Resurrection Eggs

Last year we bought "Resurrection Eggs" after seeing them at church. They are the coolest thing since sliced bread in helping younger children understand the powerful story of Jesus' resurrection.



Here are the eggs! In each egg is a treasure that helps children understand the story of Jesus. The items in order are: Donkey (that Jesus rode on), silver coins (Jesus betrayal), cup (the Last Supper), praying hands (Jesus prayed after the supper), leather whip, crown of thorns, nail (how Jesus was nailed to the cross), die (the guards gambled... I had forgotten this), spear, linen cloth (that Jesus was buried in), and a stone (Jesus' tomb).

Here is Caleb holding the last and most important egg... an empty egg to represent that Jesus rose and the tomb was empty!

In addition to the resurrection eggs this year we found "Benjamin's Box" which walks through the resurrection from the perspective of a little boy.

These eggs have helped bring Easter to life in our home. Caleb truly understands Easter for the first time this year and can explain to you each part of the story because of the eggs. I found both the eggs and the book at the Lifeway Christian bookstore in White Marsh, both reasonably priced.

As much as I love candy, baskets, egg hunts, dying eggs, and the Easter bunny, let us not forget the true meaning of Easter! Jesus died for our sins so that we could live forever with him and his father! He is risen!