In the Christian religion, Easter is the holiest day of the year. We celebrate because on this day, when Jesus rose from the dead, he ransomed mankind from death and provided a way to be reconciled with God and have eternal life.
One of my family's favorite traditions is retelling the Easter story with a set of Resurrection Eggs. We do this during our Easter Brunch with each family member taking turns opening an egg and reading the corresponding scripture. Resurrection Eggs help bridge all the exciting secular fun of egg hunts, bunnies and candy with the real meaning of Easter and are a reminder to Christians of why we celebrate on this day.
There are many places you can purchase a set such as a local Christian book store or Amazon. However, it is easy to make a DIY set with your kids. And when kids make their own, you invite them to think more intentionally about what each egg represents in the Easter story.
Number 12 plastic Easter eggs and place them in order in an egg carton. Download a FREE Resurrection Eggs script HERE.
Choose which symbols you wish to use from the list below and add them to the eggs in order.
1. Biblical Event: Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem riding a donkey
- Scripture: They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the king of Israel!” -John 12:14
- Symbol: Palm Branch- use a tiny plastic palm branch, a green leaf or cut one from green felt to represent a palm branch at Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
- Symbol: A small plastic donkey or colt
2. Biblical Event: Judas betrays Jesus
- Scripture: Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?” So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. — Matthew 26:14–15
- Symbol: place a dime in the egg
3. Biblical Event: Jesus washes his disciples’ feet
- Scripture: Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. — John 13:14–15
- Symbol: Cut a 2‑inch square piece out of a washcloth or old rag.
4. Biblical Event: The Last Supper
- Scripture: While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” — Matthew 26:26–28
- Symbol: Make a small loaf of bread using Play-Dough
- Symbol: Use a small cracker
- Symbol: Make a small cup using Play-Dough
- Symbol: Purchase miniature wine goblet on Amazon
5. Biblical Event: Jesus prays in the garden of Gethsemane
- Scripture: Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” — Matthew 28:39
- Symbol: Purchase small praying hands like these on Amazon
- Symbol: Cut out a picture of praying hands.
- Symbol: Use a tiny piece of paper rolled into a scroll
- Symbol: Use a tiny plastic flower for the garden
6. Biblical Event: Soldiers arrested Jesus and tied Him up
- Scripture:"So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him"- John 18:12
- Symbol: Use a small piece of twine or yarn
7. Biblical Event: They placed a Crown of Thorns on His head
- Scripture: "And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on his head and put a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!”- Matthew 27: 28,29
- Symbol: a thorn to represent the crown of thorns
8. Biblical Event: The Crucifixion of Christ
- Scripture: "Pilate let Barabbas go free. But he had Jesus whipped. Then he handed him over to be nailed to a cross" -Matthew 27:26
- Symbol: A wooden cross
- Symbol: Small nails
9. Biblical Event: A soldier pierced Jesus side with a spear
- Scripture: "So that the bodies would not remain on the cross on the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a high day), the Jews asked Pilate that their legs might be broken and that they might be taken away. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. But one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear."- John 19: 31-34
- Symbol: Purchase a small spear like this on Amazon
- Symbol: Use a toothpick with one end dipped in red food coloring or paint
10. Biblical Event: Jesus body wrapped in strips of linen and spices
- Scripture: "So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews"- John 19:40
- Symbol: A small roll of gauze or white cloth
- Symbol: Several small cloves
11. Biblical Event: A large stone was rolled in front of the tomb
- Scripture: "And Joseph took the body and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away." Matthew 27: 59,60
- Symbol: Use a rock to represent the stone
12. Biblical Event: The empty tomb
- Scripture: "When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here."- Mark 16: 1-6
- Symbol: The final egg contains NOTHING! Which represents the empty tomb and His resurrection from the dead.
I hope you celebrate with your family and have a blessed Easter!
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