Crafts Archives - McKenzie Sue Makes

Easter Story Playdough Mats

Do you have a kid that loves playdough? As in, do you have a young kid, because all kids love playdough! Grab this digital pdf, print & laminate them, and use them year after year as ways to integrate the Holy Week throughout the day.

Donut Easter Tomb

Grab some donuts and donut holes and wa-la! You have a garden tomb ready for multitudes! Here are a few shared online:

Handprint Lilies

Use your child’s handprint on white paper, wrap it around a green straw and tape. Add yellow strips for the stamen and add green leaves.

Names of Christ Easter Eggs

This blog post from Cranial Hiccups decorates their Easter tree with pictures of Jesus Christ and included dyed eggs. They blew out the inside of the eggs, drew on the shell with clear crayon and then dyed them to reveal the name. What a beautiful way to integrate a common tradition of dying eggs and focus it back on the Savior!

Make, Fill, and Light an Oil Lamp

Make with clay with the video tutorial linked or buy a clay 1st-century shaped lamp online. Read the parable of the 10 Virgins (Matt. 25:1-13 & more mentioned in D&C 45:56-59). Fill the lamp with oil you have at home, add a wick of fabric and light to watch it glow and last for hours.

“Find the colt” in the yard

Print out a donkey or use a donkey figurine and have your children go out searching for the colt for Jesus to ride on.

(Matt. 21:1-5, Mark 11:1-6, Luke 19:28-34)

Resurrection Garden with Wheatgrass

Mini Flowers Easter Garden

This little Resurrection Garden is a beautiful and simple way to make something and have a beautiful piece to display in your home Easter season. Watch this video and make it your own!

Cross Watercolor Craft

An Expectant Easter Curriculum

An Expectant Easter is a Bible-based, Charlotte Mason-inspired curriculum designed with your whole family in mind. It’s an invitation to gather your family to center your hearts on what Easter is all about.