Easter's Brightness

A little girl smells the Easter flowers on an antique postcard.

EASTER'S BRIGHTNESS
'Most everybody has new clothes
Or hats or something fine
At Easter, and I think sometimes
The sun just tries to shine

A little brighter so the flowers
Will hurry up and bloom
To show the world how Christ came out
From that dark, dismal tomb.

       Did you know that eggs, chrysalis and kernels of grain were all familiar symbols at Easter long ago? With the egg and chrysalis we are most familiar, but in olden times grains of kernels were also used. In England a tiny cross, together with grains of barley and wheat were once found in the center block of oaken mantel pieces. The custom had long been forgotten when it was recalled by this discovery of the three emblems in the mantel of the room in which Shakespeare was born. A Commissioner in charge of the restoration of this house, took from it a block of old wood for a souvenir on behalf of a friend who was a Shakespearean scholar. This scholar in turn, tried to split the wood so as to share the gift with another friend and discovered it to be hollow. Inside, it contained a cross, three grains of barley and a piece of tow (uncleansed wool). To his honor, be it said, the scholar restored the relic to the house at Stratford on Avon, where it is hopefully still on exhibition.

 At church, all little girls and boys
Sing hymns that tell of Easter joys.

Easter singing coloring page from 1950s

 

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Easter Secret

 EASTER SECRET

Do you know why we are happy,
Do you know why we are glad?
It's a secret that we treasure,
One that never makes us sad.

But to you we'll tell our secret,
If you promise us ahead,
To tell to all the world the message,
''Christ is risen from the dead.''

 

Jesus washes his disciples feet coloring page.

       "At the Last Supper Jesus got up from the table and washed the disciples' feet. When he came to Peter, the disciple asked him why he was doing it. Jesus said Peter would know later why he washed his feet. Then he told all the disciples that if he, their Lord and master, had washed their feet, they ought to serve each other in the same spirit. He said he did it to give them an example that they should follow. After the supper they all sang a hymn and left the upper room where they had eaten and went to the Mount of Olives."

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Poem "I Wonder" and A Butterfly Paper Craft

 I WONDER

I wonder if, that awful night,
The night when Jesus died,
When on the cross between two thieves
The Lord was crucified,

The little boys weren't frightened,
It grew so dark, you know,
And if they ran away and hid,
That night so long ago.

And then I wonder when they found
That Jesus Christ arose
If they weren't glad as anything.
'Spose anybody knows?

 

Butterfly and Iris Paper Cut Border

       Download and print out the pattern below. The dotted lines indicate where the image will be folded to continue the butterfly and iris silhouette seamlessly after it is unfolded. The number of images "linked" together in one continuous chain is determined by the length of the paper being cut. Use a very thin paper to make your cutting easier. Cut away the areas indicated by the design. (see image above and read text on the pattern below. This paper-cut may be used as a border around an Eater bulletin board in a classroom or as a paper chain for a shelf at home.

Butterfly paper cut border.

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My Easter Bunny

Sweet vintage postcard of grey bunnies for Easter.

 MY EASTER BUNNY

My Bunny has the longest ears
That ever you did see,
And just the brightest little eyes,
He almost winks at me!

And then I just imagine
I hear my Bunny say,
''My, everybody's happy
And glad on Easter Day.''

 The rabbits favorite foods are scrambled below! Try to guess what these are and leave some behind for him to snack on while he fills your basket with Easter eggs and marshmallow chics...

An Easter themed word scramble.

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The First Easter

  THE FIRST EASTER

I'spect that it was pretty dark
That morning long ago,
When those three women started out
With all those things to go

To where they knew their Christ was laid,
And everything was still,
And maybe not a sound was heard
By anyone until

That Mary saw the stone was gone,
And then the coming day
Began to make the whole world bright;
Then, when she turned away,

She saw a man come walking down
The path, and suddenly
She knew her Lord had risen indeed,
And wished the rest could see.

And I just 'spose that Jesus knew
Where the disciples stayed,
And so He said, ''Go tell them all.
'Tis I, be not afraid.''

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The Little Boy

A little boy with his slate makes figures and calculates.

