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Home/Children & Family/Make a Resurrection Set: Hands-on Easter Learning

Make a Resurrection Set: Hands-on Easter Learning

“After telling and showing them the story, let children play. Encourage them to tell you the story.”

 

Make a Resurrection Set

Children learn through stories. In this case, they can even tell it themselves. Parents and teachers can bring the story of Holy Week and Easter to life for children.

The Resurrection Set from Catholic Icing is perfect for families to use at home, or for Sunday school teachers to use at church. You might consider making one for the church nursery, or placing a set on a table near the church entrance as a sample.

Download the Resurrection Set at Catholic Icing

When you click the link below, you will see the full instructions for the set, with pictures. You can then download Lacy’s black and white images for free. To get the full-color images, you can either pay $2, or subscribe to the blog and receive the color images as a free gift.

Resurrection Set at Catholic Icing

(Created by Lacy Rabideau in 2009, Catholic Icing offers crafts, recipes, and hands-on ideas. Lacy writes, “It is my mission to bring Christian fun to families on the internet for free, and I am always working on adding to my library of Catholic crafts!”) 

6 Ways to Use the Resurrection Set With Children

As children play with the resurrection set, they learn the story of Holy Week and Easter. Here are some ideas to help them along.

1. Share the Story
Adults and older children can help by telling the Biblical story. Describe the characters, answer questions, point out the key moments of the passion and resurrection stories.

2. Use an Easter Book for Help
You might use a children’s Bible or Easter book as a guide to share the story. Building Faith has a list of Children’s Easter Books here.

3. Explain Jesus Died, Buried, and Risen
Regardless of the book you use, be sure to tell children that Jesus died, and was buried, and rose again. Oftentimes, this needs no elaboration.

4. Let Children Play!
After telling and showing them the story, let children play. Resist the urge to micromanage or make sure they are ‘doing it right.’ They may need to do some experimenting. One child put the soldiers in the closet, for example.

5. Invite Children to Tell the Story
Encourage children to tell you the story. Again, don’t micromanage. If necessary, you can help by simply reminding them of the characters. Make sure to encourage and thank them.

6. Remind Children that Jesus Loves Them
Remind children that Jesus loves them!  Consider the following nugget: “If you had been the only person to ever live, Jesus still would have come, died and rose again, just for you.” Alleluia!

 


Top photo by Matthew Kozlowski with special thanks to Shivaun Wilkinson. All rights reserved. Please do not share or use this photo for any purpose, online or print.

 

About the Author

  • Matthew Kozlowski

    The Rev. Matthew Kozlowski serves as Associate Rector at All Saints Church in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Matthew lives his wife and two daughters. He recently completed a PhD in Christian Spirituality. Throughout his career he has been a teacher, camp counselor, school chaplain, camp chaplain, Sunday school teacher, parish priest, and Alpha course coordinator.

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March 31, 2014 By Matthew Kozlowski

Filed Under: Children & Family, Easter, Holy Week Tagged With: Catholic Icing, children, crucifixion, Easter, Jesus, passion, resurrection, resurrection site

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