The Jelly Bean Prayer Poem is a wonderful reminder of the love of Jesus and the sacrifice He made when He died on the cross for our sins.

Using this poem as a teaching tool for young children is a vivid reminder to all of us of the reason why we are celebrating Easter in the first place. Read more »

For many years, Easter baskets were put together by stores or companies and then sold on the shelves of department stores, grocery stores, drug stores, and specialty shops. These were made for children and contained mostly candy such as chocolate bunnies and jelly beans. A couple of inexpensive toys were also included to separate the boys’ basket from the girls’ basket. Read more »

Easter Candy

According to a number of sources, Easter runs a close second to Halloween for the amount of candy sold in the United States. The three main kinds of candy associated with Easter are chocolate eggs, jellybeans, and marshmallow Peeps. How did Easter become so candy-friendly? Read more »

GOLDEN EASTER EGG HUNT
Have the kids decorate their own Easter baskets, each using a different color. They are then told that the eggs they are to look for must be the same color as their baskets (they aren’t to touch the other colors). This makes it easier for smaller children as the eggs can be out in plain view where the older the kids the harder they have to search for their Easter eggs. You can also hide one (or more) gold egg, which contains a special prize. The prize can be anything you’d like (place money inside the egg or they can redeem the golden egg for a special prize). Read more »