Tuesday, February 15, 2022

"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.


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.


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."

Monday, February 14, 2022

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!

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.


"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.

Sunday, February 13, 2022

Why I Love Jesus

"A Joyful Easter" postcard shows Jesus with staff

WHY I LOVE JESUS

I love Jesus very much,
Shall I tell you why?
'Cause He suffered on the Cross
And for the world did die. 

Jesus rode through the city gates as the people
waved palms and shouted "Hosanna." Coloring page.

       "Jesus rode into Jerusalem at the season of the Passover feast. Passover is a holy Jewish observance. Jesus' 12 disciples were with him. On the road joyful crowds surrounded him. Waving "palm branches and shouting "Hosanna," they led him to the gates of the city. He entered the temple and overturned the tables of the money changers and scolded the men who were selling doves to be used as offerings. He said the temple should be a house of prayer and they had made it a den of thieves. Then he healed the blind and crippled people who came to him in the temple. The priests didn't like what he did. They were jealous of him and wanted to get rid of him."