April 2014

Palm Sunday is April 13th and Easter is April 20th.  Use this month's activities to help get focused on the love of Jesus Christ as we remember during Holy Week!  Click on the activity title to access the instructions.

Scripture Memory Verse
"God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him won't perish
but will have eternal life."
John 3:16 (CEB)

Craft:  Palm Crosses
from Group's ChildrensMinistry.com
Remember Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday by following the instructions offered in this video to create a palm cross.  Make some to share with friends and family.

Easter Egg Exchange
from Vibrant Faith @ Home
The popular custom of coloring Easter eggs comes from
an ancient Christian practice of dying, cracking, and
feasting on eggs as an Easter celebration. Instead of
randomly coloring eggs, draw names to decorate (and
hide) eggs for one another.

Learn About a Passover Seder
from Vibrant Faith @ Home
As families share an evening meal, they can learn about the Seder, a meal that Jewish people eat at the beginning of Passover. Jesus and the disciples celebrated Passover at the meal Christians call the Last Supper (see Luke 22:7-20), the meal commemorated on Maundy Thursday (the Thursday of Holy Week).