With Easter coming I have been thinking about ways to share the real meaning of Easter to my girls. Maybe I am weird, but the commercialization of Christmas doesn’t bother me quite as much as Easter. I might get some backlash for saying that, but it is how I feel. Anyway, I think that there are some great ways to help children understand that Easter is about more than bunnies, candy and new dresses. Here are some great options for sharing the real meaning of Easter if you are looking for some too:
Easter Week Quote Book | Adventures with Gigi
30 Day Easter Countdown | Chocolate on My Cranium
Simple Easter Countdown with Bible References | How Does She
Testimony Easter Eggs | Our Family Blog
True Meaning of Easter Eggs | Burlap and Buttons
Resurrection Eggs | Energizer Bunnies Mommy Reports
Easter Tree | Our Family Blog
Egg Hunt with Meaning | Prepared Not Scared
True Meaning of Easter Rocks | JDaniel 4′s Mom
Easter Decor and Timeline | Our Family Blog
Easter Punchboard | Teaching LDS Children
Acting Out Palm Sunday | Our Family Blog
Jerusalem Dinner | Our Family Blog
Resurrection Rolls | Eat at Allie’s
Warm Fuzzies–Serving Others Like Jesus Would | Our Family Blog
Teaching the Parables of Jesus | Our Family Blog
Learning About the Garden of Gethsemane | Our Family Blog
Explaining Jesus’s Death to Children | Our Family Blog
He Lives Subway Art Printables | A Pocketful of LDS Prints
“I Know that My Redeemer Lives” Printable | Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Joy of Easter Printable | Sweet November
Easter Lapbook | Discover the Scriptures
He Lives Pop Up Craft | Sugardoodle
Easter Tomb Craft | Sugardoodle
Resurrection Garden | Uncommon Designs
If you have any of you have any great idea’s for sharing the real meaning of Easter please share them with us!
Note I corrected the spelling of her name.
Just wanted to say that Traci of BeneathMyHeart has a posting that her Mom (now deceased) did on Easter Story Cookies, some people call them Resurrection Rolls. Wanda was the food editor for a magazine, and submitted the recipe.
http://www.beneathmyheart.net/2010/03/wednesdays-with-wanda_1336/
You can also read about something that Wanda did for another child for Easter, that Traci recently was asked to have published.
http://www.beneathmyheart.net/?s=ideals+magazine
I love Traci, she is one of my favorite people, in blogland and in real life! I will totally be checking out her posts. Thanks so much for sharing them!
I agree. I believe the fact of Jesus’ resurrection is what weighs more on my mind with the commercialization as well. So you are not alone and certainly not weird. Great post!
Great ideas for Easter! Love that they focus on the true reason to celebrate!! Thanks for sharing!! Pinned them!!
Thanks Crystal! Thank you for all you kind comments!
What a great round up! Thank you for sharing all of these great ideas!
You are so welcome! I hope it will make teaching about Easter easier for you, i know it will help me!!