Easter Basket of Love

Fill the basket with love for our Jesus.

• Find several pictures of Christ on the cross, in Gethsemane, the last supper, at the tomb and the resurrected Christ.  Place them on the board or where the children can see them.
• Bring two or more dozen plastic eggs.
• One large basket with Easter straw or grass in it.

Tell the children that each egg is empty.  Each egg will represent what things we can do to remember His sacrifice for us.  The children can also tell about one of the pictures.

After each comment, ask one or two children to put an egg into the basket.  Sing one of the Easter songs or a review song after every two comments.  Add an egg for a song well sung.

*There are several ideas for Easter in earlier posts.  Check them out for more ideas.

Easter

The meaning of Easter is told simply in the Primary Songbook.  Choose 3 or 4 to sing this week and next week.  Show pictures that depict the crucifixion and resurrection.  Ask the children to tell about each picture then sing one of the songs that you have chosen.

Remember to review the songs that the children have recently learned to keep them fresh in their minds.

Stand for the Right Review

Stand for the Right is a fun song to review.

• Choose a class to be the "narrator."  They will sing:  Our prophet has some words for you and these are the words
• Choose another class to be the "prophet."  They will sing:  Be true, be true
• Choose another class to tell where we should be true.  They will sing:  At work, or at play, in darkness or light
• "Prophet" class:  Be true, be true, and stand for the right.

Choose different classes and sing it again.  You can also have boys, girls and teachers sing the parts.  If you have some brave children, choose a few to sing the parts for the whole primary.

Stand for the Right

Stand for the Right, p. 159, has a simple yet powerful message for all of us.  It is an easy song to teach, as well.

You will need:

• A picture of several prophets (I use Old Testament, Book of Mormon and latter-day prophets including Pres. Monson.)
• Several word strips that say: BE TRUE.  (I have 8 to 10 strips each taped on a short stick and the strips are laminated.)  
• A picture of children playing or you can use a ball and jump rope
• A picture or cutout of the moon and sun.
• A word strip of STAND FOR THE RIGHT.

This song was used in a recent Primary program so some of the order children may know it.  Have the pianist play through the song while you sing or say the words.  (Singing is always preferred.)  As you sing hold up the pictures and words.  (You can tape them to the board so you can point to them or have children hold them.)  Ask the children to sing it with you a few times as you point to the visual aids.

Pass the 8 or 10 BE TRUE sticks to several children.  Ask them to hold them up high when you all sing those word.  Pass the sticks to different children (teachers can help, too) and sing it a few more times.  

You might want to use different pictures of prophets and ask the children what the specific prophet has told us.