Object: Bring a brightly colored Easter egg for each child. Have them in a basket for display at the beginning of the lesson.

[Show your basket of eggs.] Does anyone know why we have Easter eggs? They are a symbol that helps us remember what Easter is really all about. Easter is about Jesus dying on the cross for us, then being raised from the dead. Think of this egg as Jesus' tomb. What happens if we let this egg hatch? A baby chick w…