Christ-Centered Easter Ideas

During Jesus’s time in Jerusalem, He visits the temple. There, inside His Father’s house, Jesus sees various merchants doing business. To see a place of worship converted into a center of commerce is something that Jesus cannot abide. Speaking with unmistakable authority, He commands them to leave. The cleansing of the temple at Jerusalem was an act of astonishing bravery. We can take courage knowing that Jesus Christ did what He knew to be right, whether it was popular or not.

Eat figs on Holy Monday

The day after His Triumphal Entry, Jesus cursed a fig tree. Read the scriptures about this story (Matt. 21:18-19; Mark 21:18-22) and eat some figs.

Bread Dove Rolls

Bake some cute bird rolls and serve with soup or your Easter dinner. You can talk about the dove mentioned at the baptism of Jesus or when Jesus mentions sparrows in His Sermon on the Mount. There are lots of recipes online to fit your family’s needs.

Passion of Jesus Waldorf Ring Ornaments

There are multiple options to add the journey of Jesus from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday on the Waldorf ring set.

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

A seven minute video all about the events around the Cleansing of the Temple.

Songs for Holy Monday

High on the Mountain Top
I Love to See the Temple

Walk the grounds of a LDS temple

If you don’t live near one or are not interested in visiting a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (although anyone is free to walk around the beautiful grounds and feel the wonderful peace there) you could go on a walk and clean your neighborhood. Or cleanse your home as a family.