that he got an invite at Easter time to what they called a ‘Bonnet Parade’… and I stood out at Reception with this blank look on my face and asked, ‘What is a Bonnet Parade?’  Lol!!

Because this was new to me I wasn’t quite sure what to make… I was worried that all the kids might come with these  fancy things.  When the day arrived we went along and I realised that it didn’t really matter how simple or fancy they were and they didn’t actually have to be hats – it was okay to do bunny ears or something like that.  It was definitely about the fun that the kids had wearing them, and for many of the kids – the enjoyment of preparing the hat ready for the Bonnet Parade.

I have included some links for you to Easter Bonnet ideas.  I have tried to put the ideas for bonnets that are more basic up the top and the more complex ones for older Children down the bottom.

Kids’ Turn Central:  Paper Plate, Cone and Straw Hat Easter Bonnets

Family Fun:  Flowery and Rabbit Eared Bonnets

KinderArt.com:  Kids Make their Own Easter Bonnet

Kaboose:  Easy to Make Bunny Ears

Happy Easter:  Easter Bonnet

Paper Easter Bonnet Ideas:  Paperplate, Posterboard and Old-Fashioned Bonnets (eHow)

FamilyTips.net:  Paper Hat, Straw Hat and Construction Paper Bonnets

Nine MSN:  Two Ideas for beautiful girls Easter Bonnets (The Australian Women’s Weekly)

How to Make a Child’s Easter Bonnet:  Step by Step ‘How To’ Instructions to Make a Child’s Easter Bonnet (eHow)

Artists Helping Children:  How to Make a Spring Bonnet, Hat or Flower Crown with your Kids

NetMums:  How to make an Easter Bonnet – Lots of Different Ideas

Early Years Experience:  Easter Rabbit Hat and Girls Easter Bonnet

www.makingfriends.com:  Easter Bonnet PinEaster Bonnet Centrepiece,   Bunny HatsMini Easter Bonnet PinsFlowered Easter Bonnet,

How Stuff Works:  Beautiful BonnetBonny Bonnet

Easter Kids Craft Ideas

Easter Eggs
Play at Powerhouse:  Instructions and Templates to make Painted Easter Eggs
KinderArt.com:  Learn How to Prepare an Egg for Decorating
Kaboose:  Easter Egg Heads
Family Fun:  Pop-up Eggs
www.makingfriends.com:  Egg Collage
Enchanted Learning:  Plastic Egg Bunny
Enchanted Learning:  Eggshell Plant Pots
Melodies Plus:  Paper Mache Eggs

Easter Egg Baskets
Play at Powerhouse:  Instructions and Templates to make Easter Gift Baskets
DLTK’s:  Easter Egg Holders and Easter Baskets
Family Fun:  Easter Bunny Basket – Milk Container
www.makingfriends.com:  Flowered Basket (Age 6 and up)

Easter Cards
Play at Powerhouse:  Instructions and Templates to make Painted Easter Shapes and Cards

Easter Bunnys
Kaboose: Cotton Ball Easter Bunny (Age 3 and up)
KinderArt.com:  Easter Bunny Puppet
Kaboose:  Cone Cup Easter Bunny (Age 6 and up)
DLTK’s:  Bunnies Themed Crafts
Family Fun:  Sock Hop – Make Bunny’s out of Odd Socks

Chick Themed Crafts
DLTK’s:  Baby Chick Themed Crafts
Craftideas.info:  Fuzzy Easter Chick
KinderArt.com:  Footprint Barefoot Chick

Easter Wreath
DLTK’s:  Easter Wreaths Themed Crafts
Family Fun:  Easter Egg Wreath

Easter Gift Boxes
Play at Powerhouse:  Instructions and Templates to make Gift Boxes
KinderArt.com:  Easter Egg Cubby House Gift Box

Other Easter Gift Ideas and Crafts
AllFreeCrafts.com:  Easter Bunny’s, Decorating Easter Eggs, Easter Baskets and Other Easy Crafts
Family Fun:  Easter Jewelry
Pam’s Place:  Easter Crafts For All Ages

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