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twist on an old tradition, try an Easter Egg Hunt,
but with money inside the plastic eggs instead of candy (we usually put
nickels, dimes, and an occasional quarter). Then teach the kids the
parable of the woman who lost a coin and hunted everywhere until she found
it, or the man who found the treasure in the field. Tell the kids
that we are that treasure hidden in a lost world. Just as there is
joy when we find an egg with money in it, so there is joy in heaven when
someone comes to know Christ.
Matt 13:44-46
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto
treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and
for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly
pearls: Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went
and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Luke 15:3-10
And he spake this parable unto them, saying,
What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth
not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which
is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it
on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth
together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me;
for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, that likewise
joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety
and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
Either what woman having ten pieces of
silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house,
and seek diligently till she find it? And when she hath found it,
she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with
me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say
unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner
that repenteth.
A few years ago, I worked for a church that
annually did the Easter Bunny thing. For those of you who do the
Easter Bunny, here is a fun skit to do with the Easter Egg Hunt.
If you have a full sized Easter Bunny outfit, just have the Bunny motion
with his hands, and the teacher will translate to the kids what he is saying.
If you do not like having the Easter Bunny, any character or puppet will
do.
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Bunny comes out
looking for egg. |
| Teacher: |
Hello Mr. Easter Bunny, what are you doing? |
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Bunny motions that
he is looking for something (hand over his eyes.) |
| Teacher: |
Are you looking for something? |
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Bunny shakes his
head yes. |
| Teacher: |
What are you looking for? |
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Bunny makes the
shape of an egg with his hands. |
| Teacher: |
Are you looking for a rock? |
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Bunny shakes his
head no. |
| Teacher: |
Are you searching for a bowl? |
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Bunny shakes his
head no. |
| Teacher: |
(asking the kids) Do you know what Bunny
is looking for? |
| Kids: |
The kids should yell out an egg. |
| Teacher: |
Are you looking for an egg? |
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Bunny shakes his
head yes. |
| Teacher: |
Have you looked all over? |
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Bunny motions that
he has looked high (acts like he is climbing a latter.) |
| Teacher: |
You have looked high? |
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And that he has
searched low (gets down on his knees.) |
| Teacher: |
And you have looked low? |
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Bunny then motions
that he swept the house. |
| Teacher: |
You have even swept the house? |
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Bunny shrugs his
shoulders and then pretends to vacume. |
| Teacher: |
Oh, you actually vacumed the house. |
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Bunny shakes his
head yes |
| Teacher: |
But you couldn't find the egg? |
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Bunny starts to
cry (hand cover eyes.) |
| Teacher: |
What kind of egg is it? |
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Bunny pretends to
hold it dearly to his chest. |
| Teacher: |
A very special egg? |
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Bunny puts hand
down to about three inches of the ground, |
| Teacher: |
You have had the egg since he were just
a little bunny? |
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Bunny shakes his
head yes. |
| Teacher: |
What color egg is it? |
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Bunny goes over
to someone who has a red shirt on and points. |
| Teacher: |
A red egg? That reminds me of the
story in the Bible of a lady who had ten coins, and when she lost one coin,
she lit a candle and swept the house and searched everywhere trying to
find it. |
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Bunny does the I
don’t know shrug asking if she ever found it. |
| Teacher: |
Did she ever find it? |
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Bunny nods yes. |
| Teacher: |
Yes she did, and when she did find it,
she had a party and rejoiced with all of her friends. |
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Bunny claps and
motions that he will have a party too for all the kids. |
| Teacher: |
You will have a party when you find
your egg too? That story me of Jesus, he lost something very valuable
to him … us. And he searches for us every day. The bible tells
us that when he finds one of us, he has a party and rejoices with all the
angels in heaven. |
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Bunny claps. |
| Teacher: |
Actually, I found an egg earlier while
I was getting ready, is this your egg? (pull the egg out) |
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Bunny jumps up and
down and gives the teacher a hug. Bunny then motions that he will
have a party and put eggs around the yard for the kids to find. Bunny
motions that he will even put out special eggs like his. |
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Bunny leaves to
go hide the eggs. |
| Teacher: |
Bye Mr. Bunny. |
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