This document describes a youth ministry Easter egg hunt activity that gives spiritual significance by hiding plastic eggs containing items from Jesus's last days and resurrection account in the Bible. Participants hunt for the eggs and then discuss the significance of each item found, relating it to passages describing Jesus's crucifixion and resurrection. The document provides a list of suggested items to include in the eggs and variations on how to implement the activity.

1. Youth Ministry -
Easter Egg Hunt
Give the traditional Easter
egg hunt a spiritual
significance by allowing
participants to hunt the eggs
containing various items
from the Easter account in
Scripture.
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2. Materials
Plastic Easter Eggs with 1 item inside
each.
* Gray fleece or a tiny donkey
(Matthew 21:2-5)
* Palm branch or a doll’s coat
(Matthew 21:8-11)
* A vial of perfume (Matthew 26:7-
13)
* A lock of hair (Matthew 26:7-13)
* 30 silver coins or 3 10-cent coins
(Matthew 26:14-15)
* A strip of terry cloth fabric or
towel (John 13:4-11)
* A communion wafer or bread
(Matthew 26:17-29)
* A communion cup or grape
(Matthew 26:17-29)
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3. * Miniature praying hands (Mark
14:32-42)
* A watch (Mark 13:37)
* Rooster figure or a feather (Luke
22:61)
* Piece of rope (John 18:12)
* A strip of leather (John 19:1)
* Small piece of soap (Matthew
27:20-24)
* A piece of scarlet cloth
(Matthew 27:28)
* A thorn or thorns from roses
(Matthew 27:29)
* A cross or two sticks (John
19:16-22)
* Three flathead nails or regular
nails (John 19:16-22)
* Dice (John 19:23-24)
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4. * Color the inside of 1 egg with black
marker (Luke 23:44-45)
* sponge/cotton ball with vinegar
(John 19:28-30)
•* A toothpick-end dipped in red
paint (John 19:32-37)
* A shattered or split rock (Matthew
27:51, 54)
* Purple cloth (Matthew 27:51)
* Clean linen cloth or gauze (Matthew
27:57-61)
* Cinnamon stick (Luke 23:55-56)
* A stone and wax or paraffin
(Matthew 27:65-66)
* An empty egg or hollow chocolate
egg (Matthew 28:5-8)
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5. You do not need to use all
items. Use those you
consider most important or
most appropriate to your
lesson focus and the age of
your group.
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6. Activity
Give the traditional Easter egg hunt
a spiritual significance by allowing
participants to hunt the eggs
containing the various items and
meet at a designated place later for
a debrief. During the debrief
discuss the significance of the
various items.
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7. Variations
1: Participants place the items in
order and explain the significance.
2: Add scripture related to the items
and hide them in eggs as well.
Participants match the scriptures with
the items.
3: Instead of hiding the eggs, add
them to an Easter basket and have
participants choose an egg.
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8. 4: For an additional application hide
Easter Eggs of the following colors:
black, red, white, green, yellow.
Place jelly beans of these colors in a
plastic egg if you cannot find all the
colors. (See Jelly Bean Salvation).
Prepare some Plastic Easter Eggs
with one jelly bean of each color and
have participants give them to
friends to explain the true meaning
of Easter. Tape an invitation to your
Easter worship services and activities
to each egg.
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9. 5.For a Children’s sermon, prepare
eggs to represent significant
events. Number them and then
open them one at a time to tell the
Easter story.
6: Provide an Easter Basket with
several items for each participant.
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10. Scripture focus
Read Matthew 26:3-28:15 –
Discuss each item and the role
it played in Christ’s death and
resurrection.
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