These Easter activities can be used in Christian Preschool programs and Sunday schools.
Easter Play Dough Mats
Print these Easter Bible Story Play Dough Mats to give children a fun way to review the story and exercise their fine motor muscles. Children will make a palm leaf for the people to wave at Jesus, they will make crosses on the hill, they will make a stone for the tomb, and an angel to roll away the stone.
Download: Easter Play Dough Mats
He is Risen Easter Crown Craft
Use this free printable to make an Easter crown with children. Children will cut and glue pictures from the Bible story onto the crown, helping them retell and understand the Easter story in a hands-on way.
Jesus is Risen: Easter Sequencing
Print these story sequencing cards for children to sequence the story after you read it to them. Get the printable on this page: Bible Story Sequencing
Easter Picture-Word Cards
Here’s a set of 15 Easter Picture-Word Cards you can use in a pocket chart and a variety of activities. Get it here: Easter Picture-Word Cards
Easter Basket Craft
Use this Easter basket craft to help children explore the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection in a hands-on way. Children will cut out and glue Easter eggs into the basket, each featuring an important symbol from the Easter story, such as Jesus, the cross, crown of thorns, palm branch, and the empty tomb. As they complete the craft, children can talk about each picture and what it means, helping them understand the true meaning of Easter in a simple and meaningful way.
Easter Story Recall Set
Print and cut these story recall cards to have children recall who and what was in the Bible story. Check their understanding and comprehension of the story. There are 9 cards that represent the story, such as Jesus, Mary, tomb, crown of thorns, etc. There are 9 cards for things that were not in the story, such as Baby Jesus, boat, bunny, Easter egg, etc.
Picture Question and Answer
These visual question-and-answer cards are a fun way to check children’s understanding of the story. The teacher reads a simple question along with three possible answers, each shown with a picture to guide the children. Kids can respond by saying the answer aloud, or the teacher can invite a child to come up, point to the correct picture, and name it.
Download: Question and Answer Cards
Question & Answer Sheet
This is a sheet similar to the activity above. This one can be printed and copied for each student. Read the questions to the children and have them mark their answer by circling, stamping with a bingo dot marker, or coloring the answer. One option is to slip this into a page protector and have children use dry erase markers. That way, their answer can be changed if they need to, and there is less stress over getting a wrong answer.
Download: Question and Answer Sheet
Easter Story True/False Cards
Print these Easter Story True/False Cards to check children’s comprehension of the story. There are 6 “true” cards — these cards have true facts with pictures from the story of Easter, such as “Jesus had the last supper with his 12 disciples.” There are 6 “false” cards — these cards have things that aren’t true about the story, such as “Samson rescued Jesus from Pontius Pilate”.
Jesus is Risen Mini Book
Print this Bible story print & fold mini book and others on this page: Bible Story Mini Books
Easter Bible Verse Printables
Print these Easter Bible verse sheets for kids.
Make an Easter Cross Snack
Make this Cross snack with a graham cracker, icing, and candies or small fruit pieces. Read more here: Make a Cross Snack
Life of Jesus: Easter Cross Craft
Make this Easter cross craft and review the life of Jesus! Get the printable craft here: Life of Jesus Cross
Make a Crown for Jesus
Use this printable for children to color or decorate a “good crown” for Jesus. Get the printable here: Make a Crown for Jesus
Story Sheet
Have children look at the pictures and only mark things that are in the story. Children can stamp the pictures with bingo dot markers, or circle them with a marker.
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