Sunday School Lessons / Seasonal / Easter / 6 – 9 years Alleluia! ORNAMENTAL EGGS Theme: Jesus' promise Scripture: Matthew 28:1-6 Age Level: 6 to 9 Prep Time: 5 minutes Activity Time: 25 minutes Materials: Rulers, pencils, empty paper towel rolls, scissors, several colors of glitter, glue, and one plastic foam plate per child. Eggs are symbols of Easter and new life, and kids love to decorate eggs. This fun craft lets kids make creative keepsake eggs that also remind them of the moment the stone was rolled away from Jesus' tomb. Have kids measure one inch from the end of a paper towel roll and mark it with a pencil. Using scissors, carefully cut the tube along the mark to create a base for the eggs. Have kids each decorate their base with glitter and glue. Set aside the bases to dry. Using scissors, have kids carefully cut out a large egg shape from a plastic foam plate. Kids can decorate both sides of the eggs with glitter and glue. Allow one side to dry before decorating the other side. Once all the glue is dry, kids can display their eggs on their bases by centering each egg vertically on the base. Make a pencil mark on each side of the base where the egg touches it, and then make a 1/8-inch cut at each pencil mark on the base. Carefully slide each egg into the cut base. Rose Ross-Zediker Elk Point, South Dakota PAPER FLOWERS Theme: Sharing Jesus' love with others Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16 Age Level: 5 to 9 Prep Time: 10 minutes Activity Time: 20 minutes Materials: Various colors of tissue paper, scissors, chenille craft wires, transparent plastic gift bags, 6-inch taper candles, and preprinted paper strips. This craft can be given as a gift or taken home to share with family during Easter as a symbol of new life and hope. Before class, print "I'm a little light in this world, and I blossom and shine with the love of Jesus!" on 1X4-inch strips of paper. Have kids choose five colors of tissue paper. Then have them cut out a 6-inch diameter flower head from each color of tissue paper. When all five flower heads are cut, stack them and carefully poke a hole through the center of all layers with a chenille craft wire. Bend a chenille craft wire in half and push the bend through the hole in the center of the flower heads. Twist the bent end into a "knot" to keep the wire and tissue paper in place. Place one candle and a preprinted paper strip inside a plastic gift bag and twist the bag shut. Attach the bag to the underside of the flower head using the remaining chenille craft wire. Sharon Sukonick Media, Pennsylvania EASTER RESOURCES Check out these great Easter resources -- kids will love them! • The Easter Story Keepers -- Take kids on an Easter adventure with Ben the Baker, a valiant leader and storykeeper of a group of Christians during Nero's rule. Ben tells of Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem, his crucifixion, and his resurrection -- helping kids understand the wonderful significance of Easter. $14.99, Zonderkidz, 800-727-3480; www.zonderkidz.com • An Easter Alleluia -- Children will love this sing-along book as it explores Matthew 28:1-10 and urges kids to sing their praises to our Savior and Lord. Complete with a parent letter that reinforces the story, author Anita Reith Stohs' book is sure to be a seasonal favorite. $9.99, Concordia Publishing House, 800-325-3040; www.cph.org • Mary and the Empty Tomb -- This board book by Alice Joyce Davidson is designed to help young children understand the events of Easter morning. The bright illustrations and rhyming verse make the book's message accessible and memorable for little ones. $6.99, Zonderkidz, 800-727-3480; www.zonderkidz.com SWEET SHEEP Theme: Jesus is our shepherd; Jesus the Lamb of God Scripture: John 10:7-9 Age Level: 6 to 12 Prep Time: Time to prepare muffins Activity Time: 20 minutes Materials: Precooked chocolate muffins, vanilla icing, shredded coconut, Fruit Roll-Ups snacks, scissors, plastic knives, and paper plates. Celebrate Easter by creating these cute, edible sheep. Peel the muffin papers off the muffins. Have kids place their muffin upside down on a paper plate. Have kids ice their muffins with vanilla icing, leaving the sheep's "face" on the side and the bottom plain. Sprinkle a layer of shredded coconut over the icing for wool. Give kids each a Fruit Roll-Up snack. Have them remove the Roll-Ups from the cellophane and then cut two ¼-inch ears. Stick the ears into the icing on the sides of the sheep's head. Have kids tightly roll their Roll-Ups and then cut the roll into four equal sections for legs. As kids enjoy the snack, read aloud the Scripture. Page 123 Previous | Print Article Pin It Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Related articles He Is Risen Children's Ministry Magazine A New Dozen Easter eggs are a great way to tell about Easter. The filled plastic Easter eggs can be opened at home on different days of Holy Week, used to tell the purpose of an egg... Let There Be Life Children's Ministry Magazine Christmas is the celebration of Christ coming to earth as a baby. And then there was light! Easter is the realization of why Christ came. It's a time of reflection on the death of... Holy Week Lori Haynes Niles Make your Holy Week both memorable and educational with a week-long series of activities that will provide educational opportunities each day from Palm Sunday..all the way to...
