Video Example of Easter & Palm Sunday Crafts
The best crafts are simple and hands on, that’s why we love making these paper palm leaves from green construction paper. As a bonus you can act out the waving branches. This one won’t win an art content but it’s easy way to get kids active in the Bible lesson.
Easter is more than a holiday—it is the reason for the hope of Christians. Jesus’ death and resurrection is terrible and glorious to those that love him. For kids, Easter is full of conflicting images. Chocolate bunnies, Easter eggs and the cross get jumbled up in the Christian child’s spirit. Teach your holiday lesson with clarity by providing crafts to reinforce this important lesson.
Kids Palm Sunday Leaf Craft
The Easter story is panoramic and includes many people and special places. Sometimes we forget to include Jesus’ entrance into the city on a donkey. The children sang, “Hosanna!” and greeted him with palm leaves. This palm leaf craft is an excellent way to reintroduce children to the kingship of Jesus.
Supplies: Large sheets of green construction paper. Child-safe scissors.
Extra Idea: Use the cardboard tube from paper towel rolls or wrapping paper to attach the palm branches. This requires some advanced planning.
Directions: Before class cut out as many large leaf shapes as you need. Buy the large size construction paper if needed. Make the leaves long and oval shaped. Fold the leaves in half to make the leaf look like a tropical palm. When children arrive, give them safety scissors. Kids use the scissors to cut the edges making the paper look like fronds. Give kids crayons to write “Hosanna” on the leaves.
Smaller children might find it fun to wave the palms at a volunteer pretending to be Jesus. Play the song, “Hosanna” and allow kids to worship by waving their crafts in the area.
Don’t miss the Palm Sunday Story for Kids and our Palm Sunday Lessons for Kids.
I will be giving my first Sunday School this Sunday. Palm Sunday. Need a little help 🙂 found your site
Nice explanation! Thank you for posting those videos!
So I’m helping Mama Bear with the toddlers at church! She put me in charge of craft, game. MTC has came to the rescue! We will be doing the Palm Tree Branch on Popsicle Sticks and let them run around the run singing Hosanna Hosanna Hosanna in the High! Then if I can contain their attention I would like to do the handprint/cotton ball lamb also!