Hold it, Mom! If your household is like mine, you may be tripping over plastic eggs today, with kids that may have made it to church, but were fueled by a chocolate bunny ears breakfast. Yeah, I know, we turned in our supermom capes a couple of years ago.
I know you can’t wait to get all those little plastic eggs put away. Put the brakes on that for a few days. Here’s a project for this week, designed to bring the real meaning of Easter to the forefront of your activities. (Note to Grandmoms: this would be a great family tradition for you to start too). And, it gives you a jump on next year.
Resurrection Eggs:
My church staff helped my daughter make these when she was 6 or 7. The week before Easter, we’d go over each one of these eggs with the “Jesus Story” of Resurrection week at bedtime. Now 17, she cherishes this tradition. We’ve been remiss in not making a set for her younger brother (9), but that void ends today as we gather up the empty eggs.
Materials:
- An empty egg carton
- Markers, stickers or paper to decorate the top of the egg carton
- 12 plastic eggs, varying colors
- Various items for inside the eggs, as listed below
Decorate (or let your kid decorate) the outside of the carton.
For inside the egg, we had used “substantive” materials. Over the years, these have been handled frequently during the weeks leading up to Easter. The photos shown are of the original Resurrection Eggs my daughter helped make, over ten years ago. If you cannot find natural materials, use graphics and paper, but these won’t last as long.
Contents for the Eggs:
Egg #1: A cracker
Egg #2: 3 dimes
Egg #3: feather
Egg #4: thorns (from a rose or blackberry bush)
Egg #5: cross (ours is made from two twigs)
Egg #6: nail
Egg #7: dice
Egg# 8: black paper
Egg #9: sponge
Egg #10: cloth (white)
Egg #11: stone
Egg #12: EMPTY!!
I place a small, folded piece of paper in the box (usually stored in the empty egg, when we are not using the eggs). On the paper is listed the events and Biblical scripture to which the items relate. (Click on the image below for a larger version).
Now, put them together, close them up, and you are ready for next year! Enjoy starting this tradition with your family. And, if you want, you can temporarily wear a cape while revelling in your “Supermomness.”
Love this idea!
Can’t wait to do this!
Love this idea! Just a thought for small children…I did this for my nephew a few years ago. He was about 3 or 4. When he opened the last egg he cried and cried because it was empty. So the next year I placed an angel with the scripture “why look for the living among the dead”. He was much happier with that!
Great idea, Karen. I may add that to mine!!
This could be a fun scavenger hunt for older youth. Fill the eggs with items they find at their neighbors.
Thanks! Got this from Pinterest! Will be using this on Sunday.
What a fabulous find! I was searching for a meaningful way to use a huge bag of plastic Easter eggs at our upcoming Easter craft workshop with our Sunday School students. Thank you SO MUCH!
I just used them today again at Sunday School. I tossed the eggs to kids, who had to tell me what the item meant. We’ve had these since my daughter (now 19) was 5; they are well-used and loved. Time to replace the cracker/bread though!
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Thanks!
Monica
Thank you so much for this post which I discovered through pinterest. I am an author and storyteller living in Scotland. It was such a privilege to have 10 children gathered around my table this morning doing this activity. A very precious and sacred moment. Thank you
Ps. Happy Resurrection day!