How to Make Resurrection Eggs (and Why I Didn’t Make Any This Year)

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I intended for my family to have a fun, spiritual, religious Easter celebration this year.

I wanted it to be similar to our Christmas. We had fun celebrating the birth of Jesus and the arrival of Santa (or Mrs. Santa, as the case turned out to be). I intended for Easter to be similar, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead.

You know what they say about good intentions.

I started out researching Easter and Lenten traditions back in February. I wanted to come up with a tradition in the same vein as the Jesse Tree, religious and significant but also uplifting and fun and joyful.

Halfway through my Resurrection Eggs craft project, I realized that it wasn’t going to turn out like my Jesse Tree.

My Jesse Tree was nice.

My Resurrection Eggs weren’t going to be nice. They weren’t going to be uplifting or fun or joyful to an already anxious 2-year-old.

It may have been meaningful and memorable, but not in the way that I wanted.

So I quit. I let go of my project. I’m hoping to come back to it next year, when Grace is older and {pray with me on this one} less afraid of the world.

In the meantime, I thought I’d tell you what I had come up with for the project.

How to Make Resurrection Eggs

1. Come up with 12 Bible verses or images that you find personally important in the story of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. After a lot of research, I chose the following:
   • Jesus rode to Jerusalem on a donkey. (Matthew 21:1-11)
   • Mary poured perfume on Jesus’ feet. (John 12:2-8)
   • The Last Supper (Matthew 26:17-19)
   • Judas betrays Jesus (Matthew 27:3)
   • Jesus carries his cross to the site of the crucifixion. (John 19:17)
   • Jesus crowned king of the Jews. (John 19:2-4, Mark 15:17)
   • Soldiers divide up his clothes. (John 19:23)
   • Jesus was nailed to the cross. (John 19:18,37 & John 20:25-29)
   • They give Jesus a sponge soaked in vinegar to drink. (John 19:28-30)
   • Jesus’ body is prepared for burial. (John 19:40)
   • They covered Jesus’ tomb with a great stone. (Matthew 27:59-60)
   • The tomb was empty. He has risen. (Matthew 28:6)
2. Gather or buy an equal number of plastic refillable Easter eggs.
3. For each verse or theme, choose an object that will fit into the Easter egg. I was vacillating between making a felt object, making a mini felt ornament, and simply finding each object to put inside the eggs. I didn’t get to this step, so it didn’t matter in the end. I think any of the three would be nice.
   • A donkey – Jesus rode to Jerusalem on a donkey. (Matthew 21:1-11)
   • A tiny perfume bottle – Mary poured perfume on Jesus’ feet. (John 12:2-8)
   • Bread or a dinner table set for a meal - The Last Supper (Matthew 26:17-19)
   • 3 pieces of silver money – Judas betrays Jesus (Matthew 27:3)
   • A cross {made from popsicle sticks?} – Jesus carries his cross to the site of the crucifixion. (John 19:17)
   • Thorns – Jesus crowned king of the Jews. (John 19:2-4, Mark 15:17)
   • Dice – Soldiers divide up his clothes. (John 19:23)
   • Nail – Jesus was nailed to the cross. (John 19:18,37 & John 20:25-29)
   • Sponge – They give Jesus a sponge soaked in vinegar to drink. (John 19:28-30)
   • Spices {whole cloves?} – Jesus’ body is prepared for burial. (John 19:40)
   • A stone - They covered Jesus’ tomb with a great stone. (Matthew 27:59-60)
   • {Egg should be empty.} The tomb was empty. He has risen. (Matthew 28:6)
4. Number the eggs so they don’t get mixed up.
5. Place the eggs into an empty egg carton.
6. Decorate the carton.
7. Ideally, you’ll want to count backwards 12 days from Easter, and plan ahead so that you can open one egg each day. You can talk about the image or the verses or the story. Say a prayer.

To be honest, I feel a little silly posting a project that I decided not to make. On the other hand, I thought it might be helpful to someone, so I went ahead with the post.

If you decide to make (or buy) Resurrection Eggs, please come back and share your thoughts and photos.

More Resources on How to Make Resurrection Eggs

• Easy Fun School‘s resurrection eggs instructions
• Cullen’s ABCs has a You Tube video series on resurrection eggs
• Beyond the Easter Bunny

How do you celebrate the religious side of Easter with your young children?

We’re still doing the Easter bunny and the Easter basket, but I’m curious as to how you discuss the Easter story with your preschoolers.

Grace is still in love with pretend Baby Jesus, and we’re not ready for him to die just yet. Still, I’m interested in how other parents have handled it.

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