Here's a link to a short Easter Talk I gave at a school assembly using a newspaper.
http://childrensministerblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/easter-talk-good-news.html
http://childrensministerblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/easter-talk-good-news.html
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Here's a few Bible verses for young children I set to well known tunes. I came up with these as part of a Forty Days Of Purpose children's program.
Mark 12:30 ( Tune: Row, row, row your boat) Love, love, love the Lord, Love the Lord your God- With all your heart With all your soul With all your mind and strength. Ephesians 2:10 ( Tune: If you're happy and you know it) We are God's workmanship Created in Jesus Christ to do good works which God has prepared in advance for us to do. Romans 12.5 ( There's a hole in the bucket) So, in Christ we who are many - form one body and each member in Christ everybody belongs to the rest. Easter Pass the Parcel
A variation on the well known game. This is played in the same way as at children’s parties except you have a number of parcels circulating according to the size of your group (say one parcel per ten children). Get everyone into a large circle and give out the parcels with an even number of people between each. Then as the music is played, the parcels are passed around the room from one person to the next as quickly as possible. When the music stops the people holding the parcel can unwrap one layer of paper. Make sure each parcel is unwrapped to exactly the same point. This way the game will finish with the three or four people getting to the centre at the same time. For Easter – Between the layers place: a palm cross (talk about why we have a cross on the top on hot cross buns or why people wear crosses around their necks) , an Easter card( What would you write about Easter in a card to a friend ?), a large nail (Jesus didn’t deserve to die -crucifixion), an easter egg (tomb), a clean sheet of paper (nothing on it- Jesus forgave our sins) . The gift could be a a small box of chocolates (celebrate that Jesus is alive). Use the items to recap the Easter story. Easter is…
Easter is a time of joy For everyone, girls and boys. Rejoice, be glad, let’s all sing, Jesus is our risen King! Jesus is living! Yes he is living! Jesus is living! The Bible tells me so. ( You can also sing this to “Jesus Loves Me”) I found a wonderful series of pictures which tell the story of Jesus' death and resurrection. They are free to download and use. Free Easter Pictures set (16 pictures) Biblestorycards.co.uk  Check out these awesome Easter resources for worship or children's programs-
http://sa.uca.org.au/uyp/church-resources/all-age-worship/easter-services http://request.org.uk/restart/2016/02/03/the-easter-story-pairs-game/ http://lapbooklessons.com/ResurrectionLapbook http://www.biblestorycartoons.com/easter-story-resources/ ELIAB'S EASTER IDEAS PAGE https://www.eliab.com/eliabs-easter-page.html I have just posted a short Easter puppet script (or interview with someone dressed as a rabbit or hare).
Check out script here : HARE'S EASTER First give each child a deflated balloon. Each time the leader pauses in the following prayer invite the children to blow gently into their balloons. Get them to hold them carefully but not tie them.
Now say this prayer ( or use your own), pausing at the end of each line. " Thank you, God, that you are with us always. Thank you for the Holy Spirit, who gives us power to live our lives for you. Help us to follow you this week and to do the things you want us to do at home, at school, and with our friends." Finally invite the children to call out "Thank you God!" and let their balloons go. You may like to give them another balloon to blow up and take home. Write on it in 'texta' pen, 'God is with me."( As a reminder of God's presence and power for them this week). FEEDING 5000 (John chapter 6)
(Invite children to join in the counting parts of the rhyme) 1, 2 ... two small fish. (Not much of a dish) PLUS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... five loaves of bread. "That's all I have!" The small boy said. No shops to stop. No place to buy, Then Jesus prayed, please multiply Till every mouth had fish and bread. Amazed that all the crowd was fed. 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000... People, sat on a hill And saw Jesus add up a miracle. ©Don Stott Eliab.com Check ouit these excellent storytelling ideas from Tony Kummer
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