Map Your Street

Gather a piece of white paper and some crayons.

Let your child make a map of your street by drawing on the piece of paper with the crayons.

Who on this map can we go tell about Jesus? Maybe we can make them some cookies or bring

them some flowers and write a note that says "Jesus loves you."

The Rock

 Option 1-

Gather a rock and a heart sticker.

 Place the heart sticker on the rock.

The disciple Peter is called the Rock of the church because He helped start the church. He started it by telling everyone, everywhere that Jesus is alive and that He loves them very much. We can keep this rock to remember that we are a part of the church too. Jesus loves us and we can tell others all about Him.

Option 2-

 Gather a rock, a paintbrush, a paint, and plate.

Paint a heart on the rock.

The disciple Peter is called the Rock of the church because He helped start the church. He started it by telling everyone, everywhere that Jesus is alive and that He loves them very much. We can keep this rock to remember that we are a part of the church too. Jesus loves us and we can tell others all about Him.

Option 3-

Picture 1-  Gather a rock, a paintbrush, Mod Podge, tissue paper, scissors, and a plate.

Cut a small heart out of the tissue paper.

Mod Podge the heart onto the rock using the paintbrush.

The disciple Peter is called the Rock of the church because He helped start the church. He started it by telling everyone, everywhere that Jesus is alive and that He loves them very much. We can keep this rock to remember that we are a part of the church too. Jesus loves us and we can tell others all about Him.

Resurrection Rolls

Gather a baking sheet, cooking oil/spray, 1 can Pilsbury Crescent Dough, large marshmallows, a bowl of water, a bowl of sugar and cinnamon mixed together, and a plate. (Something I ended up grabbing once I opened the Crescent dough!)

Preheat the oven to 375 and spray the baking sheet with your cooking spray/oil.

 Unroll the Crescent dough into triangles.

Dip a marshmallow in water.

Then roll it a couple of times in the sugar/cinnamon mix.

Place the marshmallow at the top of the crescent roll and roll it down until it reaches the bottom.

Secure the sides by tucking them down/under, closing in the marshmallow.

Place them on the baking sheet and then place in the oven for 8-10 minutes.

Pull them out of the oven and ta-da! The marshmallows disappeared.

Talk about how they put Jesus’ body in the tomb. When they went back, it was gone! Jesus is alive. He came back! That’s why we celebrate Easter.

Palm Branch

Let’s make a palm branch! Gather a piece of white and brown construction paper, different shades of green paper, scissors, and glue.

Cut one long, thin rectangle out of the brown paper and several shorter strips out of the green paper.

 Glue the brown “branch line” onto the center of the page.

Now you glue down the green “branches” on both sides of the branch until your palm branch is complete!

Did you know that when Jesus entered the town of Jerusalem, people were so excited to see Him that they waved palm branches in the air?

Wash Your Feet

Gather some newspaper or other type of non-slip paper (I am using leftover packing paper), shaving cream, a towel, and a bathtub/tub of water nearby!

Lay the paper down on the floor and spray shaving cream on it.

Let your child walk in the shaving cream, getting their feet dirty!

Now take them to the tub and wash their feet.

While you dry their feet, talk about how when we wash our feet, it can be really fun.

When we wash someone else’s feet, it helps them and shows how much we love them.

Jesus washed His friends’ feet to show them how much He loved them.

Pig Food

Gather a plastic bowl or Ziploc® type bag and food items to make a snack mix with that your child would love to eat. These ideally are any snacks you already have at home. I am making mine with Cheerios®, Goldfish®, and Craisins®. NOTE: Make sure the food items are not choking hazards.

Place all of the food items in the bowl or bag and mix it really well.

Your “pig food” is complete! You and your child can munch on the pig food while reading the prodigal son story in the children’s Bible. Talk about how the pigs would eat whatever food was left over, which reminds you of your “pig food.” (Left over items from your home.)

Coin Rubbings

Gather a piece of white paper cut into quarters, coins, and crayons.

Lay several coins down under the paper. NOTE: You should never leave your child alone with the coins as they are a choking hazard!

 Color on the piece of paper, over the coin, with the crayons. It will leave a coin rubbing on your page!

You can do this over and over again, until each sheet of paper is filled with coin rubbings.

Now you can go through each coin and name them. Coins are money. We can buy things with them. Sometimes there are people that don’t have many coins and we can share ours with them.

Stack Your Cereal

Gather Play-Doh®, spaghetti noodles, a paper plate, and Cheerios® or another type of circular cereal, poured in a bowl.

Make two small mounds of Play-Doh on the plate.

 Take two strands of the spaghetti noodles and break them into different heights, a tall one and a short one, and stick them in a mound of Play-Doh standing up.

Let your child put pieces of cereal on each of the spaghetti noodles until they are almost filled to the top.

Talk about how this stack has a little and this stack has a lot. We can share when we have a little or a lot. Ask if they will share some of the cereal from the big stack and give it to the little stack. Now, share some of the cereal from the little stack to the big stack.

Wrap It Up

Gather an empty toilet paper or paper towel tube, a dark crayon or marker, glue, and strips of toilet paper.

Using the crayon or marker, draw eyes and a mouth on the empty tube.

Put some glue on the tube below the eyes and mouth.

Take the strips of toilet paper and wrap them around the tube.

Continue wrapping until the lower half of the tube is completely covered.

Talk about how the wrapped tube reminds you of the story of the Good Samaritan. He helped the hurt man by putting bandages on him and we can help others too.