Sunday: He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!

Easter Devotion: Read this Devotion with your family

Attend Church. Give your children Easter baskets with a Christian theme. Emphasize Jesus rather than bunnies. Place in this basket a card and the following items. Write on the card the meaning of each item:

A Lamb- This represents the Lamb of God who came to take away our sin.

In a plastic egg: Jelly Beans that are the following colors:

- black : Stands for the darkness of our lives before Jesus when we                 were still in sin. Romans 3:23
- red: Stands for Jesus shed blood Romans 5:8
- white: Stands for our sins that are washed away Romans 10:9-10, I John 1:9
- yellow: Stands for streets of gold in heaven John 5:11-13
- green: Stands for growing in Jesus John 15:5, Acts 17:11

Bookmarks or story books from the Bible Book Store that represent the story of Easter. 

Rock candy to represent the stone that was rolled away. 

Chocolate coins to remind us of the 30 pieces of silver.

An empty plastic egg in their basket and with a marking pen write "He is Risen" on the outside. The egg is empty for the "Empty Tomb."

-J.Brown, 1997