Kids Easter Activities for Sunday School
Easter is an important holiday for Christians. For followers, it marks the day when Jesus Christ rose from the grave after his crucifixion. It is a day of celebration, after a more somber period of Lent. There are a number of activities Sunday School students can undertake to celebrate and learn about the holiday.
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Stand-Up Cross
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At Easter, Sunday school students can make stand-up crosses for their rooms. The cross is a major symbol in the Christian religions, reminding followers of the biblical tale of what Jesus Christ underwent during his crucifixion. Teachers can use a number of materials to make the cross, including paper cut-out patterns that can be folded and glued to make a 3-D stand-up cross.
Easter Egg Basket
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One tradition observed by many Christian families is an Easter egg hunt. Eggs, either real eggs that are painted or hollow plastic containers with candy inside, are hidden throughout yards for the children to seek out. These can either be family affairs or larger community events. Sunday School students can make baskets for these events, either by decorating premade baskets or by making the baskets with a simple weave.
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Easter Egg Coloring
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Another activity for Sunday School students is to paint Easter eggs. Teachers need only hard boil the eggs to prepare their surface, then let the children paint the eggs with whatever colors and patterns they desire. Easter eggs are frequently painted with bright pastel colors such as light blue, orange, pink and yellow. Students desiring to do something more sophisticated can emulate patterns, such as crosses, for their designs.
Work Sheets
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Not every Easter activity must revolve around arts and crafts. Sunday school teachers can distribute worksheets for students to review information about the holiday. These worksheets can include word searches, crossword puzzles, and fill in the blank activities, and "cryptograms" in which students use a sypher to decode "secret" messages about the holiday. These activities can review information about the reasons Christians believe Jesus went to his crucifixion, the meaning of lent, or other topics the Sunday School teacher is interested in covering.
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