Resurrection Eggs

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We often speak of emptiness as bad, but sometimes “empty” is good. That is the case of the empty tomb! Many of us re-tell the resurrection story around Easter time. Here is a great method that involves plastic eggs.

Mission Bible Class did not create this idea, but it’s used by many. 

Here’s what you do:

(click here for printable instructions)

  1. Collect 12 plastic eggs and a used egg carton to store them in.
    Note that you don’t have to use plastic eggs if they are not available. You can use 12 sacks or boxes or just cover the items with 12 cloths or 12 papers.
  2. Use a permanent marker to number the eggs from one to twelve.
  3. Collect representative items (listed below) and put them inside the eggs.  Place the eggs inside the egg carton.
  4. Introduce the story by asking the children how they would feel if they went on an Easter egg hunt and every egg they found was empty. Lead into the lesson by saying sometimes it is GOOD if an egg is empty. Sometimes an empty egg is the best egg of all.
  5. Open the egg carton and begin the lesson by opening egg number one.
  6. As you open the eggs one at a time, re-tell the story to the children. You might let them guess what each of the items might represent.
  7. After you tell the story, distribute the eggs to the children and let them take turns re-telling the story.
  8. If you are able and have fewer children, then you might help the children make one of these sets each to take home.

Here’s a list of items inside the eggs:

  • Egg #1: A leaf or twig (palm leaf if you have one)
  • Egg #2: A cracker or communion cup
  • Egg #3: Coins (Judas betrayed Jesus for coins)
  • Egg #4: Thorns (thorny twigs from a bush)
  • Egg #5: A cross (made from twigs or paper)
  • Egg #6: Nails
  • Egg #7: Dice and purple cloth
  • Egg# 8: Black paper or cloth
  • Egg #9: Small piece of Sponge
  • Egg #10: Thin cloth (white)
  • Egg #11: A stone
  • Egg #12: EMPTY!!

Lessons Covered by This Activity:

Here are some sites that explain other homemade variations of the activity.