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April 10, 2025
Easter is one of the most significant celebrations within the Christian calendar. As adults, we may carry the weight of its meaning in quiet reflection, but how can we help children engage with the Easter story in ways that are meaningful, age-appropriate, and interactive?
These Easter Activity Cards offer a beautiful solution—thoughtfully designed activities that bring key moments of death and resurrection to life for both early childhood and primary-aged children.
These hands-on ideas are rooted in Scripture and crafted to support various learning styles, helping kids reflect on the questions: Jesus cried from the cross:
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34) (Good Friday set)
"Who will roll away the stone?" (Mark 16:3) (Easter Sunday set)
These activities aren’t just crafts or games—they’re opportunities for spiritual reflection, emotional connection, and personal prayer. Each of these activities have been designed to help children:
Whether you're a teacher, parent, or children's ministry leader, incorporating them into your Easter plans can help kids understand the weight and wonder of Good Friday in a way that’s both tender and true.
Let the Easter story come alive—not just in their minds, but in their hearts!
Using paddlepop stick crosses in a sandbox, children engage in open-ended play while exploring basic truths about the crucifixion. This activity builds spatial awareness, fine motor skills, and early math concepts too!
Children hold small wooden crosses while learning about Jesus praying in the garden. Caregivers can model simple prayers like, “Thank you, Jesus, for loving me.”
Children use colourful paint to fill in a large paper cross with fingerprints. Each print represents a sin Jesus took to the cross—culminating in a personalised touch with their name and colour.
Using squares of paper and glue, children decorate a cross image, making something beautiful out of something sad. It’s a quiet, reflective activity that also develops fine motor skills.
A hopscotch course shaped like a cross brings movement and joy into the learning. As they hop, children remember the path Jesus walked and the life he gave.
In a playful nod to the stone being rolled in front of Jesus' tomb, this fun activity builds focus and coordination as children carry an egg on a spoon to the finish line.
Gather children on cozy cushions and read from a children’s Bible or Easter storybook. It’s a time to wonder, ask questions, and experience the Easter message through listening and imagination.
Children match colourful plastic egg halves to recreate printed designs. It’s a fun visual activity that introduces the mystery of the empty tomb.
Tiny chickens hidden inside plastic eggs represent the new life Jesus gives. As children discover the surprises, it opens conversations about resurrection and joy.
With Easter-themed mats and play dough, little hands can shape tombs, stones, and symbols of life while reflecting on the empty tomb.
Children group stones and round objects by colour and shape, sparking talk about the stone that was rolled away and the miracle it revealed.
Set to fun worship songs, kids use egg shakers to dance and celebrate the risen King through joyful movement and music.
Each egg contains an item from the Easter story, helping children piece together the events from Palm Sunday to resurrection morning.
Children begin by sequencing illustrated “story stones” that represent major events in the Easter narrative. This tactile activity encourages comprehension and storytelling skills as they work through scenes from Jesus’ betrayal to his resurrection. It’s a fantastic way to anchor the Gospel story in visual memory.
In this quiet, meditative activity, children write their own prayers on paper shaped like teardrops, echoing Jesus' heartfelt plea in the garden. It’s a chance for kids to express their emotions and remember that Jesus understands sadness and fear.
Breaking a biscuit and gluing it back together with icing is a powerful metaphor for broken relationships and healing. As kids reflect on Judas’ betrayal, they’re reminded of God’s forgiveness and the gift of restoration through Christ.
With just coins and paper, children can engage in a creative rubbing activity that symbolises the silver pieces Judas received. It opens up conversations about choices, consequences, and the real cost of sin.
Using thread and nails on a wooden board, kids form the shape of a cross—turning something harsh into something beautiful. As they wrap the thread, they reflect on Jesus’ sacrifice and love woven into every moment of his suffering.
This sensory prayer experience uses sand trays where children can write confessions and then smooth them away, a powerful symbol of how Jesus wipes away our sins. It’s calming, visual, and deeply moving.
Children reconstruct a picture by matching puzzle pieces, just like the women who discovered the empty tomb had to piece together what it meant.
Using alphabet magnets, kids spell out “Jesus is Alive” and reflect on the angel’s message in the tomb.
Bible verses written on rocks are hidden for children to find and put in order—like uncovering the truth that Jesus is alive!
Children use Lego to build scenes from the resurrection story, encouraging storytelling and hands-on exploration of Scripture.
This colourful game reinforces the story of Easter through images, listening, and friendly fun.
Download the Early Childhood Good Friday Activity cards in A4 format here.
Download the Early Childhood Good Friday Activity cards in Widescreen format here.
Download the Primary School Good Friday Activity cards in A4 format here.
Download the Primary School Good Friday Activity cards in Widescreen format here.
Download the Early Childhood Easter Sunday Activity cards in A4 format here.
Download the Early Childhood Easter Sunday Activity cards in Widescreen format here.
Download the Primary School Easter Sunday Activity cards in A4 format here.
Download the Primary School Easter SundayActivity cards in Widescreen format here.
