Easter Garden Tomb
Bring the Easter story to life with this hands-on, memorable activity.
This all-in-one digital kit gives you everything you need to help children build their own Easter Gardens, guiding them on a sensory journey from the cross to the empty tomb.
It’s ready-to-go and perfect for church services, messy church events, or sending home to families.
The Ultimate Easter Garden Activity Kit for Churches
Easter Gardens are a beloved tradition, but gathering the resources to effectively teach the meaning behind them takes time. We’ve created this comprehensive digital kit to take the pressure off your planning.
This kit is designed to transform a simple craft into a powerful discipleship moment. Through the tactile process of handling soil, placing stones, and planting seeds, children grasp the reality of Good Friday and the joy of Resurrection Sunday in a way that really sticks. Whether you are running a large group event or equipping parents to do this at home, this digital package provides the structure and the message you need.
How to Run Your Easter Garden Event in 3 Easy Steps:
Download & Prep: Purchase the kit and instantly download the ZIP folder. Print the “Take-Home” guides and character sheets. Gather your soil, trays, and pots. Share the social media images online either before or after your event.
Lead the Session: Use the ready-made PowerPoint slides to guide the children through the story. As you talk about the cross and the tomb, they build those elements into their garden.
Send the Message Home: Children take their completed gardens home along with the printable guide, sparking conversations with parents and keeping the message alive long after the chocolate eggs are eaten!
What’s included in the pack
When you purchase this kit, you receive an instant downloadable folder containing four essential digital assets to help you run a successful Easter event.
1) The "Take-Home" Guide (Printable PDF/PNG)
Don’t just send them home with a tray of mud! This beautifully designed printable ensures the message lasts. It contains step-by-step instructions that link every physical element of the garden—from the soil representing life’s messiness to the sweet treat representing God’s love—directly to God’s big story. Perfect to hand out during the event or send home for parents to lead the activity.
2) Event Leader Slides (PowerPoint Images)
Running a live session? We’ve done the prep work for you. The kit includes high-quality slide images that you can drop straight into PowerPoint. These slides guide children through the building process step-by-step, ensuring everyone keeps up while you explain the spiritual significance of the Tomb, the Cross, and the New Life.
3) Interactive Character Cut-outs
Help children physically place themselves within the Easter narrative. This “Extra Content” folder includes printable figures of Jesus and children. Kids can colour these in during the event, attach them to popsicle sticks, and place them in their finished garden as a visual reminder that Jesus is alive and welcomes them into His story.
4) Social Media Outreach Pack
Extend the impact beyond Sunday morning. We’ve included a folder of images designed as a social media carousel. You can post these on your church’s Instagram or Facebook to promote the upcoming event to your community, or use them afterward to reinforce the teaching points to parents while they scroll at home.
Important Note on Materials:
Please remember this product is an entirely digital download. You will receive the guides, slides, cut-outs, and images listed above.
To build the physical gardens, you (or the parents) will need to provide basic materials such as:
A plastic tray or saucer
Soil/dirt and stones
A small compostable pot (for the tomb)
Moss or seeds
Popsicle sticks (for the crosses and cut-outs)
Chocolate eggs
Who Is This For?
Perfect For:
Junior Church & Sunday School Leaders: Looking for a hands-on session plan for Easter Sunday or the weeks leading up to it.
Messy Church & All-Age Services: A fantastic, tactile activity that engages the whole family together.
School Assemblies or Christian Unions: A creative way to explain the Easter story in an educational setting.
Parents & Grandparents: Wanting a meaningful activity to do at home during the school holidays that keeps Christ central.
Teacher's notes
Here’s some accompanying teacher’s notes to help teachers incorporate this parable video within a lesson or school assembly.
Notaichean an neach-teagaisg
Tha notaichean tidseir an cois seo gus cuideachadh le tidsearan a’ bhidio den chosamhlachd a chleachdadh ann an lùib leasan no seanadh-sgoile.
Teacher's notes
Here’s some accompanying teacher’s notes to help teachers incorporate this parable video within a lesson or school assembly.
Notaichean an neach-teagaisg
Tha notaichean tidseir an cois seo gus cuideachadh le tidsearan a’ bhidio den chosamhlachd a chleachdadh ann an lùib leasan no seanadh-sgoile.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a physical product? No. This is a 100% digital download kit. You provide the mud, pots, and trays; we provide the guides, social media content, visuals, and instructions to make the activity a success.
What age range is this suitable for? It works wonderfully for ages 4–11. Younger children enjoy the sensory experience of the soil and placing the objects, while older children engage with the deeper meaning of the symbols (the empty tomb, new life).
Can I share this with my whole church team? Yes! Your purchase allows you to share the digital files within your single church entity or immediate family. Please do not share the files with other churches or upload anything publicly online except for the social media images.
How long does the activity take? Depending on your group size, the building activity combined with the teaching slides usually takes between 30 and 45 minutes.
A Complimentary Resource
Featuring the same characters used in this Garden Tomb why not bring the story of Easter to life with an interactive augmented reality trail! Children hunt for colourful eggs and use their phones to crack a code and watch hidden videos about the meaning of Easter.
