Harvest Kids at Home – Easter Sunday
Welcome Harvest Kids to your
HARVEST AT HOME!
This is a super fun space for with some great activities to keep you occupied while at home for the next few weeks.
It’s EASTER Sunday! Yay!
Hey Kids, before we start… I need to whisper in your parents ears!….
…please check out the Bible Story before your kids… “Why?” you might ask… Because Easter can be quite sad and cause distress for some children. We would recommend that you watch the story set for your child’s age and if you think it’s too young, go and check out what an older class is covering. Again, if it’s too advanced for your child, choose a younger class.
We really recommend parents engage with their children as they watch these Bible stories in case they have questions. We are focusing on celebration of Jesus being alive today! Please note: the Bible Stories look the same, but they are not. They have been made by the same YouTube channel.
Hey Kids!! This Sunday is a super important it’s EASTER!!!! YUM YUM! Hopefully that means a few chocolate treats for you in the shapes of OVALS! We love hearing back from your parents about how much you ENJOY it. We all know that food is important, so here is some spiritual food for YOU! YuM, SLURP, CrUnCh! We have organized it by age or year at school. Each class has their own links for BIBLE STORIES, MeMoRy VeRsEs, PRAISE & WORSHIP, OBJECT LESSONS & MUCH MORE!!! Have fun…
We have kept it simple so you as a family can ‘push play‘. Just scroll down and select your class!
Parents, we’ve also included a blurb just for you at the bottom! We hope this blesses, supports and encourages you as a family and during this time in New Zealand.
Love the Harvest Kids Team x
‘click’ on your class
Ages 1 to 3
Ages 3 to Year 2
Year 3 to Year 6
Year 7 to Year 8
here is a sneak peek at what you may find…
Worship
JOY! Praise & worship bring JOY! And we all can do with a dose of joy. Praise and worship should be light hearted. As parents we can lead by example. Have fun with your kids. Jesus loves us having a praise party!
Object Lesson
A fun and practical way to understand truths or harder concepts. These will be video form.
Activity
These will be a range of different things. They may include colouring in pages, or we might put something up that provokes thought and great discussion as a family. We want to promote our children telling us their deep thoughts. And we want to give them that safe space to do so.
Tag Lines
A simple truth that is important for us to remember. Presented in a fun way!
Story
Bibles stories don’t get old. We will provide age appropriate Bible Stories, that will be presented in a range of different ways.
Memory Verses
A selection of different ways to learn a memory verse. We will provided either a song, actions, or puzzle.
ages 1 – 3
Hey Boys & Girls!
Worship
Used with Permission
Creator God
Jesus Loves Me
Bible Story
The Story of Easter for Toddlers (age 1 – 4)
ages 3 & 4 and year 1 & 2
Click here to Start!
Worship
Bible Story
Jesus is alive – Easter Story for 6 and Under
Object Lesson
Memory Verse
This is a bit quirky… but you just might love it!
Activities
- Paper Cross
For this activity you will need a piece of A4 paper.
Click here to see the instructions on how to make your own Paper Cross
- Easter Treasure Hunt
If you don’t have a printer, or a banana, write your own clues on separate pieces of paper. Kids you could even do your own treasure hunt for Mum & Dad!
Easter Treasure Hunt for Under 8’s
- Easter Biscuits!
Want to eat a Easter Snack, then make these but don’t feed them to your cat!
years 3 – 6
Click here to start...
Worship
Bible Story
God is with us
Object Lesson
Memory Verse
Activities
- Paper Cross
For this activity you will need a piece of A4 paper.
Click here to see the instructions on how to make your own Paper Cross
- Easter Cross Craft
This is a great way to allow your kids to get creative and you can also have a teachable moment.
AND when finished you can showcase your artwork in your front window.
As everyone is observing social distancing this would be a great way to add some joy to others as they walk by.
Click here to see how to get crafty with an Easter Cross
- Easter Photo Scavenger Hunt
Here is a link to playing an Easter Photo Scavenger Hunt! We hope you have super fun. If you want to share your creativity then email them to sarah@hcc.net.nz
See YoungStars for a simpler Treasure Hunt.
- Easter Biscuits!
Want to eat a Easter Snack, then make these but don’t feed them to your cat!
years 7 – 8
Welcome RADS
Worship
Bible Story
Bible Story for 9-12 year olds
Memory Verse
Activities
- Paper Cross
For this activity you will need a piece of A4 paper.
Click here to see the instructions on how to make your own Paper Cross
- Easter Cross Craft
This is a great way to allow your kids to get creative and you can also have a teachable moment.
AND when finished you can showcase your artwork in your front window.
As everyone is observing social distancing this would be a great way to add some joy to others as they walk by.
Click here to see how to get crafty with an Easter Cross
- Easter Photo Scavenger Hunt
Here is a link to playing an Easter Photo Scavenger Hunt! We hope you have super fun. If you want to share your creativity then email them to sarah@hcc.net.nz
- Easter Biscuits!
Want to eat a Easter Snack, then make these but don’t feed them to your cat!
For the Parents
We like our children to be inspired, encouraged and lets face it, if it helps them, it helps us! Your children are important to us and they SUPER important to God. We have put together this webpage so your children know that they are important, loved and that we have taken the time to invest in them!
They are VALUEABLE!
We want them to feel: loved, joyful, inspired, excited, and equipped spiritually.
Life is unpredictable, but God is sure and secure, we can always rely on Him.
We want to encourage our families to bring God into the conversations that we are having with our children. How are we feeling? What are we thinking? Can we share what we are thinking with Mum & Dad? We want our children feel safe when they share with us. So how do we do that? We listen and don’t react, but thoughtful process with the Holy Spirit how we can offer wise council to them. Maybe they just need us to listen… God sees us and our children, He wants us to share with Him and feel safe with Him.
PLEASE NOTE: that after watching our video links, youTube will pop up with suggestions for you to watch. We advise, having an adult in the room while your child watches these videos as we don’t know what content might show after our videos.
Here is a letter that that we put together that you can download that is very practical about how you can help your kids.
