I found these Easter activity the other day when I was planning for play group and I thought that I would share what I found with you too. I will post three of my favorites today and another three on Wednesday. I hope you have fun with them in the coming week or two.
1. Easter Praise…
Young children love to move to happy music. Play some praise songs and encourage your child to move along to the music. Make a simple tambourine by placing rice between two plastic plate and taping the edges together. Invite your child to shake the tambourine with the music. Reinforce the idea that because Jesus is alive we can celebrate.
2. Easter song…
Young children are likely to struggle grasping the meaning of the resurrection. What you can teach them, though, is that Easter is a time to be happy. Teach this simple song to the tune of “Mary had a little Lamb,” to your children.
Easter is a happy day, happy day, happy day.
Easter is a happy day.
Jesus is alive!
3. Easter card…
Place a piece of plain white paper in the bottom of a shoebox. Cut the paper to fit. Dip two or three marbles in bright colors of washable paint and gently drop them into the box on top of the paper. Let your child shake the box back and forth to move the marbles across the paper. Remove the marbles from the box, then remove the paper and set it aside to dry. You can then fold your paper in half to make a card with a beautiful marble painting on the outside. Add your Easter message and a scripture verse to make the card extra special.
