Easter is an important celebration in the Christian calendar, where we remember Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross and his victory over death.  Easter usually falls in late March or within April.

To support leaders in celebrating Easter, we have put together a range of programme ideas that you could use:

New for 2026

• Palm Sunday Theme (Anchors) – A lot can happen in a week! Before the supper on the Thursday, the sadness of the Friday and the joyfulness of the Sunday, came Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a Donkey. Let’s find out more about Palm Sunday and that joy and excitement that it brought!
• Easter Tear Art (Anchors) – Create your own Easter tear art as we celebrate and remember the sacrifice Jesus made for us on the cross.
• Mini Egg Cookies (Juniors) – Celebrate Easter with some very tasty treats, as you combine mini eggs into cookie dough and get baking.
• Easter Through the Eyes of … the Criminal (Company) – Explore the Easter story from the perspective of the criminal on the cross alongside Jesus. What can we learn about who Jesus is and what the story of Easter means for us from this perspective?
• Easter Through the Eyes of … Judas (Seniors) – Explore the Easter story from the perspective of Judas and his night of betrayal. What can we learn about who Jesus is and what the story of Easter means for us, from this perspective?

Anchor Activity Cards

• Easter Chalk Art (Get Creative)
• Painting Pancakes (Get Creative)
• The Easter Story Game (Get Active)
• Easter Story Wheel (Get into the Bible)
• The Easter Tree (Get into the Bible)
• Egg-cellent Nature Art (Get Adventurous)
• Easter Noughts and Crosses (Get Active)
• Lent Adventure (Get into the Bible)
• Easter (Themed Programme)

Junior Activity Cards

• Easter Egg Battleships (Get Active)
• The Easter Eggshell Story (Get into the Bible)
• Pancakes (Themed Programme)
• Stained Glass Cross (Get Creative)
• Easter Story Trail (Get into the Bible)
• Chocolate Filled Easter Nests (Get Creative)
• Chubby Bunny (Get Active)
• Find the Easter Story (Get into the Bible)
• Easter Taskmaster (Get Learning)
• Be a Good Egg (Get Involved)

Company Activity Cards

• Easter Minute To Win It – (Themed Programme)
• 30 minute Hot Cross Buns (Get Creative)
• The Last Supper (Get into the Bible)
• Empty at Easter (Get into the Bible)

Senior Activity Cards

• Perfect Love for an Imperfect Person (Get into the Bible)
• Pancake Art (Get Creative)
• The Greatest Comeback (Get into the Bible)

Activity sheets

We also have a number of worksheets for children and young people to complete as part of your activities or as an arrival activity. These include:

• Jesus on the Cross Spot the Difference (Anchors)
• Happy Easter Colouring Sheet (Anchors)
• Easter Bunny Dot to Dot (Anchors)
• Easter Large Activity Sheet (Anchors & Juniors)
• Easter Story Colouring Sheets (Juniors)
• How Many Easter Eggs? (Juniors)
• Easter Wordsearch (Juniors)
• The Impossible Easter Maze (Company & Seniors)

External resources

Other organisations have also produced some great Easter resources which your group could make use of.

• The Greatest Miracle of All (Bible Society) – A book aimed at children that tells the story from Palm Sunday to Jesus’ resurrection.
• Jesus Died for Me (Scripture Union) – A book, animated video and activity pack aimed at helping leaders to share the real meaning behind the Easter Story.

Share what you are getting up to

With so much happening to celebrate Easter we encourage you to post and share your activities on social media using the hashtags #Easter  and  #BoysBrigade.

If you need support using the resources …
Please contact us at programme@boys-brigade.org.uk