Jesus Easter Eggs that Teach the REAL meaning of Easter!

This is all About the Resurrection and Jesus, which I believe is the most appropriate thing to blog about, especially at Easter.  I usually add Jesus's message to everything I do, with Oils or with Greens but since it is so close to Easter Sunday and because I love my Savior, I have decided to include a special message about him. I am an artist at heart, and I believe that Jesus, the creator is too.  So, here is a creative activity to bring you and your family closer to him. After creating your Egg Carton filled with things related to scripture you can have a fun family home evening with your family that teaches the truth and beauty of Jesus's Resurrection in an awesome way!

Things you will need
Egg Carton
1 Dozen Plastic Open-able Eggs
Scissors
Tape
a small cup (I use the type that we take the sacrament in each Sunday)
3 shiny dimes
A piece of twine - about 2 inches long or so
A piece of soap - I break a little Hotel soap in 1/2
A red cloth - It needs to be plain deep scarlet red but only about 2 inches square
A Finishing Nail (As in Hammer and) or Small Cross (if you have one to spare)
3 Toothpicks broken in 3 different sizes or else a Dice (I know this is a plural - One Die is what I use)
Fine Gravel or Course Sand
Whole Cloves, 1"Cinnamon Stick (You could use a small sample vile of Myrrh or other spice oil, which teaches the lesson great - because this is what was used actually used for embalming in Christ's time.)

Now Print up this list and fill your eggs accordingly with the scripture taped on the outside of each egg - I also include, on the top of each egg carton a caution as well as instructions - I put this (Caution and Instructions) at the bottom of this list - you can highlight it, cut and paste it into your word processing program and print it up, so it is easy.
You will then have..

Easter Eggs with the Real Meaning of Easter Inside to use for a Easter Family Home Evening Lesson! 

Tape Scripture to Eggs that Contain the Items in the Column Below

1. Matthew 26: 36&39   Sacrament Cup ( represents - let cup pass from me)

2. Matthew 26:14-16 3 Dimes ( represents 30 pieces of Silver)

3.  Matthew 27:1-2 Twine (represents they bound Jesus)

4.  Matthew 27:21-25 Soap (meaning Pilot washed his hands of the crime committed)

5. Matthew 27:28-30 Red Cloth (represents cloth draped upon Jesus)

6.  John 19:16-18 Nail or small Cross (Represents The Crucifixion)

7.  Mark 15:24 3 toothpicks broke in different sizes or Dice (meaning they gambled)

8.  Matthew 27: 50-54 Fine Gravel – or Course Sand (represents rocks in earthquake)

9.  Matthew 27:57-60 White Gauze (represents clean linen Jesus was wrapped in)

10. Matthew 27: 62-66 Rock (for the rock or the stone rolled across the tomb)

11. Luke 24:1 Spices: Whole Cloves, Cinnamon Sticks, Myrrh Oil (embalming )

12. Matthew 28:1-6 Empty (put nothing in this egg at all - the tomb was empty)


Caution: Small pieces within each egg so be careful when opening the eggs.
Instructions:  Read the scripture referenced on egg number 1 then open that egg.  Continue reading and opening each egg (2 -12) in order, until all eggs are opened.

Have Fun! ... As you read the scripture the corresponding item in each egg will help teach the lesson with objects. The best way to teach, that's what Jesus did!  Note that the last one is empty, when we did this as a family our children were small and my youngest son said; "it's empty!" and we all stopped and listened to him - and we all understood, the tomb was empty and that is the beauty of the message of Jesus Christ, he has Risen, and so will each of us!

Because of Jesus Christ, the Son of God we can all Rise again!  And because of him, we each have the freedom to choose to live our lives according to His instructions, and live again with our Father in Heaven!  I love him, and He LOVES YOU! Happy Easter.