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
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 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.
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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