Fun Easter Traditions That Honor the ResurrectionSample

Ideas for faith based traditions

Here are some fun ideas to consider in helping you weave faith based traditions into your celebratory Easter traditions:

1. Resurrection Eggs—The whole idea of Elf on a Shelf centers around building excitement for the season. We should find activities that do the same but that are more faith based and build excitement for the story of Jesus rather than focusing on physical gifts. Open one egg a day leading up to Easter Sunday. You can find instructions for these on Pinterest.

2. Hide Eggs with verses in them instead of only candy. Maybe every morning you hide one egg per child or mix them in with a larger Easter egg hunt. Either way, it gives you the ability of building excitement around reading the word of God.

3. Make sure to focus on the Lamb—Easter tends to be largely about bunnies, stuffed animals, and plenty of décor surrounding the Easter Bunny. For your younger ones, try giving them a cute stuffed lamb and letting them know how Jesus is also named the Lamb of God.

4. Instead of focusing on chocolate Easter bunnies in the baskets, put in jelly beans along with the Jelly Bean prayer!

5. There are a lot of great children’s books that explain Easter, such as the Berenstain Bears series and Veggie Tales.

6. Tell the story of Palm Sunday, and reenact the Parade. This is helpful, especially for toddlers. They love waving the Palm and shouting “Hosanna!” and recognizing the excitement of the crowd as Jesus came into town. This is a great way to teach about praising the Lord out loud.

7. Make a resurrection garden—this is good for both younger and older children. Fill a larger pot with soil, and collect rocks and sticks to make a tomb and a cross. Roll the stone away from the tomb on Easter morning. If you start earlier in the spring season it is also nice to plant a tulip. Use it as an example of how Jesus gives us new life. After a challenging season, something beautiful can come of it. Or this can also be used to illustrate how Jesus transforms us!