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resurrection eggs

(4 ratings)
Recipe by
Kim Biegacki
Youngstown, OH

This is a wonderful way to share the meaning of Easter with children & family by making this a tradition. I ended up making "3" sets and what a great experience for me as I searched the 4 gospels trying to decide what verses I thought would be best. After our Easter dinner I called my 3 nephews into the living room not expecting all the adults to come too, so it was a packed room. The eggs were shared with most everyone in the room & we all ended up discussing and talking in depth about the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. TY Lord God provides the increase in all we do!

(4 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 35 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For resurrection eggs

  • 1
    egg carton
  • 12
    plastic eggs
  • 1
    permanent marker to write on eggs
  • a symbol from around the house, or a picture of the item represented
  • printed strips of paper with following verses
  • TO PLACE INSIDE THE EGGS
  • 1.palm branch/leaf or donkey
  • 2.cup or bread/cracker
  • 3.coins
  • 4.praying hands
  • 5.leather strip or purple cloth
  • 6.thorns or nails
  • 7.cross
  • 8.sponge
  • 9.spear/toothpick
  • 10.gauze/linen or spices/cinnamon stick
  • 11.stone
  • 12. empty egg

How To Make resurrection eggs

  • 1
    For all these items either print out pictures or you can find items around the house to use. It allows you to get creative while making these up. This is a wonderful gift for families that have little children.
  • 2
    Egg 1 The Triumphal Entry The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ The King of Israel!” Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: “Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey’s colt.” John 12:13-15
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    Egg 2 Jesus Institutes the Lord’s Supper And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Mark 14:22
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    Egg 3 Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver. Matthew 26:14-15
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    Egg 4 The Prayer in the Garden Then they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; and He said to His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” And He took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed. Then He said to them, “My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.” Mark 14:32-34
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    Egg 5 So Pilate, wanting to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them; and he delivered Jesus, after he had scourged Him, to be crucified. The Soldiers Mock Jesus Then the soldiers led Him away into the hall called Praetorium, and they called together the whole garrison. And they clothed Him with purple; and they twisted a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and began to salute Him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Then they struck Him on the head with a reed and spat on Him; and bowing the knee, they worshiped Him. Mark 15:15-19
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    Egg 6 Seeing and Believing Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” John 20:24-27
  • 8
    Egg 7 Then he delivered Him to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus and led Him away. The King on a Cross And He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew, Golgotha, where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center. Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. John 19:16-19
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    Egg 8 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. John 19:28-29 (I did take a cotton ball and soak it in the vinegar and let my nephews taste what it was like to just have vinegar on your lips.)
  • 10
    Egg 9 Because it was the Sabbath and the bodies should not remain upon the cross: Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and of the other who was crucified with Him. But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. John 19:32-34
  • 11
    Egg 10 Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took the body of Jesus. And Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. Then they took the body of Jesus, and bound it in strips of linen with the spices, as the custom of the Jews is to bury. John 19:38-40
  • 12
    Egg 11 The Tomb When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed. Matthew 27:59-60
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    Egg 12 He Is Risen –The Resurrection of Jesus Christ Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. His countenance was like lightning and his clothing as white as snow. And the guards shook for fear of him, and became like dead men. But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly and tell His disciples that He is risen from the dead, and indeed He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him. Behold, I have told you.” Matthew 28:1-7
  • 14
    Place your Eggs in an Egg Container or in a Pretty Basket on your dining room table. 12 Days Before Easter, allow your child to choose One Egg at a time( beginning with #1)… and Begin the Easter Story or you can share them all on Easter Sunday.
  • 15
    On Easter Day, read the whole Story- allowing your children to HELP tell the story with you- from what they have learned. Remember the most important part- The Tomb is EMPTY-He is RISEN- He is ALIVE! Here it the tutorial I followed and added more scriptures with only a few changes: http://www.septembermccarthy.com/2012/03/diy-tutorial-for-your-own-resurrection-eggs/ (This is a wonderful blog to follow, especially if you have children or grandchildren.)
  • 16
    This is a book that is available too. It is called, Benjamin's Box: The Story of the Resurrection Eggs by Melody Carlson (Author)
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