Category: Teenagers

Teaching Kids with Pizza – Reader Idea

Today’s featured reader idea on Creative Kids Ideas comes from Angie Mohr at Raising Money$mart Kids. Angie expertly combines practical lessons about money, gardening, and health with something kids love: pizza! more

Help Your Kids Dream About the Future

Kids love to dream about jobs they want to do when they grow up. They dress up and pretend they’re going to work to do a job. What does your child dream about being and how can you help? more

How to Help Kids Deal with Stress

We often forget how stressful life can be as a kid. Here are some suggestions by our guest blogger, Stacy Hensley, to help children deal with stress. more

Book Review: Bubba Goes National is a Blue Ribbon Winner!

Photo courtesy of: Jennifer Walker

Jennifer Walker manages to get inside of the mind of a 13-year-old with the skill of a seasoned professional with her debut novel, Bubba Goes National. Read what we have to say about the book! more

Ramona and Beezus Movie Review

The wild imagination and crazy antics of one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature come to life on the big screen in Ramona and Beezus. more

Fun and Inexpensive Party Ideas for Kids

Curious George cake

It’s party time! Try these fun, low-cost party ideas for kids. They’ve all been kid tested and parent (and budget) approved. more

Responsibility Project: For the Win Essay Contest for Teens

This summer, Liberty Mutual is giving teens extra incentive to get off the couch and get involved with the Responsibility Project: For the Win essay contest. Here are the details. more

Fourth of July Crafts for Kids

To kick off the fun, we’re sharing four great patriotic craft ideas to make with kids. These Fourth of July crafts are designed with kids in mind but also double as colorful decorations for any Independence Day cookout or party. more

Good Friday and Easter Crafts and Activities for Kids

Creative Kids Ideas has collected a short list of our favorite activities for celebrating the Good Friday and Easter holidays, with both religious and non-religious ideas. All of the sites listed have been parent tested and kid approved. We hope you enjoy them as much as we have. more



Good Friday and Easter offer the perfect opportunities for church teachers, parents and family members to use creative means to teach and talk to kids about the true meaning behind Good Friday and Easter… the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.

Good Friday, the Friday directly before Easter, is the day on which Christian believers remember the death of Jesus Christ. When choosing Good Friday and Easter activities and crafts to teach kids about the holiday, remember that most children prefer a hands-on approach to learning. They also learn and retain information best through the use of activities that incorporate the lesson’s meaning into them.

To provide you with a starting point, Creative Kids Ideas has accumulated a short list of links to some of our favorite articles and sites featuring Good Friday activities and crafts for children.

  • A Kid’s Heart provides a wide variety of online activities and games for Good Friday and Easter. Children can decorate eggs online, play matching games with Easter eggs, hunt for eggs in an interactive game, complete online Easter jigsaw puzzles, and more. The site also offers print and play activities such as coloring sheets, puzzles, word games, and worksheets that are excellent for using at home, in the classroom, and in Sunday School or children’s church programs.
  • In her article, Good Friday Printable Activities for Kids, Gillian Wilk gives a comprehensive list of excellent resources for printable coloring pages, puzzles, activities, flash cards and stories to help share and teach children about the holiday.
  • Jo Brielyn offers more great Easter ideas in her article, Good Friday Activities, Crafts and Games for Kids. Readers can learn how to make a few simple Easter crafts, learn how to plan and execute a Resurrection Egg Hunt for children, and find a recipe and instructions on how to make Resurrection Cookies.

To find even more free, fun and educational Good Friday and Easter activities for kids, check out this list of the top five websites that provide both religious and non-religious holiday crafts for children.

All of the sites listed above have been parent tested and kid approved. We hope you enjoy them as much as we have. Please feel free to comment with any additional sites (relevant ones only, please!) that you and your kids love. Creative Kids Ideas enjoys reader input.

Have a blessed and memorable holiday!