For years now around Easter we have always made a Resurrection Garden.
I highly recommend them because it's a great reminder of the true meaning of Easter and a fun Christ-centered activity to do with the children.
We would find sticks in the yard and wrap it with some twine or string to make the crosses.
And put them in a simple pot.
We would add some flowers or grass or whatever we could find.
Add a can or small planter pot on its side with a smooth rock on the front to half cover it. You can cover the can with dirt and grass.
The last few years we added small white and gray garden stones that are about 2 or 3 inches big and added specific names of sin leading up to the tomb. The kids like writing those on them with permanent marker.
Sometimes we would get a small strip of purple fabric to hang on the middle cross.
It always made for a fun time.
If you wanted to skip the step of making the crosses you can even just buy them at the store.
I added some photos here below from others -but they don't have to look as nice or grand as some of these, just something simple will do. They are just for inspiration. Some years ours have looked very humble and others we have went all in with pretty new flowers and grass.
We don't usually add eggs--I just added this stock picture
because I like how simple it looked.
You might choose a special garden or spot outside that you would like to use instead.
We have used tea light candles in the past and the safe small plastic ones that you can turn on and off that are safe for smaller children but most of the time we didn't use them at all.
Sometimes just adding a cross or three to an existing plant pot is nice too.
If you do try it, I hope you enjoy it!
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