It’s nearly the Easter hols! Yay! To celebrate, here is a selection of useful links from all over the place. (This is a re-post from last year, so please do let me know if any of the links have broken since then. Ty xx)
There’s a printable and video for how to make your own palm crosses – a great activity for young and old – crafts, cooking, scripts, printables and videos.
Also, it’s come to my attention the the geek-fest that is Calculating the Date of Easter (see right) did not link properly, so I’m linking it again. Click here to download the PDF.
You could challenge your clergy to zip through it without cheating (as if!!) and see if they can beat the yoof group. Or have it as a bonus challenge at an Easter event – anyone who get it right wins a creme egg.
Or use it to burn off the extra calories from all that chocolate! Honestly. You know your brain consumes 20% of total energy, right? Well, that comes to about 17 kCal per hour resting; a bit more it you’re thinking hard. And one square of chocolate is about 20 kCal soooo… you can legitimately treat yourself to a least a couple of chocolate buttons when you complete the flowchart, with no extra inches on the waistline. Sorted!
This gorgeous Sunset / Sunrise craft is from my book of intergenerational resources, ‘Broken Bits and Weirdness’. Links on the right to buy from Amazon (affiliate link), or you can purchase from Eden, Waterstones etc. (NB: I receive about 5% royalties on most sales. At Amazon it’s 60% less printing costs, so I’d rather you buy from Amazon. And please leave a review)
Resources Round Up
Together Apart
Intergenerational resources in handy-dandy PDF packs
Crafts, Recipes and Games
- Baker-Ross Holy Week craft supplies [CLICK]
- Easter Garden Basket [CLICK]
- Empty Cave Croissants (yum!) [CLICK]
- Simple 3D Easter Eggs [CLICK]
- Printable Resurrection Set [CLICK]
- Holy Week in Handprints [CLICK]
- Treasure Hunt [Click]
- Maundy Thursday Meal [CLICK]
- Magic watercolour craft [CLICK]
- Easter Garden [CLICK]
- Colour in Easter by SU Scotland [CLICK]
Scripts
- 30 Pieces of Chocolate [CLICK]
- Three Special Days and One Big Surprise [CLICK]
- Walking Home on a Friday Evening (spoken word) [CLICK]
Other Websites
- Easter Explorers [CLICK]
- 10 Ideas for Easter (PDF) [CLICK]
- Easter Alive by Scripture Union [CLICK]
- Engage Worship [CLICK]
Videos
The Comeback
Video link: https://youtu.be/qShsio3O6MY?si=ss6Nc4NUQC24unrw
How to make Palm Sunday Crosses
Video link: https://youtu.be/vLGpS_aXIeY?si=Pot4riXPBB5Ezs8j
The Trader’s Tale (Palm Sunday)
Video link: https://youtu.be/HiJOTncEzCM?si=HQTZ9NeaZCWFo70Q
Easter with 1 sheet of paper
Video link: https://youtu.be/58mdh-IjtHQ?si=jd4yzSMYPS5BFH0C
The Reflectionary 