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Fun Easter Lesson For Kids

March 2, 2021 By: Sweet Frugal Life7 Comments

Fun Easter ideas for kids!

Easter is almost here, yay! This is such a beautiful time of year to celebrate new life and new beginnings, and of course the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Although I love Easter I have actually never really been a huge fan of the Easter bunny and the materialism that comes with Easter. The whole idea of a giant rabbit giving my kids presents just has never really resonated with me (am I weird????). Because of this I’m always looking for activities to teach kids the true meaning of Easter, and what it’s really about. We have tried a few different things in the past and nothing has really seemed to feel right to me. I came up with this fun Easter lesson for kids and I am really looking forward to implementing with my kids. Hopefully it can become our new Easter tradition!

Gather Your Supplies

It will only take a few minutes to gather your supplies needed for this fun Easter lesson for kids.

First, print out 7 scriptures from the Bible that discuss the events leading up to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

These are the 7 scriptures I suggest your type and print out for your Easter eggs:

Jesus Enters Jerusalem: Matthew 21:6-11
Sacrament: Luke 22:1, 19, 20
Garden of Gethsemane: Matthew 26:36,39
Judas Betrays Jesus: Luke 22:47-51
Pilate Washes His Hands: Matthew 27:22,24
The Crucifixion: Luke 22:33-34
Jesus Appears: John 20:10-20

Next you will need to number 7 Easter eggs and put the corresponding scripture in the right number of egg. You want the scriptures in order of the events happening.

And that’s it! Now you are ready to teach your kids about the true meaning of Easter.

Implementing This Fun Easter Lesson For Kids

This Easter activity is meant to begin on the Monday before Easter.

Starting with the egg numbered 1, have your kids open one egg each day of the week. Your first egg will be the scripture Matthew 21:6-11 and you will end on Sunday with the egg containing the scripture of John 20:10-20.

After the egg is opened each day, read the scripture together and discuss what it means and how we can relate it to our lives.

This activity has been a lot of fun for the kids to participate in. I’m hoping it will help us keep our focus in the right place, yet also be a little fun for the kids as they open a new egg each day.

How do you teach your kids the true meaning of Easter?

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Check out my other Easter posts:

Easter Egg Sun Catcher

Dollar Tree Easter Basket Ideas

I hope you enjoy this fun Easter lesson for kids!

5 At Home Kids Activities

February 23, 2020 By: Sweet Frugal Life14 Comments

Fun ideas for kids at home!

Winter is long in my area. So.Very.Long. The cabin fever comes quick and it is hard to keep coming up with at home kids activities, especially ones that I don’t have to spend money on!

I’m all about finding easy ways to entertain kids at home. ESPECIALLY with items I already have around the house. If I can keep the kids entertained and happy without needing to spend money, I am a happy mom! Today, I’m sharing a few of our favorite at home kids activities with you!

Fun At Home Activities For Kids

1. A Box and a few markers and scissors

Sometimes all you need for fun at home is a box, some markers and scissors. Really, that’s it. Whenever you get a box–SAVE IT! Large boxes are best, these can be a little hard to come by, so if you ever get one make sure to hold on to it!

We turn large boxes into secret hideouts, spaceships and cars.

The “box car” is so fun to take to our very own drive-in movie. All it takes is decorating the box to look like a car, put some pillows in it, grab a snack and sit in your car to watch a movie. My kids love this!

Save your small boxes, such as shoe boxes too! We like to turn shoe boxes into a fun scene; such as a mountain scene, a castle, a race track anything your kids are interested in will work!

Make your scene using construction paper, markers, glue and then your kids can use their toys to play inside of the box. Once you’re done put the lid on it and save it for another day. We love this!

2. Magazines and Scissors

Kids love magazines! I save all of the magazines we get in a container so they are always available for play.

Give your kids some scissors and let them cut out pictures using the magazines. Encourage the kids to uses these pictures to make up stories. You can glue the pictures onto papers and make a story book out of it.

The magazine pictures could also be used for play like paper dolls. Or give your kids a theme and see how many pictures they can find that fit into the theme. The possibilities are endless!

3. Play dough

Play dough is so easy to make! And the ingredients are all so cheap! Plus, kids are the best play dough helpers!

Try out my two favorite play dough recipes:

Traditional play dough

Peanut butter play dough.

Let your kids play for hours with cookie cutters, butter knives and rolling pins! Just use whatever you can find in the kitchen.

4. Paint on Wood

Another one of our favorite at home activity is to paint on wood. My husband is a wood worker, so we always have extra junk wood around.

We love to pull out a unused piece of wood and a few of my craft paints for my preschooler to paint on. He loves spending the day painting and displays each of his creations proudly in his room.

5. Science Experiments

Kids love science experiments, and many of them are done using simple ingredients you probably already have at home. You can find so many easy science experiments on pinterest.

One of our favorites is the Magic toothpick science experiment. We love this experiment because I always have the ingredients on hand, and the kids love that their hands control the “magic.”

In Conclusion:

There are many fun activities available to do at home with kids. I hope that your kiddos enjoy a few of my suggestions! Some of our best memories are made at home.

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Easy St.Patrick’s Day Craft for Preschoolers

February 23, 2018 By: Sweet Frugal Life15 Comments

This is the perfect shamrock craft.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget about celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. It’s one of those holidays that I sometimes wonder….is this a holiday?!?! You know?? But, when you have kids around, it is pure magic for them! This easy St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers is, so simple, and oh so fun for preschoolers and toddlers. I love finding fun crafts for kids that are actually helping their little bodies develop. This craft is fantastic for helping the little ones develop their fine motor skills. It requires a lot of tearing and cutting, which will strengthen those little finger muscles….all while having a little green fun!

Related: Easter Egg Sun Catcher

Easy St. Patrick’s Day Craft for Preschoolers

The first thing you need to do for making this easy clover craft is to gather up all of your random green paper around the house. Most of ours came from the scrap pile I keep from other paper projects. I printed out a shamrock by finding a clip art shamrock on Microsoft Word. (yes, I am so fancy 🙂 )

Now let your sweet little one get to work tearing and cutting the green paper. Encourage them to rip the papers into small pieces. My son got a little tired of ripping and decided to get his scissors out and cut pieces. Do whichever works for you and your littles. That’s the beauty of this clover craft, it can look however you want it to look!

Once you have a nice pile of green shredded paper have your child glue the pieces onto the shamrock. We decided to turn this into a group effort, I put glue on the back of each paper and he stuck the papers on. It was fun to spend some time together crafting and discussing St. Patrick’s Day.

This was such a fun activity to do with my sweet son. I love doing things these simple craft projects, especially when I already have all the supplies on hand. How are you prepping for St. Patrick’s day with your kids?