How to make a tomb for easter play

Instructable for making an empty tomb from a pop up tent. Also includes an interactive lesson on the death and resurrection of Jesus.

How to make a cave. First I started off with some paper mil paper. It is pretty heavy duty stuff, and it come in a roll, but don't ask...

Resurrection empty tomb, paper rocks

Stacked, cut, carved, painted, dry brushed Insulation board. 13'x7'.

Our church Passion of Christ tomb.

You can find instructions for building your own Easter Cave in this month’s Lenten Activity Packet, but I wanted to add a tip or two that you won’t find in the instructions. First of al…

Cardboard box turned into Jesus' tomb for Easter play prop.

Below are ideas for building "The Empty Tomb" and other related scenery and props for the stories of Lent and Holy Week. To some churches, it might seem exorbitant to have "scenery and props" available in Sunday School, But in the Workshop Rotation Model, we have a classroom we call "The Drama Workshop" where we keep all our drama supplies, costumes, and backdrops at the ready for any Bible lesson. It's all pretty homemade stuff, but super handy to not have to go looking for it. And the…

As part of our Easter celebration every year we grow our own Calvary’s Hill or Empty Easter Tomb Garden. This is a really great craft to do with your kids! It’s perfect for springtime a…

Easter is just a few days away. During Bible time this week we have been reading about the last days of Jesus' life. The boys often surprise me with what they remember or want to discuss. One of my sons wondered aloud early this week why we call it "Good Friday" when it's the day something bad happened to Jesus. My eight year old answered him and said something along the lines of "Well, it was good for us!". But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners…

Tomb of Jesus