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Here are some Lent and Easter resources to share with you, pulled together by Jane Leadbetter. Grab some new ideas or store away for another year:
BRF Lent and Easter resources
– Easter Family Time – An Easter minibook gift to give to Messy Church families. Multiple copies offer.
– Messy Easter – Three complete Messy Church sessions for Lent, Holy Week and Easter
– The Easter Story – for families to share
– BRF Lent reading – A selection of books suitable for reading during Lent – as gifts? For Messy teams?
Units in books
– Messy Church: New life in Jesus (Easter)
– Messy Church 2: Lent and Spring festivals
Free Messy downloads
– Messy Palm Sunday
– Messy Church at home ideas: Be Still (Lent), The Last Supper, Messy Easter 2020, Messy Easter 2021
Messy Church logos to download
Pinterest ideas
– BRF Messy Church Pinterest – Lent and Easter board with over 130 pins
– Kids Friendly NZ – Lent and Easter
– Lent ideas from Sandy Brodine
Miscellaneous resources and links
– Bible Society Lent and Easter resources 2021
– Church of England Lent 2021 resources
– Home for Good – excellent Mother’s Day resources
– Easter Explorers (Diocese of Blackburn)
– Together at Home Easter 2021 resources
– Scripture Union Easter Alive free pack
– Scripture Union Pancake Party! free pack
– Scripture Union Footsteps of Jesus all-age Lenten journey + reflections
– Scottish Bible Society Wonder Walks for Lent and Easter 2021
– The Meaningful Chocolate Company Real Easter Eggs – these will not be in supermarkets in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic
– Experience Easter – bringing schools, churches and communities closer together
– Ten Ideas for Easter (Diocese of Bath and Wells)
– Out of the Ark free Easter assembly plans – easy to adapt for Messy Churches
– Going For Growth Lent and Easter crafts
– Friends and Heroes ‘Remember Me’ Easter song video
– 40acts challenge (UK)
Video clips
– Lent in Two Minutes
– Bible Society Easter Story Animations
– Explaining Easter with one piece of paper
– Shaving foam marbling Easter eggs
