Ways to Keep Easter Centered on Jesus
Ways to Keep Easter Centered on Jesus
- Make palm branches out of construction paper and discuss the triumphal entry (John 12:12-13)
- Read Mark 11:1-11 and act out the Triumphant Entry
- Bake bread and discuss why Jesus called Himself the Bread of Life. Place a loaf in a basket with some other goodies and deliver to a neighbor.
- Memorize John 3:16
- Die eggs and discuss their symbolism (green: palm branches; purple: wine & bread; orange: the money paid to Judas; blue: our sins; red: Christ’s blood; brown: the cross; white: Jesus’ forgiveness; yellow: the resurrection & Heaven)
- Wash each others’ feet and discuss the sacrificial love Jesus showed His disciples
- Spritz your favorite perfume on your children’s feet and read Mark 14:1-10
- Visit a local park and read Luke 22:39-46. Spend some time in prayer together.