Our family Easter/Resurrection Tree!
Take a small branch, or even a simple tree and hand symbols of the Easter story on it to help teach your children the story of Easter.
Our tree has these symbols:
1-A Donkey (from the kids' nativity) for the triumphal entry
2-A small bottle of perfume for when Mary anointed Jesus before the Passover
3-A Sponge that they dipped for Him while on the cross
4-A Rock that was rolled away from the tomb
5-A White cloth that they wrapped Jesus body in to bury Him
6-A Purple cloth that symbolizes the robe they made Him wear
7-A dice for the lots they cast
8-A wheat chex to symbolize the unleavened bread He broke
9-A lamb since He was the lamb that was slain
10-A shepherd's staff since He was the great shepherd
11-A nail since He was nailed to the cross
12-A small piece of a cork to symbolize the wine they drank at the Passover
13-3 dimes for the 30 silver pieces He was betrayed for
14-A cocktail sword for the sword that pierced His side
15-Soap since Pilot washed his hands of it
16-A rope from the prisoner that was freed
17-A small tissue to symbolize the tears that His family and friends shed
18-Cloves to symbolize the spices the women brought
19-A small thorn branch to make a crown of thorns
20-A feather to symbolize the rooster crowing
21-A bag with small pebbles to symbolize the earthquake at His death
22-A leaf to symbolize the palm branches at the triumphal entry
23-A small sign that says "King of the Jews"
24-A "Kiss" on a white piece of paper to symbolize the betrayal kiss from Judas
Our tree has these symbols:
1-A Donkey (from the kids' nativity) for the triumphal entry
2-A small bottle of perfume for when Mary anointed Jesus before the Passover
3-A Sponge that they dipped for Him while on the cross
4-A Rock that was rolled away from the tomb
5-A White cloth that they wrapped Jesus body in to bury Him
6-A Purple cloth that symbolizes the robe they made Him wear
7-A dice for the lots they cast
8-A wheat chex to symbolize the unleavened bread He broke
9-A lamb since He was the lamb that was slain
10-A shepherd's staff since He was the great shepherd
11-A nail since He was nailed to the cross
12-A small piece of a cork to symbolize the wine they drank at the Passover
13-3 dimes for the 30 silver pieces He was betrayed for
14-A cocktail sword for the sword that pierced His side
15-Soap since Pilot washed his hands of it
16-A rope from the prisoner that was freed
17-A small tissue to symbolize the tears that His family and friends shed
18-Cloves to symbolize the spices the women brought
19-A small thorn branch to make a crown of thorns
20-A feather to symbolize the rooster crowing
21-A bag with small pebbles to symbolize the earthquake at His death
22-A leaf to symbolize the palm branches at the triumphal entry
23-A small sign that says "King of the Jews"
24-A "Kiss" on a white piece of paper to symbolize the betrayal kiss from Judas
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Comment by Kymberly Kempiak on March 17, 2008 at 11:37pm - I make a Jesus Tree with my kids each CHRISTmas but this is an incredible new thing I NEED to do each Easter. Thank you for the idea!
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