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The Easter Story in Eggs – Resurrection Eggs

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The Easter Story in Eggs, also called Resurrection Eggs, is a fun tradition we have been doing for a few years now.  It reminds me a little of a Christmas advent, but for Easter.  These are a perfect object lesson for teaching about the story of Jesus’ resurrection at Easter time.

Resurrection eggs- Easter story in eggs

This Resurrection Eggs lesson has always been a very meaningful activity for my family and helps us to focus on the true meaning of Easter. I want my kids to understand what Easter is really about more than chicks & bunnies! We actually do not do the Easter Bunny at our house, so the focus really is on Christ.

 

How to Make the Resurrection Eggs

Watch the video to see what we have inside of our eggs:

To make resurrection eggs, you need 12 plastic Easter eggs.  Number them 1-12 with plastic Easter eggs or a permanent marker.

resurrection eggs

Using the Resurrection Eggs

Inside each egg, write/type out the scripture listed below on small strips of paper and put the small item inside the egg.

I like to hide the eggs around the room for the kids to find. Once they find them all,  you can take turns opening them and reading the scripture, and showing the object that is inside.

The final egg is empty, representing the empty tomb of Christ. It is a beautiful and memorable object lesson for kids during Easter or anytime you want to teach about the story of Christ’s resurrection.

You could also have the Resurrection eggs be a matching game, where you have to match the prop with the scripture. Read the scripture, and let kids pick the object they think it fits with the best.

You can use an old egg carton to store the eggs.

Download the Scriptures for the Resurrection Eggs:

Following are the Bible verses and references I use for our Easter Resurrection eggs.  If you’d like, you can get a free printable download of it by subscribing. It is in my Subscriber Freebie Library. I use the King James Version on mine.

Bible Verses and Objects for the Resurrection Eggs

Egg #1 Matthew 26:39, tiny plastic (sacrament) cup
Egg #2 Matthew 26:14-15, 3 coins
Egg #3 Matthew 27:1-2, piece of knotted string
Egg #4 Matthew 27:24-26, piece of soap
Egg #5 Matthew 27: 28-30, piece of red fabric
Egg #6 Matthew 27: 31-32, small toothpick cross (or make one with a twisty tie), tiny nail
Egg #7 Matthew 27: 35, pair of dice
Egg #8 Matthew 27: 50-51, 54, small bag of crushed rock or soil
Egg #9 Matthew 27: 57-59, square of white cloth or linen
Egg #10 Matthew 27:60, 65-66, small stone
Egg #11 Luke 24: 1-3, clove, cinnamon sticks, other spices
Egg #12 Matthew 28: 6, empty

easter resurrection eggs


Also visit my post for creating a week of Christ-Centered Easter Activities.
Christ-centered Easter
Also check out my Resurrection Tree post.
Want even more?  Check out this amazing resource for Christ-Centered Easter Activities:
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Comments

  2. laceyd says

    I’m really confused by #11…. can you shed some light on the meaning of the spices??? Not sure how that fits with those scriptures?

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    • Karyn Tripp says

      After all these years, you are the first person to notice that! I had the wrong reference. It is supposed to be referring to the spices that Mary came to anoint Christ’s body with. It is not mentioned in Matthew, but in Luke & Mark. Thanks for noticing & letting me know! I switched it.

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  4. Ms Q says

    I love doing this every year!thank you for sharing your Ministry and being obedient to the Holy Spirit to share the gift of Christ with others. Was wondering if you had any other hands-on arts and crafts to share the love of Jesus to children I teach a small class with 6 to 8-year-old children and I would like to do something visual like the egg resurrection to show them other ways of understanding christ

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  5. Barry Vaughn says

    I used this idea at our 6th grade faith formation class today and it was a big hit! Due to limited time I used 6 scripture quotes and eggs (the last empty egg being the most impactful). The students received new bibles today and it was a really fun way to help them get comfortable finding specific scripture passages, reading them and then discussing their meaning. Thank you Karen for a brilliant idea!

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  6. Janelle says

    If the slips of paper go IN the eggs, then the last one really isnt empty, right? Would it be better instead to have a paper that goes with the set, like maybe attached to the top of the egg carton, that has the numbered references? Also, I’m unclear on how to use these as a game. So you hide the eggs, kids find them, you talk about the stuff inside, but does it need to be chronological? So do they have to be found and opened in the right order?

    I’m doing this for an activity for the tween girls at church. I want them to each assemble and take home a set they can use in their own families, but I want to be clear on the process for them. Thanks!

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    • Karyn Tripp says

      So the last one just will not have an object in it, but will have a slip of paper, yes. If you play it as a game, the kids find them, and then you would open them in chronological order since they are numbered.

      Hope that helps clarify it for you. Have fun!

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  7. Rev J Hale says

    i love doing this at Easter. As a Senior Pastor it helps get me out of the pulpit and get with kids individually and love them with the story of Christ 1:1…

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