Explaining the Easter Story to Children

The Story of Jesus is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. If there was only one story we could pass down to our children – it would be this one. We’ve hand-picked our favourite Children’s books & DVD’s that explain the Easter story with clarity, sensitivity and a good sprinkling of creativity. We hope these help you to explain the Christian message at Easter to your children.

Pre-School Easter Books

My Very First Bible Stories: The Easter Story:

• From the popular ‘My Very First’ series

• Economic price, great for giveaways

• Bright, engaging illustrations

Age Range: 2 – 6 years old

Economically priced, this small and colourful children's Bible storybook is an ideal gift or give-away for prize-givings, outreach and mission in the Lent and Easter period.

Clear, strong pictures not only help children remember the stories, they also help grown-ups voice the story for the younger children (2 years up) but with simple words and sentences for those early 'read for myself years' of 4 to 6.

Veggie Tales An Easter Carol:

• From the ever popular Veggie Tales series

• ‘An Easter Carol’: Nezzer has banned Easter! Bob & Larry must convince him Easter is about more than just eggs & chocolate

• Features Grammy award winning artist, Rebecca St James

Age Range: 2 – 8 years old

Great for a mixed age service or Sunday schoo. The Easter story is retold for a young audience, explaining why millions of Christians around the world celebrate Easter.

For Ages 4 - 7

Scripture Union: The Biggest Surprise:

• All-new booklet from Scripture, making the topic of Easter more approachable

• Pack of 10, perfect for school, Sunday school or church giveaways

• Colourful and easy to understand

Age Range: 5-8 years old

A great new addition to the Scripture Union booklet series. Focussing on the Story of Easter this booklet is a great tool for mission activities, Easter giveaways or kids groups.

For Ages 6 - 8

The Beginner’s Bible: Come and Celebrate Easter Sticker & Activity Book:

• Simple text from the bestselling Beginner’s Bible

• Over 50 reusable stickers

• Puzzles, stickers, activity pages to educate and entertain.

Age Range: 4 – 7 years old

The child-approved Beginner’s Bible Series introduced the Easter Story for busy hands with pages and pages of stickers, puzzles and more.

Friends and Heroes: Episode 37-39:

• Episode 37 - Betrayal. Follows Jesus and the Disciples in his final week as he washes their feet, shares the last supper and is arrested.
• Episode 38 - Trials & Tribulations - Follows the events of the Crucifixion.
• 25 minutes per episode, perfect for Sunday school

Age range: 4-8 year olds

With captivating production, music, quizzes and activity suggestions, The Friends and Heroes DVDs are a great addition to any Sunday School curriculum.

For Ages 8 - 10

Scripture Union: The Most Mind-Boggling Mystery:

• Explores what Christians believe about Easter

• Contemporary and engaging design specifically for 8-11 year olds

• Economically priced pack of 10

Age Range: 9- 11 years old

With eye-catching illustrations and approachable text. Scripture Union have, yet again, made the often tricky parts of the Bible easy to understand and engage with.

Boring Bible: Eggs-Traordinary Easter:

• From the Boring Bible range by Andy Robb

• Packed full of jokes, facts, cartoons and questions

• Simply answers the question: ‘What’s Easter all about?’

Age Range: 8 – 10 years old (but also a good gift for babies)

Andy Robb succeeds again with wit and humour, engaging girls and boys alike with jokes, cartoons, questions and more.

For EVERYONE:

Easter Family Time:

• Following up on the popular “Christmas Family Time”

• From Messy Church creator, Lucy Moore

• Mini books available individually or in discounted value packs of 10 and 25.

• An affirming gift for Messy Churches, all-ages services or evangelism events.

Age Range: The whole family will love this!

This mini-book aims to transfer the core values of Messy Church to the home and family context, encouraging families to talk together, be creative, be hospitable, be Christ-centred and celebratory, and including activities for all ages

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