Easter is all about Christ, so we should make it about Christ. While Easter eggs and candy are fun and awesome, teaching kids about Christ’s resurrection can also be fun and awesome!

Sometimes it’s hard to teach kids about Christ without it being super boring. They just want candy.

But, you can make it fun and memorable with a resurrection eggs printable. Instead of filling your eggs with (just) candy, you can fill them with symbols of Christ.

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What Are Resurrection Eggs?

Resurrection eggs are fancy Easter eggs that teach about Christ’s resurrection. Using 11-12 different eggs and 10 different objects that symbolize Christ, you can create Resurrection eggs. There are also some scriptures that go along with it.

How to make Easter resurrection eggs.

Can I Make Resurrection Eggs Using a Printable PDF?

Yes!

You can use this How To Make Your Own Resurrection Eggs printable. You will have all the information you need to make your own set.

Included in the printable are scriptures and instructions on how to make the eggs. The Resurrection eggs printable makes it easy and accessible because all you have to do is cut out the description for each egg.

How To DIY Resurrection Story Eggs at Home with a Printable

Let’s review the steps you will take to make Resurrection eggs at home for your kids.

  1. You will need 11 plastic Easter eggs.
  2. Number each egg, make each egg a different color, or just try to put them in order as you find them. It’s up to you.
  3. The item and scripture that you need for each egg is written below.
  4. Cut out each scripture and place it in its corresponding egg with its matching item. The items and corresponding scripture are written in the printable.
  5. Hide the eggs around your house or outside.
  6. Once the eggs are found, either read them in order or read them and put them in order. You can be really creative with this. You can make the kids find them in order, out of order, or they can find them all before you read them.

Plastic Easter eggs on table along with objects used for Easter resurrection eggs.Resurrection Eggs Story Using 11 Easter Eggs

Here is how you can use 11 plastic Easter eggs to set up your Resurrection eggs. Each egg contains a scripture along with a corresponding item.

Egg #1 – Matthew 26:39, Small Cup

39. And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

Egg #2 – Matthew 26:14-15, 3 Dimes

14. Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,

15. And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.

Egg #3 Matthew – 27:1-2, Piece of Twine

1. When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

2. And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

Egg #4 Matthew 27:24-26 – Piece of Sponge

24. When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

25. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

26. Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.

Easter resurrection egg #4, Matthew 27:24-26 with a piece of twine.

Egg #5 Matthew 27: 28-30 – Circle of Sticks (Like a Crown or Thorns)

28. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

29. And when they had plaited a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a breed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

30. And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.

Egg #6 Matthew 27: 35-37 – Tiny Cross or Nails

35. And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

36. And sitting down they watched him there;

37. And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Egg #7 Matthew 27: 50-51, 54 – Dirt or Rocks

50. Jesus, when he had cried again with aa loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

51. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

54. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Egg #8 Matthew 27: 57-59 – White Cloth or Linen

57. When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:

58. He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

59. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Egg #9 Matthew 27:60-66 – Stone

60. And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

61. And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

62. Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

63. Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

64. Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last aerror shall be worse than the first.

65. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.

66. So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch.

Egg #10 Luke 24: 1-3 – Some Type of Spice

1. Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

2. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

3. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

Egg #11 Matthew 28: 6 – Empty

6. He is not here: for he is arisen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

Egg #12 – Picture of Christ (optional)

You have the option to do a 12th egg with a picture of Christ. You would also include this question – “What can you give to Him who died for us?”.

To easily put this Easter Resurrection story together go ahead and click here to download the Resurrection Eggs Story printable.

Plastic Easter eggs in an egg carton with numbers 1-11 written on them with black marker.

Objects To Include With the Resurrection Eggs Story Printable PDF

Here is a list of items you will need to put in the eggs, if you choose to.

  • Small cup – a great place to look for this is at Hobby Lobby in the dollhouse accessories section or Amazon.
  • 3 dimes
  • Piece of twine from Dollar Tree
  • Piece of sponge from Dollar Tree
  • Circle of sticks like a crown or thorns. Make a circle crown with twine or wire.
  • Tiny cross or nails. You can find tiny nails at any home improvement store or Amazon.
  • Dirt or rocks
  • White cloth or linen – just cut out a piece of fabric
  • Stone – buy fish rocks, flower rocks, or “glass gems”. You can find them at the Dollar Store.
  • Spice – buy a small baggie or bottle to put some pepper or chili powder in

What Will Kids Learn From The Resurrection Eggs Story?

The Easter resurrection eggs printable covers from the time Jesus prays in the garden, asking God to remove His cup from Him to when he has risen. That includes Judas’ betrayal, Pilate washing his hands, and his suffering before and on the cross.

The visual items plus the scriptures help the kids to really learn and picture the story of the Resurrection of Christ.

Easter activity using Easter eggs.

Can I Use These Resurrection Eggs Printable in Sunday School?

Absolutely! This would make a great Sunday school lesson on Easter Sunday or a week before. Hide the eggs around the classroom and talk about each one.

You could add some coloring pages at the end of the lesson or a fun Easter activity page too. You could also discuss the story in more detail.

Easter bookmarks to color.

Another great addition would be to have the kids draw what they just learned and see if anything actually stuck out in their minds.

Use this resurrection eggs printable at Easter for a unique way to teach kids the story of Christ’s death and resurrection.

Easter can be an amazing holiday honoring Christ and His resurrection. It can be hard to teach kids about the resurrection without them becoming disinterested.

A great way to teach them is through resurrection eggs. It’s a fun activity that involves them and brings a visual to the story. It’s simple, but still tells the story of Easter and gets the message to their hearts.

Finally, don’t forget to download your Easter resurrection eggs printable before you go.

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