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How to Make a Resurrection Tree (Easter Activity for Kids)

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Looking for fun Resurrection lessons for kids? Our family loves making a Resurrection Tree at Easter as part of our family’s Easter crafts for kids.

Have you created a Jesse Tree at Christmas time with your family? Then you’ll understand how the The Resurrection Tree Easter Activity is a similar concept, except this Easter learning activity teaches kids about the Resurrection.

Let me show you step by step how to make your own Resurrection Tree, and how this Christian Easter game makes it fun and easy to teach kids the true meaning of Easter!

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How Does the Resurrection Tree Activity Teach Kids About Easter?

Engage kids in meaningful discussion about the true Easter story as they hang a new card on the Resurrection Tree each day and learn more about Easter with this simple lesson about the Resurrection (script included for parents).

Children create a “tree” from tree branches placed in a vase. Then using the 12 (2 x 2 inch) Easter Resurrection Tree Mini Cards from the Christ Centered Easter Family Resources, children hang one card on the tree for 12 days.

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Each 2 x 2 inch card symbolizes one of 12 different Easter gifts and contains a Bible verse reference to that topic:

  • peace
  • power
  • love
  • unity
  • new creation
  • grace
  • sacrifice
  • resurrection
  • forgiveness
  • rebirth
  • joy

Each day, parents and kids discuss that gift’s meaning by reading the Bible verse and talking about it together.

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Suggested questions and prompts are included with the Easter Resurrection Tree Mini Cards in order to make this Easter activity an easy Resurrection lesson for kids and parents to enjoy together.

Parents can also pair this Resurrection lesson for kids with the God’s Easter Gifts Bible Study (also part of the Christ Centered Easter Family Resources) with talks about the same 12 Easter gifts and includes a devotional and Bible study journal.

Learn more about the Christ Centered Easter Family Resources here.

Resurrection Lessons for Kids: How to Make a Resurrection Tree

Putting together a Resurrection Tree as part of your family’s Resurrection lessons for kids is easy!

Here’s what you need to put together your own Resurrection Tree lesson, along with the step by step instructions.

Resurrection Tree Supplies:

Resurrection Tree Instructions:

Step 1: Print out the 12 (2 x 2 inch) Christ Centered Easter Resurrection Tree Mini Cards and cut them out. You can laminate the Resurrection Tree Mini Cards for extra durability if you’d like.

Step 2: Hole punch the cards and string the jute through the holes.

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Step 3: Gather a bunch of tree branches with a few leaves on them and place them in a vase with water.

Each day kids hang one of the Christ Centered Easter Resurrection Tree Mini Cards (each representing a special gift God gives us at Easter) on the tree.

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Then, together, parents and kids look up a corresponding Bible verse about the word and discuss it together. Specific Bible verses and suggested discussion questions and conversation starters make this lesson about the Resurrection easy for families.

Watch a quick video here about this easy Resurrection lesson that teaches kids about Jesus!

Why Is the Resurrection Tree a Great Way to Teach Kids About Easter?

I created this easy Easter activity for kids about the Resurrection because kids love the idea of a small, mini Easter activity that talks about God each day during the Easter season.

Families love this bite-sized way to learn about authentic Easter hope in only minutes a day!

Plus, everyday discussion is a national way to share deeper about biblical truths about Easter and the Resurrection with kids.

And as a mom of four kids myself, I understand how easy it for parents like us to be overwhelmed by what to share or how to share it in meaningful ways. This fun Easter game makes it easy to teach kids the real story of Easter and to talk about the important message of hope behind the Resurrection!

Do I need the Christ Centered Easter Resurrection Tree Mini Cards?

No, you don’t need the official 12 (2 x 2 inch) Christ Centered Easter Resurrection Tree Mini Cards to complete this awesome Resurrection lesson with kids, but they sure make it easier! There’s no need to think of different words and Bible verses for each day of this Easter lesson. Everything is pre-determined and ready to go!

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The 12 (2 x 2 inch) Christ Centered Easter Resurrection Tree Mini Cards includes 12 cards (each with a different word to hang on the tree), plus a list of Bible verses and a script of how to have a discussion with kids about these words/verses.

Get them here as part of the Christ Centered Easter Family Resources.

More About the Christ Centered Easter Family Resources

As mentioned above, the Christian Resurrection Tree Activity is only one element in the Christ Centered Easter Family Resources! 

Purchase these Resurrection Tree cards just as part of a set of Christian Easter activities (including a Christian Easter Egg Hunt activity, Scripture Bible Verse Cards, Easter Coloring pages and more); or purchase them in conjunction with one of two Easter Bible Studies. Either option is available with the Christ Centered Easter Family Resources!

Choose just the Easter Bible studies, Easter resources and Resurrection lessons that your family needs here. 

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About the Author

As a wife and mom to four passionate kids, Alicia Michelle loves encouraging women, married couples and families with practical tips for growing closer to God during holidays like Easter, Christmas and Thanksgiving. Alicia is the owner/editor of both ChristCenteredHolidays.com and YourVibrantFamily.com; the author of Plan to Be Flexible, The Back to School Survival Manual; and the creator/producer of the "7 Days to a Less Angry Mom Online Video Course,", Christ-Centered Christmas Resources and My Memory Box Organizing System. In addition, she is a monthly contributor for several popular family blogs, including Crosswalk.com. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

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