He Is Risen! Egg Holders by Sarah Keith

	He's Risen! Egg Holders Use them to hold your eggs or place them inside plastic eggs. Get the free "Palm Branches" pattern at the bottom of this page. (More ways to use them are listed below.)
Use a child-friendly Bible and the twelve "He's Risen! Egg Holders" to tell the Easter story. Each egg picture is numbered to correspond with its explanation. (Pattern #1, "Palm Branches" and the 12 explanations are free.* Patterns 2-12 require a small, onetime download fee.)* All your kids can color and cut their own set of egg pictures! For a onetime download fee you may print as many dozen sets as you need! Click here. A great activity for Easter get-togethers! Copy and print the following explanations for each child: 1) Palm Branches - (Palm Sunday) Jesus was hailed as King (Matthew 21:1-9, Mark 11: 1-9, Luke 19:28-38, John 12:12-19). 2) Bread and Wine – The Last Supper "Passover" (Matthew 26:17-29; Mark 14:12-25; Luke 22:7-25; John 13:1-38). 3) Rooster - Jesus predicted that Peter would deny him three times before the rooster crowed (Matthew 26:31-35, 69-75; Mark 14:27-31, 66-72; Luke 22:31-34, 54-62; John 13:36-38, 18:15-18, 18:25-27). 4) Thirty Pieces of Silver – Judas betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver (Matthew 26:14-16; Mark 14:10-11; Luke 22:3-5, 47-48). 5) Crown of Thorns – Roman soldiers mocked Jesus as King of the Jews and placed a crown of thorns on his head (Matthew 27:27-31; Mark 15:16-20; John 19:1-3). 6) Nails – Jesus was crucified by being nailed to a cross (Matthew 27:31; Mark 15:20; Luke 23:33; John 19:16). 7) Cross – Jesus suffered and died on the cross to be punished for our sins (Matthew 27:32-54; Mark 15:2139; Luke 23:26-49; John 19:16-37). 8) Dice – The soldiers cast lots, played a game, to win Jesus' clothes (Luke 23: 34; John 19:23-24). This event was predicted hundreds of years before it happened (see Psalm 22:18). 9) Spear – One of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side (John 19:34). This event was predicted hundreds of years before Jesus died (see Isaiah 53:5 and Zechariah 12:10). 10) Burial Spices – A large amount of special spices were used to anoint Jesus' body. This was a custom for royal burials in that day (Mark 16:1; Luke 23:55-56; John 19:38-42). 11) Rock – A large boulder was placed over Jesus' tomb (Matthew 27:57-60; Mark 15:43-46; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42). 12) Empty Tomb - Jesus is Risen! (Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-14; Luke 24:1-49; John 20:1-31) What You Do: Print the pattern, above, onto white cardstock paper. Color and cut it out. Tape ends together. Set a real or plastic egg into the holder. Tell the resurrection story. Optional: Color and cut the egg shapes out. Place each egg-shaped picture inside of a plastic egg and number the plastic egg to match the number on the picture. Hide these special eggs together with candy-filled eggs. Once all the eggs are found have the children open the numbered eggs in sequence to tell the Easter story. Variation: (Use one set of pictures per 12 or less children) Cut the egg shapes out and DON'T color them. Place the uncolored pictures into plastic eggs and hide them together with candy-filled eggs. Once the children find the eggs have them color the pictures. (If one child finds more pictures than the other children, evenly divide them.) When the twelve pictures are colored, tell the Easter story using a child-friendly Bible and the egg pictures. For a onetime download fee you may print as many dozen sets as you need! Click here.
More ways to use the egg holders: 1) Make a mobile using the egg pictures. A great family project during Holy Week! Read how, click here. 2) Napkin rings for your Easter dinner table. 3) Name place holders for your Easter dinner table. Here's what you do: Copy and paste the patterns to a Paint or graphics program to color them or color by hand. Write your guests' names on the front of the eggs and the item and Bible verses on the back. Before or after dinner have your guests take turns in sequence to name their egg and read the Bible verses. If you have more than 12 guests, print more than one set and allow more than one person to read for each item. 4) Resurrection Egg Pass Teams compete by passing their special eggs on spoons, then open them to tell the Easter story. Click here for directions to play. 5) Center Piece for your Easter dinner table. Place hard-boiled colored eggs into the egg holders and arrange them around a decorative centerpiece. Have the kids color and cut them while you prepare Easter dinner! 6) He's Risen Egg Cookies using edible paper and ink. You'll need to copy and paste the egg pictures to a paint or graphics program to color them, then print them out using the special edible paper and ink. Bake and frost 12 sugar cookies then cut out and apply the egg pictures on top. Eat and enjoy! Click here to learn more about edible paper and ink. DO NOT TRY THIS WITH REGULAR INK AND PAPER!
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