Resurrection Eggs

Last year was the first time I heard about Resurrection eggs. My friend Tammy told me how she and her family had been opening an egg that had a little figurine and Scripture to represent a part of the Easter Story. They had 12 eggs to open for, one for every day on the 12 days before Easter. I thought this was a wonderful idea. 

You can either make your own Resurrection Egg kits or buy them prepared. I wanted to make our own. However, I found that some of the items are a little hard to come up with and take either planning or a sharp eye looking out for them through out the year. 

I had great plans of making Resurrection Eggs and making part of our family tradition. I got as far as getting an egg carton and filling it with 12 plastic eggs. Then my girls got very sick for a whole month. So this project didn't happen. But to my great joy and surprise, Rory's mom had made Resurrection eggs for their family in April of 1981. She still had them and they are in perfect condition. Even the piece of bread she lacquered was still in tack. Rory does not remember using them, but his older sisters do. These are even better than what I could have come up with and the fact that these were from when Rory was a baby makes them even more special. Rory's mom said we could use them this year.

This Resurrection set has more than 12 eggs to open. Rather than go through one egg each night-- Grandma and Grandpa hid them around the yard and the girls had great fun finding them. Once inside we opened up each one and went through the story. It was so much fun!

Tips from this Kit made by Rory's mom Lillian 

(Pictured below):

~Use larger eggs. These eggs are too big to be stored in a regular egg carton, but the larger size makes it easier to find emblems that will fit.

~ Spray Lacquer on your bread and that piece of bread will last over 30 years.

~ Print out the verses and stick them inside the eggs with the figurines

~Number the outside of the eggs- these just have little stickers, but you could use puff paint or a permanent marker.

~ Be creative, and keep your eyes open for items that would work.

* Scroll down to see more items you can add to your kit*

1. Bread-- John 6:8

2. Coins to represent the 30 pieces of silver. Matt. 26:14-16

3. Rope- Used to bind Jesus. John 18:12-13

4. Robe- John 19:2

5. Crown of Thorns- Matt 27:29

6. Whip- John 19:1

7. Cross- John 19:18

8. Sign reading ' King of the Jews'- John 19:19

 9. Sponge- John 19:28-29

10. Spear- John 19:33-37

11. Linen Clothes- John 19:40

12. Spices- John 19:39

13. Empty Tomb- Matt. 25: 5-6

14. Angel- John 20: 11-13

Other items that you can add to your kit include:

~Palm Branch-  Matt 21: 8-9

~Donkey- (John 14:14-15)-- If you can't find one, borrow a donkey from your nativity scene

 ~Cup- (Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:23-25)--A doll house cup would work. Or you can make your own goblet out of clay.

~Foot or a Basin and Pitcher- (John 13:1, 3-5), Represents Jesus washing the disciple's feet

~Praying Hands - (Mark 14:32-24) Look at a thrift store, you can fashion some out of clay.

~ Three small nails - (John 19:17-18) You would open this between the Whip and the Cross eggs

~Dice-(John 19: 23-24)  

~Rock- (Matthew 27:57-61, 65-66) Check your back yard or pick one up special while on vacation this year. 

*** After the Empty Tomb and Angel***

~ Fish- (Luke 24:41-33)

~ Clouds- (Acts 1:11) Cotton Balls

Rory and CJ discovering what's in the egg. 

The eggs after they have been found. The tin Grandma used to store them in all these years. 

Rose and  her Grandma the creator of this set.

Here are some eggcellent stories and a movie full of songs and rhymes to go along with your Resurrection Eggs. We really enjoy Miss Patty Cake and her songs. They are catchy and full of good teaching.