Fun Stuff Friday

Every Friday we would like to post some "Fun Stuff" on our blog!  We will be posting fun ideas and printables for the members of our ward to use. If you have any ideas or suggestions please send them to McCall Carson at mccallcarson@gmail.com.

For this activity you will need 12 easter eggs, and a carton or basket to put them in.  Number each egg on the outside with a sharpie.


In each egg you will put a piece of paper with a scripture on it.  You will also add a small item to represent the passage to be read.  (If you have more than one young child, you might want to put double or triple the number of items in every egg so each child can each take something away from the activity.)  The 12th egg, though, will be symbolically empty to represent the empty tomb when Jesus rose on the third day.

1. Matthew 26:26-27,39 (sacrament cup or small cracker or chex cereal)
2. Matthew 26: 48-49 (chocolate kiss) 
3. Matthew 26: 14-15 (3 dimes) [This fulfilled the prophecy in Zechariah 11:12-14.]
4. Matthew 27:1-2 (knotted twine)
5. Matthew 27:15, 17, 21, 24-26 (chunk of hand soap)
6. Matthew 27:28-30  or Mark 15:16-17 (square of red or purple fabric)
7. Matthew 27:31-32 (small nail or toothpick cross)
8. Matthew 27:50-51, 54 (crushed rocks)
9. Matthew 27:57-60 (strip of white cloth)
10. Matthew 27:60, 62-66 (a small, flat stone)
11. Mark 16:1, 2-6 (bay leaf or other herb)
12. Matthew 28:5-6 (empty)

You can print the scriptures here to be placed in each egg.(click to enlarge)

This is a great activity to help teach your children about the Easter Story. You can either do an egg every day leading up to Easter or you can do it all together for an Family Home Evening.