Object: Some packs of gum with the sticks of gum removed and the wrappers replaced in the packages.

Lesson: But when they went in they did not find the body.

Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you know what today is and what it means? (Let them answer.) That's right, it is Easter, but what is Easter all about? (Let them answer.) Right, today is the day that we celebrate to remember when God raised Jesus from the dead. We all remember how awful it was when Jesus was crucified on the cross, and we were sorry that he died. But now we know that God did not forget him. Instead, he made him come back from the dead. What a wonderful day Easter is for all of us.

Do you remember the story of how the women who were friends of Jesus came up to where he was buried, and how they met an angel …