The Easter Garden

A Lenten Experience for Children

By Daphna Lee Flegal, Marcia Stoner Published 12/2012

Mixed Media ISBN: 9781426742965 $34.99 Buy

Explore the stories and symbols of Jesus' of Holy Week.The Easter Garden is a special place to explore the story and the symbols of Holy Week. Time in The Easter Garden is spent exploring the Bible, making symbols of Lent as special gifts, and preparing for a presentation of the story of the Easter. While in the shop, children of all ages will begin with large group Lenten worship, divide into age-level groupings that will explore one important section of the “garden,” serve others by creating gifts for those whose hearts and lives may need special attention, and prepare to be part of the presentation of the Easter story.

Includes an intergenerational worship with the presentation of the Easter story and suggestions for making The Easter Garden a one-day event. Featured symbols: palm tree (palm Sunday), grape arbor (Last Supper), stream (washing of feet), rooster (Peter’s denial), rock (prayer in the garden), cross (crucifixion), lily, and a butterfly (Easter).

About the Authors

Daphna Lee Flegal

DAPHNA FLEGAL is a diaconal minister in The United Methodist Church. She is a certified laboratory leader in the area of young children and has worked with preschool children for more than twenty years. Daphna is currently the lead editor for children's curriculum. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Marcia Stoner

Marcia Stoner is an editor of children's Sunday school resources and writer of children's books. She has taught English as a second language both in Japan and in the U.S. She and her husband live in Nashville, Tennessee.