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    Home » Holidays » Easter and Spring

    Meaningful Easter Activities for All Ages

    Published: Jan 29, 2021 by Heidi. This post may contain affiliate links 16 Comments

    There was a time when I thought community Easter Egg hunts were the best thing about Easter for little kids.  What could be better than an entire field of colored eggs--ripe for the picking?  Well, my opinion changed right after they rang the bell to start the first hunt.

    The smiling, excited children quickly transformed into one of two things:  Crazed bullies elbowing smaller children out of the way, or tear-streaked, runny nosed wrecks with nearly empty baskets.  Now where is the fun in that?  I decided it was time to create some new -- meaningful Easter traditions for my family.

    Create meaningful Easter activities for children of all ages with my Free Printable "Walk With Jesus Easter Activity Guide {OneCreativeMommy.com} Free Printable

    Last year, my friend Nancy created a fantastic printable for the ladies at church.  She titled it:  A Daily Walk with Jesus.  She created a plan to teach children all about the last week of Jesus Christ's life.  She even included different ideas for toddlers, young kids and teens!  Guess what?  She said I could share it with you!

    I spruced it up a little bit by adding links to each of the scripture passages, videos and images she referenced.  I hope you like it!  If you click the download image below, the pdf image will open in a new web page so that you can print or save it to your computer.  (The Easter Story Resurrection Eggs activity I shared earlier this week, came from this printable.)

    Click here to download A Walk With Jesus Easter Week Activities Printable

    This year, I'd like to add even more new traditions.  My favorite place for Easter ideas is the Friend magazine.  Check out the ideas I've found so far!

    Meaningful Easter Activities

    Easter Lily Bouquet and Bird Nest Snacks -- Easter Lily craft and recipe for a snack that looks like a bird's nest

    Seven Days Till Easter -- Activities to learn something new about Jesus' life every day for the week before Easter

    Bunny Buns -- Recipe and directions for bunny-shaped rolls

    Picturing Easter -- An Easter countdown puzzle

    Make Your Own Easter Kite -- A traditional Bermuda Easter activity

    Loving Scripture Sheep and Honeycomb Candy -- Make a sheep craft and honeycomb candy recipe

    Easter and Signs of Spring Story to Color

    Easter Footsteps -- Follow the footsteps to find out what Jesus did during the last week of his life

    Easter Kitchen Crafts -- A collection of recipes and crafts for Easter

    Spring Jelly Bean Mosaic

    I'd love to hear if you try any of these activities!  Lu really wants to make the sheep craft, and I'd love to figure out how to make the Bunny Buns gluten free!

    Be sure to follow my Easter and Spring Ideas Pinterest Board for more great ideas!

    Easter and Spring Pinterest Board from OneCreativeMommy.com

    Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you'll stick around and browse!  (Images below are linked.)

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    Hi! I’m Heidi, the sometimes scatterbrained, but always creative mind behind One Creative Mommy. I'm a retired teacher, wife, and mom of three beautiful teenage girls and one adorable fur baby. In my spare time, I love to share my ideas (mistakes and all) with anyone who will listen.

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    Comments

    1. [email protected] Dairy on the Prairie

      March 28, 2014 at 6:43 pm

      Thanks for the great ideas! I'm always at a loss of what to do for Easter even though I know I want it to be spiritual and meaningful!

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        March 28, 2014 at 7:32 pm

        Me, too, Amy. I really like the Bible videos that are linked in the printable. They really help the kids visualize what it's all about.

        Reply
    2. Joyce

      March 30, 2014 at 3:37 pm

      Your collection of ideas is lovely. I had to smile at your thoughts on egg hunts. I remember also agreeing with you on traditional piñatas......more bullies and tears! Our parents once took me and my sisters to an egg hunt at the zoo and I will never forget trying to climb a hill that was covered in mud. We turned around and went home and that was the end of egg hunts for the family to this day!
      I will investigate the spiritual activities you've featured. It is far too easy to overlook them in the pursuit of fun, yet tasteful ideas are not readily seen. Thank you!

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      • [email protected]

        March 31, 2014 at 1:26 pm

        Thanks so much, Joyce! We still do egg hunts, but just small, family ones. My method doesn't exactly teach kids much about dealing with disappointment, but here's what I do: I fill up one color of egg for each kid in the hunt. Then I tell each kid which color to hunt for. My gluten-free kiddo gets only gluten-free candy (which is the most important part), and everyone comes out happy. I hide the teenager's eggs in the hardest spots to find. It works for us.

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    3. Katy Blevins

      March 31, 2014 at 9:14 am

      What a great list of activities! I am always looking for ways to connect activities with faith as I work to try to find the best way to introduce my children to the love of Jesus.

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      • Heidi Fowler

        April 15, 2014 at 11:30 pm

        I hope this helps, Katy. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment.

        Reply
    4. [email protected]

      March 31, 2014 at 1:26 pm

      Thanks, Katy! I hope some of these ideas work for you and your family!

      Reply
    5. Camille

      April 01, 2014 at 12:49 am

      Great idea to use the placemats to make pillows- they are really cute. Found you via the hdydi link up.

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        April 15, 2014 at 11:30 pm

        Thanks, Camille. The pillows were soooo easy!

        Reply
    6. Katelyn F

      April 05, 2014 at 5:45 am

      Thanks for sharing! I really need some good Christ-centered activities for my kids.

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        April 15, 2014 at 11:31 pm

        I hope these help, Katelyn. Thanks for stopping by! I hope you'll be back again.

        Reply
    7. Jenna @ A Savory Feast

      April 09, 2014 at 11:43 am

      These are great, Heidi! I have been looking for some meaningful activities to do with the two-year-old I nanny. We have done Easter egg activities of course, but I have been looking for ways to teach her about the true meaning of Easter! Thanks for sharing with Hump Day Happenings.

      Reply
      • Heidi Fowler

        April 15, 2014 at 11:32 pm

        Thanks! I hope you found some ideas you like, Jenna.

        Reply
    8. Megan Walker

      April 09, 2014 at 8:05 pm

      Awww, these activities are amazing! I remember my parents used to give my younger sister a head start on the egg hunt, which I thought was unfair at the time. But looking back, I see it was the only fair thing to do!

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      • Heidi Fowler

        April 15, 2014 at 11:33 pm

        It's amazing how different things looks now as adults, don't you think? (It doesn't make it any easier to be a kid, though!)

        Reply
    9. Jenjo Games

      December 10, 2020 at 12:27 am

      These are some really interesting activities and would help kids learn a lot too. Thanks for sharing these ideas with us, it's informative and useful.

      Reply

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