40 Ideas for 40 Days: Resurrection Eggs

Joe Paprocki Lenten Activities

Today’s Lenten activity comes from an eighth-grade catechist in Ohio who just loves her kids and wanted to share something she does with them during Holy Week. She calls them “Resurrection Eggs,” but they could easily be referred to as “Holy Week Eggs” or “Passion Eggs,” since they help children to recognize various elements of the Passion reading.

Resurrection Eggs

I found some “Resurrection Eggs.” They are plastic eggs that have a symbol of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection inside of them. I made some additional ones so that each person in my room could “find” an egg after I hid them. They have to open their egg, discover what is inside, and then tell what meaning it has for  Holy Week. Items are a nail, a piece of palm, a miniature chalice, a thorn, a rooster, a donkey, etc. They love it!

You can also create your own instead of purchasing the ready-made ones. Thanks, Ohio, for sharing this idea and for sharing your love of teaching!

Print Friendly, PDF & EmailPrint Friendly
About Joe Paprocki 2742 Articles
Joe Paprocki, DMin, is National Consultant for Faith Formation at Loyola Press, where, in addition to his traveling/speaking responsibilities, he works on the development team for faith formation curriculum resources including Finding God: Our Response to God’s Gifts and God’s Gift: Reconciliation and Eucharist. Joe has more than 35 years of experience in ministry and has presented keynotes, presentations, and workshops in more than 100 dioceses in North America. Joe is a frequent presenter at national conferences including the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, the Mid-Atlantic Congress, and the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership. He is the author of numerous books, including the best seller The Catechist’s Toolbox, A Church on the Move, Under the Influence of Jesus, and Called to Be Catholic—a bilingual, foundational supplemental program that helps young people know their faith and grow in their relationship with God. Joe is also the series editor for the Effective Catechetical Leader and blogs about his experiences in faith formation at www.catechistsjourney.com.

Related Articles

No Picture
Easter

From Lent to Easter—From Fasting to Feasting (Savoring)

Joe Paprocki Easter

We just finished 40 days of Lent in order to prepare to celebrate 50 days of Easter! During Lent, we practice specific disciplines: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. So how do we “practice” Easter? We certainly don’t give up on praying and almsgiving, although those are colored now more by joyful gratitude than penance. But what does it mean to move from fasting to feasting? Feasting is not to be associated with gluttony. Feasting, for Catholics, […]

Print Friendly, PDF & EmailPrint Friendly
Jesus carries the Cross
Lent

The Cross Is Heavy…In So Many Ways

Joe Paprocki Lent

As we approach Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and the Triduum, our focus is increasingly on the Cross of Jesus Christ. On Holy Thursday, the entrance antiphon proclaims, “We should glory in the Cross of our Lord, Jesus Christ!” On Good Friday, we venerate the Cross. Throughout Lent, we have been praying the Stations of the Cross. Historians tell us that victims carried the crossbeam on their way to the site of crucifixion where upright “poles” […]

Print Friendly, PDF & EmailPrint Friendly
Crucifixion
Lent

Celebrating Holy Week as a Family

Julianne Stanz Lent

Holy Week is a feast for the senses. It is important to mimic the rhythm of what is happening at church in the home. For example, the songs heard in church during this week can be played at home, and the practices that happen at church can be explained to children beforehand. Here are some ways to celebrate the high points of this sacred time. Palm Sunday Turn palms into works of art by creating […]

Print Friendly, PDF & EmailPrint Friendly

3 Comments

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*