Easter Resurrection Garden

THIS EASTER RESURRECTION GARDEN IS A GREAT WAY TO KEEP THE FOCUS ON CHRIST AT EASTER. BE CREATIVE AND GET THE KIDS TO JOIN IN ON THE FUN!

Making an Easter Resurrection Garden has become a spring tradition over the last several years. Typically, my daughters and I create this garden but it could certainly be done with boys as well.

We have a great time planning and making it each spring. Typically, we buy just a couple of pony packs of primroses, violas or pansies and then add in things from the yard. We actually have miniature daffodils and grape hyacinth permanently planted right into the box.

We have used a rustic old wooden tool box I bought at an estate sale years ago as our container. Because my home decor is farmhouse and rustic I have managed to blend this little rustic garden right into our Easter table decor with china, silver, goblets and all!

Speaking of our Easter table…watch for another post this Friday all about setting a table for Easter. Not only can you see my table but four of my blogging friends will be making up their tables as well. It should be fun!

Resurrection teaching opportunity

We have pretty much kept our Easter decor in keeping with our belief that this is a celebration of the resurrection of Christ. One of the special things about having this Easter resurrection garden inside on the table where we can see it is the teaching opportunity it presents.

For our little ones over the years it gives us a constant reminder about the significance of Easter. We use it as a springboard for further study by reading the Bible and other children’s books on the meaning of Easter.

We keep a basket of these books out all month. The kids have enjoyed reading through them over the years. If you would like some good reading choices for keeping Jesus the center of Easter than check out my list below.

The first book below, Benjamin’s Box, which goes along with the Resurrection Eggs in the second picture, has been the hands-down favorite book for our kids over the years. I think having the little symbols in the eggs to go along with the story cemented the resurrection events in their minds at a young age.

Supplies for Easter resurrection garden

• a container at least 5″ deep
• plastic to line the container
• potting soil to fill your container
• a large rock with natural hole or hole drilled into it OR use a small clay pot or dish buried in the soil so only the opening shows
• flat round rock for the stone by the tomb door
• twigs and jute to make crosses
• small flat stones for a pathway
• 6 violets, pansies or primroses
• miniature bulbs or other miniature perennials
• soaked wheat
• watering can

Making your Easter resurrection garden

1. soak your wheat over night before starting your project
2. line your container with plastic to about 1″ below the edge
3. fill with potting soil to the top of the plastic
4. form a hill of soil and place your tomb rock up against burying the backside, or bury your small pot leaving the opening exposed
5. make twigs into 3 crosses by tieing with narrow jute
6. place crosses in the hill behind the tomb
7. plant flowers around the hill so that it is attractive from all sides
8. put a small round stone at the entrance to tomb
9. place remaining stones as a pathway
10. plant the wheat around the tomb entrance and on the hill above it
11. trim the wheat grass as necessary to keep it low like grass

Easter resurrection garden Video

Transitioning our Easter resurrection garden to summer

After Easter is over and we have put away the decorations and the books, we then typically transition this garden outside and convert it into a miniature garden by removing the resurrection symbols and incorporating miniature furniture.

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