On the way to Easter paper plate pictures that help to tell the story of the first Easter. In the Gospels Jesus meets several people when he is on his last journey to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover for the final time. So four of our stories are about the people that met Jesus as he was going to Jerusalem. Then we have the story of the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem and in the Death and Resurrection of Jesus.
I’ll be using different props for each story but as we go there will be a paper plate picture for each week that will build a bigger picture.. (If you don’t want to use all the stories just pick and choose)
Our stories will be… (Click on the links to go to the stories and crafts)
- The Rich Young Ruler (Luke 18:18-23 and Mark 10:17-22)
- Bartimaeus (Luke 18:35-43 and Mark 10:32,33,46-52)
- Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10)
- Mary anoints Jesus (John 12:1-8)
- The Triumphal Entry (Luke 19:28-40)
- Death and Resurrection of Jesus (Luke 23:44-24:12)
This is how our big picture will look when we have told all the stories..
These are paper plates covered in tissue paper with people and buildings and trees etc added.
The people are available to download – if you would like to make a contribution to the blog you are very welcome to do so but of course you don’t have to!
The pictures of trees and buildings are available in this post https://lettheirlightshine.com/2015/03/20/jesus-enters-jerusalem-palm-sunday/
On the way to Easter – some thoughts about telling the story
Easter can be a difficult story to tell to young children. It isn’t necessary to go into detail about how Jesus died. It’s always good to include the positive for example you can say – that although Jesus died and his friends were sad he came back to life again and his friends were happy! Be factual with sensitivity. Easter is a good news event!
A couple of Easter story videos – Palm Sunday and Easter!