A Family Easter Tradition

A Family Easter Tradition by popular Utah lifestyle blogger By Jen RoseDo you have a family Easter tradition that you just love?
I have a few, but the ones that stand out the most to me always center around Christ. My parents did an amazing job letting us have a grand old time with the Easter bunny and egg hunts, but I knew what the importance of Easter meant to them.
I love traditions and making memories, but I love the Easter tradition I’m sharing after I share this darling, free printable. I feel like it really helps me, as an adult, and my family understand the meaning of Easter.
A Family Easter Tradition by popular Utah lifestyle blogger By Jen RoseOne incredibly easy way to bring that Easter Spirit to life in your home is to create this
“He Lives” banner. Using this free printable template created by Paging Supermom. You can create this banner in a snap.
Paging Supermom also created a whole packet of coordinating decor for your Easter table. My family has a big Easter brunch, but these pieces would also be perfect to dress up your Easter dinner table or even use them for an egg decorating party or egg hunt. The templates include instructions, and most of the pieces are multi-purpose so they’ll be easy to incorporate with your family’s traditions.
A Family Easter Tradition by popular Utah lifestyle blogger By Jen RoseI love this egg garland I grabbed from Joobilee Designs. You’ll see in a minute why I love eggs, but especially the hollow ones.
A Family Easter Tradition by popular Utah lifestyle blogger By Jen RoseThis banner is so perfect & took 2 seconds to print out, a couple minutes to cut, and the kids helped me tape it to twine. My sign is from my favorite, Salty Bison.

MY FAVORITE FAMILY EASTER TRADITION

My favorite Easter tradition is below. I love putting small items that represent the story of the Resurrection in eggs & reading scriptures that correlate with that symbol. I love making traditions that stick and this Easter tradition has been going on for years. I share it with my family, I take it to church if I’m teaching a lesson, I still talk to my mom about it. The kids at church get so excited to see the eggs and get so reverent when I start talking about all the symbols. It’s hard to get through all 12 eggs without getting emotional.
A Family Easter Tradition by popular Utah lifestyle blogger By Jen Rose

1. Jesus went to Gethsemane to pray. He asked Heavenly Father to bless him. He did not want to suffer. He said to Heavenly Father “If it be
possible let this cup pass from me.” But Jesus wanted to obey Heavenly Father. He would suffer for all people who repent of their
sins.
Matthew 26:39-44 (Sacrament Cup)
2. One of Jesus’ twelve apostles, named Judas Iscariot, made a deal with some wicked men. The wicked men wanted to hurt Jesus. They said
they would give Judas 30 pieces of silver if he would show them where Jesus was. Jesus was in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Matthew 26: 14-49 (3 dimes)

3. The wicked men took Jesus to the Pharisees. The Pharisees tied upJesus then took Him to Pilate, the Roman Leader.
Matthew 27:1-2 (knotted twine)

4. Pilate, the Roman Leader, asked Jesus many questions. Pilate told the Pharisees that Jesus had done nothing wrong. Pilate wanted to let
Jesus go, but the Pharisees hated Jesus. They said to Pilate, “Crucify Him!” Pilate did not want trouble with the Pharisees so he washed his
hands (act out with the soap) in front of the people saying “I am free of the blood of this just (good) person” and Pilate let his Roman soldiers
take Jesus and crucify Him.
Luke 23:13-24 and John 19:6 (chunk of hand soap)

A Family Easter Tradition by popular Utah lifestyle blogger By Jen Rose

5. The Roman soldiers took Jesus and then they took of all of His clothes and put a purple robe on Him. They put a crown made out of thorns
upon His head (thorn hurt). They made Him hold a long green branch in His right hand. They made fun of Jesus and called him names and
they spit on Him. Then they took the long green branch and hit Him on the head with it.
Matthew 27:28-30 and Mark 15:15-19 (square of purple velvet)
6. After the Roman soldiers had done all of these terrible, mean things to Jesus, they took the purple robe off Jesus and put His clothes back on

Him, and took Him away to Calvary Hill. The soldiers laid Jesus on a wooden cross. They nailed his hands and feet to the cross (feel how
sharp the nail is..how it must have hurt!!)
Mark 15:15-19 and Luke 23:26-27,33 (Wooden match stick cross and tiny nails)
7. Jesus was on the cross. He prayed and asked Heavenly Father toforgive the Roman soldiers who crucified Him because the soldiers did
not know that Jesus was the Savior. The soldiers took all of Jesus’ clothes and played a game called “casting lots” to see who would win

Jesus’ clothes. Luke 23:24-34 (dice)
8. Jesus’ mother and His disciples and friends were very sad. They loved Jesus very much. Jesus suffered on the cross many hours. Then Jesus

died. His spirit left His body. The sky was dark. There was a big earthquake. Rocks broke into pieces. The Roman soldiers were afraid.
Matthew 27:57-60(Tiny bag of crushed rock and potting soil)

A Family Easter Tradition by popular Utah lifestyle blogger By Jen Rose9. One of Jesus’ disciples name Joseph took Jesus’ body off the cross. He wrapped Jesus’ body in clean cloth and laid it in a tomb. A tomb is a place where people are buried.
Matthew 27:57-60 (strips of white cloth)
10. Then after Joseph had laid Jesus’ body in the tomb, he rolled a big stone in front of the tomb so that Jesus’ body would be safe.
Matthew 27:60 (a stone)
11. Jesus’ body was in the tomb for 3 days. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body with sweet spices.
Matthew 28:2 and Mark 16:1-9 (spices tied in a small piece of cloth)
12. But when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary got to the tomb, thestone was rolled away from the door of the tomb. They looked inside
the tomb… Jesus was not there! (show empty egg) They saw an angel there. The angel said to them, “Jesus is not here for He is risen, as He
said.”  Jesus was resurrected! Jesus promised that we too will be resurrected like Him. This is a special gift that Jesus gave to us.
Matthew 28:6

A Family Easter Tradition by popular Utah lifestyle blogger By Jen RoseDo you have a favorite Easter tradition? Let me know in the comments below!
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  1. MeckMom says:

    This is such a simple way to teach about the meaning of Easter. I love that you picked items that I have on hand (or could find outside). My kids will love doing it. Thanks for sharing, Jen!