Explaining Easter to Children

Our kids are so looking forward to Easter this year. I am sure your's are too! As we prepare for family, friends, and dinner, we need to consider our chilren's understanding of what Easter is all about. Allow yourself to think about what Jesus endured before He went to the cross. It is painful. We tend to try to skip over that part when it comes to our little ones, and move right to the glory of His Resurrection. Here is a quote from a resource that Jeanne found:

"How do I explain Easter to my children A good starting point is to realize that Easter is bigger than any of us fully understand, so we do not have to know all the answers. No one ever does. Easter is a new life, an empty tomb, forgiveness, resurrection, and more. That is not something to understand. It is a reality we have to grow into. The truth is that we understand very different aspects of Easter better at different times of our lives. Adults respond enthusiastically to the Easter promise of victory over death because we understand the finaity of death. Our youngest children, however, have a hard time grasping the reality, especially the finality of death....for them, the empty tomb is the ultimate victory of the good guys (God, Jesus) over the bad guys (Judas, the high priests, Pilate, the soldiers). On Easter morning, Jesus blasted right out of that tomb and proved once and for all that God is more powerful than even the worst evil that the worst bad guys can inflict. The natural response to that is to celebrate belonging to God, who is the most powerful power there is in the universe!

To our older children...Peter's experiences with Jesus are significant. For Peter, the resurrection happened when Jesus forgave him, welcomed him back as his friend, and put him to work building Gods Kingdom. Such Easter forgiveness is worth celebrating!"

Share the Easter story with your children! Make great memories with your family. Celebrate Gods love for us! Share the struggles that Jesus endured. Let your children understand that when they face hard times in life, Jesus faced them too! That is one of the amazing things that make Jesus a perfect "forever friend" for our kids!