Easter Day Emmanuel Kids

Easter Day

How many chocolate eggs have you eaten already?
I LOVE chocolate!!!
But today isn't actually about that.  Its about this ...

Getting ready - you will need:

means for playing music and/or watching YouTube videos
Bible if you have one
small Easter eggs and spoons for an egg & spoon race
craft supplies

Opening prayer

Say together:

Alleluia!  He is risen!
He is risen indeed!
Alleluia!

Worship

(you'll need an air guitar for the middle bit!)
Good News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWFBpS-pT6M

same song with actions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp336p6RyKM

Activity - egg and spoon race

Have you been given any Easter eggs you could use for an egg and spoon race?  Plan out your route carefully so everyone knows which way to go. Maybe make it an obstacle egg and spoon race?

Bible Story - The Resurrection

Read one or more of
Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24 and John 20

Use https://www.biblegateway.com/ if you don't have a Bible

Watch

1. You'll need one person to read out the script if there is a non-reader in your family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M8Yesnt1V8&t=155s

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDL3Eq5YWjA&list=PLactllEFMk_I0LqO5DebtTLDjFcLajXGB&index=52

Think about

What is the most amazing thing you have ever seen?  Make a list of all the amazing things that between you, you have seen, with the most amazing at the top.  Where on your list would the following things fit in order of amazingness?

* tightrope walking cross the Grand Canyon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbwmfEXu75s

* strong man pulling an airoplane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDeWqGyCYNI
* Jumpy the parkour dog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39oGCTAJ9Vw

Now think about what the women saw on Easter morning
An angel!  And Jesus, alive again!
Surely that is the most amazing thing anyone has ever seen!
Put it top of your list

Craft

Here are some images you can take inspiration from to create your own Easter Day picture

or search Google Images for "Easter Jesus craft" and see what takes your fancy.
There are also loads of colouring sheets, word-searches, etc all waiting to be discovered on Google

Prayer

Use the talking stick (see Top Tips for Prayer) to take it in turns to pray.
Praise Jesus and thank him for his death and resurrection, for Easter day, for all he has done for us, .... and for chocolate!

Worship to close

1, 2, 3 Jesus is alive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIf9jv4pVTM

and/or
This is Amazing Grace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgsbaBIaoVc&list=PLFZzzgm_Vg7hmLo4W-G6t6YjhN5nudGEQ&index=2&pbjreload=10

Top Tips for Prayer

* Start with short easy prayers and pass the talking stick round to help you know whose turn it is.

          (e.g. Dear God, please help me when I am upset.  Amen)

* decide in your mind what your prayer is going to be before you start passing the talking stick around.  That way you won't get flustered

* if a child isn't sure how to pray suggest a prayer for them and get them to repeat after you

          (e.g. Dear God .... please help me .... when I'm scared of the dark .... Amen)