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Where Did Jesus Go?

In this fun activity, children will get an idea about where Jesus went after He died on the cross, and what He is preparing for those who believe in Him. 

TOPICS:

Easter, Heaven, Jesus

MATERIALS:

2 or 3 old plain white T-shirts
1 large plain flat sheet (beige or white)
1 large cardboard box (tall enough for little children to pass through like a door)


DURATION:

Approximately 10 minutes

Empty Tomb 

PREPARATION:

Before class, make a tomb out of the cardboard box, where opposite ends are open. Stand the box upright and make a passageway (curtain) out of the large sheet. Secure left and right curtain halves to the top of the box on one end, letting them flow freely, but able to come together. The children should not be able to see inside the tomb through the curtains. Leave the opposite end of the box open. Cut the T-shirts into strips about 3" wide and 12" long, at least one for each child. Place the strips of linen inside the box.

A great craft idea using the linen strips and following the same topic is Preparing Rooms Click here 

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

After setting up the tomb, let each child go through one at a time. Have a helper on the other end to give one of the strips of linen to each child as he or she exits the other end. Tell them not to show it to anyone until everyone has been through the tomb.

WHAT YOU WILL SAY:

After Jesus died on the cross, His beloved friends put him into a tomb. A few days latter, when Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James visited the tomb they saw something, but not Jesus. What did they see? Where did Jesus go? Let's find out what Mary and Mary found inside. (At this point, have the children line up single file to enter the tomb one at a time and take a strip of linen when they exit.)

Well, Jesus wasn't in the tomb. They only found strips of linen in the tomb, probably similar to the strip you are holding. Instead, Jesus was alive. Do you know where Jesus went? Jesus said that in His Father's house are many rooms, and He is going there to prepare them for us. Would you like to live in one of these rooms in Heaven?

Note: Preschoolers will not fully understand why Jesus died, but you can present the basic idea that because men and women continued to disobey God, Jesus took the blame. This way God would not punish those who believed in Jesus. After Jesus died and rose from the dead, He went back to His Father's house to prepare a room for everyone.