Purposeful Parenting Easter Traditions

Ideas to help keep Christ at the centre this Easter

Sh!ing the St"y

Bedtime storiesEach night read a new story about

the great news of what Jesus did on

the cross!(look at our list of

great books)

VideosFinding a child-friendly version of the Passion story doesn’t have to be hard. Why not use some of these great

YouTube clips to share the story with your

children. (look at our list of

multimedia resources)

Resurrection EggsHave fun creating a set of Resurrection Eggs. Open one of the eggs each day

as you countdown to Easter, discovering a tiny

symbol that tells part of the Easter story. Include little printout explanations and

Scripture references in each egg.

Easter Story CubesThese story cubes are perfect for little

hands and very interactive. Your children will be

mesmerised as they turn the cube inside

out to reveal the Easter Story.

Reflections for Easter (Card Set)

Prepare your heart and mind for Easter with a

family devotional . This set of cards from

Sweet Honeycomb provides 16 hand-

designed cards and a small booklet of

reflections for the family to read and reflect on

together.

MusicPlay as background

music while you play/work at home. Why not set up a Spotify

playlist!Music is a powerful

resource for memorising Scripture

and learning about God’s word.

Host a Passover Meal

If you have never experienced a Seder

or Passover Meal, then why not host one as a family this year?A great way to remind your family of God’s

big rescue story.

Easter ServicesCelebrate Easter by

worshipping as a family.

Join our Livestreamed services this year and invite your extended

family and friends to do the same!

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Creating

CookingThere are so many fun things to bake and eat that aren’t

chocolate - try resurrection rolls, hot cross buns, jellybean

biscuits, crown of thorn pretzel biscuits,

and more!

Decorating EggsDye hard boiled eggs or paint blown eggs with

patterns, words or symbols that point to Jesus. For example, “Joy!” “He is risen”, a cross or a crown of

thorns. Pinterest has some great examples.

Easter PlaydoughDownload any number of amazing Easter play dough placemats that can be laminated and used over and over

again.

Geoboard CrossesMake a geoboard using

a piece of wood and nails that are half-

hammered in. Using coloured rubber bands, see how many

different shaped crosses they can create

(2 rubber bands per cross).

Connect OnlineYou may not be able to gather with other family friends this Easter, but don’t let that stop you

from contacting them - set up a Zoom ‘hot cross bun’

morning tea call, a FaceTime chat after

church on Easter Sunday.

Resurrection GardenCreate a Resurrection

Scene depicting the empty tomb, the crosses, and the hill on which Jesus died.

First have yourself an Easter Scavenger Hunt,

searching the backyard to find all of the elements to

make it.

Easter Egg HuntCreate an alternative

to the traditional Easter Egg Hunt, by hiding some of God’s

Easter Gifts (forgiveness, peace,

love, resurrection, etc) inside reusable plastic

Easter Eggs.

Activity BooksInstead of buying yet

another egg or chocolate bunny, check out some of

the amazing range of Easter Activity books available. Perfect to

complete together during quiet/rest time or during

the Easter holidays.

Purposeful Parenting Easter Traditions

Ideas to help keep Christ at the centre this Easter