FREE Children's Ministry Lessons
These free sequenced coloring pictures are perfect for teaching children about the Resurrection of Jesus. Sunday School teachers could use them as a visual aid, or allow the children to color for their own storyboard. Directions: To download these files, simply use the links below or click on the preview images. There are two versions … Read more
This guest post was contributed by Jen Rhine who severs as children’s ministry director at Crossings Community Church in Columbia, PA. I created this because we often use egg hunts to invite children to the church at Easter but we do not really use the opportunity to teach about Jesus. I decided to try to use the … Read more
Still in need of an Easter message or Sunday School lesson? Consider using the following picture books for your preschool or lower elementary class. Included with each book are ideas of how you can develop it into a lesson, with a corresponding art project, activity, and/or take home reminder. These books can also be used as a … Read more
I wanted to pass along these clips from Doug Wolter posted on his blog. They are series of animated shorts designed for children’s church or Sunday school. They tell the story of Jesus death and resurrection. Despite the subject, the cartoon style animations here present the story in a child appropriate way. These clips were … Read more
The Jesus Film Project has released a short animated film titled “My Last Day.” It’s the story of Christ’s crucifixion through the eyes of one of the criminals who died beside him on that day. I wouldn’t show this to younger children. It reminds me of a miniature cartoon “Passion of the Christ.” You might … Read more
The Empty Tomb Easter Craft Jesus is alive! Show kids the wonder of the resurrection message by leading them with the empty tomb craft. There are lots of good ones out there but this one is my favorite. You’ll need some prep time for cutting out tombs so give yourself time before class. Cut paper … Read more
Keep Jesus First – Download our 15 Christian coloring pages for Easter in one file below, provided in easy ZIP format by our ministry partner the Sunday School Store. Scroll down to see them separately. He is Risen – Jesus Resurrection All our printable files are 100% free to use in your church, Sunday School, … Read more
God had a big surprise for the disciples on Easter morning. They came to the tomb and discovered it was empty. Jesus was not there because he had risen! This free empty tomb coloring page shows Mary standing beside the cave. The stone is rolled away and she has a look of shocked joy on … Read more
This free coloring sheet shows Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey for Palm Sunday. The crowd is shouting Hosanna! and waving Palm branches. This scenes is often called the Triumphant Entry and can be found in Matthew 21. The simple style of this coloring page would make it useful as a preschool or toddler … Read more
Directions: Click on the preview picture above for a printable PDF version of this coloring page. We’ve also made a higher resolution JPEG image available. This Easter coloring sheet would be ideal for Resurrection Sunday. It has a picture of Jesus along with the words, “He is Risen.” Other phrases decorate the picture as well. As with … Read more