 THE LITTLE BOY

You know I think that little boy
Who gave his lunch one day
To help to feed a hungry crowd
Who'd come a long, long way

To hear what Jesus said to them,
Was standing near that night
And wondered what a boy could do
To make things come out right.

And I'm 'most sure that he was there
With all the sorrowing men,
That little boy loved Jesus, too,
I know He'd be there then.

And Easter morning when the stone
Had all been rolled away,
I'm very sure that little boy
Was glad 'twas Easter Day.

As home from church, our way we wend,
Brother gives flowers to his friend.

A polite boy gifts an Easter jonquil to his friend.

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"The Stories I Like" and Little Lambs

Antique postcard of a little girl pulling her lamb toy on wheels.

THE STORIES I LIKE

I like to hear the stories
Of days of long ago,
You find them in the Bible
And when you do you know

They're everyone as true as true,
And that is just the way
We know that Jesus came to life
On that first Easter Day.

 Draw an old-fashioned Easter toy. This one is a lamb on wheels.

3 Steps to draw this little Easter lamb.

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Easter Bells

Vintage postcard of Easter egg "bells" among the pussy willow.

EASTER BELLS

Hear the church bells ringing,
Telling of God's love,
Little children singing,
Of our God above.

Each bell tells this message,
''Jesus Christ arose,
No more is He in the grave,
He's triumphed o'er His foes. 

 

The Easter bunnies are never late,
At sunrise, they come through the gate.

Vintage coloring from the 1950s of children and Easter bunnies.

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Easter Message

EASTER MESSAGE
Little robins singing sweetly,
In every bush and tree,
All are singing the sweet story,
''Jesus died and rose for me.'' 

Jesus uses parables to convey a spiritual truth about God. Coloring page.

 

       "After Jesus and his disciples came to Jerusalem he taught each day in the temple. The chief priests and the leaders of the people wanted to destroy him but they didn't know what to do because the people were so devoted to him. In the temple Jesus told stories to make it easier for them to understand his teaching. His stories are called parables. He said the most important thing to do was to love God with all your heart and soul and mind and strength. And you should love your neighbor as you love yourself."

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Easter Songs in Verse and for Coloring

Two children hunt giant Easter egg postcard.

EASTER SONG
Tune: Jesus Bids Us Shine
Easter Day is here and we all are glad,
Every one is happy, not a one is sad,
Each a message bringing, singing loud and clear,
From our Lord and Master, our Savior dear.
Jesus Christ is risen, risen from the dead,
Rise up from the darkness even as He said,
Now He reigns in Heaven, sends His love so free,
To all of His children, to you and me.

        Now color a choir boy in church singing his Easter song for services...

      On Good Friday, there are special services in many churches. Sometimes there is special music that includes Easter songs. Above is a little boy who is a member of an Easter choir singing hymns for Good Friday or for Easter Sunday. He holds a hymnal with a cross on the front cover. A hymnal is a book of songs sung to God about his love and saving grace. There is also pictured here a stained glass window for you to color as well and Easter lilies too!

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Easter message with chics!

A vintage Easter postcard shows child with chics.

 EASTER MESSAGE
I am but a little Child,
And have not much to say,
But I wish you each and all,
A joyous Easter Day. 

       Learn to draw baby chics step-by-step with just a few shapes. Then color them in with your crayons. When you finish your Easter picture give it to a friend or family member to hang in their home at Easter time.

Draw two baby chics dressed in capes pecking away at crumbs.

But best of all,
At Easter time
Is when you wake
Right up and find

Two little chicks
Or maybe three,
Busy as a chick
Can be

Scratching here and
There to find
Good things to eat
At Easter time.

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"Easter Greetings" for all God's creatures...

"A Joyful Easter" with deer and pussy willow.

EASTER GREETING
We welcome each one today,
And hope each heart is brimful of love,
And although I'm quite small to have much to say,
I can speak of my Father above,

For Jesus has died on the cross,
And has risen for you and for me,
So this is the greeting we give everyone,
For from darkness we've all been set free. 

       Here is a Springtime puzzle for you to solve. Shade in all the sections with a dot to reveal the hidden picture below.

Here is a little puzzle for kids. Print and shade for answer.

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