Lent and Easter Traditions

Enjoy our top picks for “best of the web” in ideas and traditions for Lent and Easter. My hope is that these ideas help to make your family celebration more meaningful. You can use these ideas any time before Easter. If you are looking for ideas specific to the week before Easter, you might want to jump to our Holy Week Ideas page.

Choose from the options below for quick navigation to the “best of the web” in ideas and traditions for Lent and Easter.


			40-Day Countdown Ideas Collage by Celebrating Holidays Find creative ways to countdown the 40 days of Lent to Easter.
			Box of Repentance for Lent By Kristi Stephens Write and confess sins; burn them on Good Friday.
			Bury the Alleluia By Catholic Icing Bring this church tradition to your home during Lent. See another idea using wooden letters here.
			Butterfly Garden (Growing Butterflies) By Celebrating Holidays The butterfly life cycle offers some beautiful connections to the Easter story.
			Carnation Experiment By Celebrating Holidays A visual way to show that Jesus took our sins upon himself.
			Celebrate a Christian Passover Meal By Celebrating Holidays Let Jews for Jesus guide you through a traditional meal while revealing how each step points to Christ.
			Crafts for Easter By Celebrating Holidays Choose from dozens of creative and meaningful craft ideas to make with family.
			Cross and Flower Tradition By Celebrating Holidays Place flowers on the cross for good deeds and sacrifices.
			Cross Witness Yard Signs By Easter Cross.org Display blank crosses until Easter, then turn to say “He is Risen!”
			Crown of Thorns Activity By Catholic Icing Pull out a thorn with each good deed.
			Easter Egg Decorating By Celebrating Holidays Find dozens of ideas for decorating eggs, and enjoy this classic tradition as a family.
			Easter Egg Hunt By Celebrating Holidays Find creative ideas and resources for planning a fun Easter egg hunt.
			History of Easter By Celebrating Holidays Learn the intriguing and meaningful history of Easter.
			Holy Week Ideas Collage by Celebrating Holidays Creative ideas from Palm Sunday to Easter.
			Hope Bags By Project Hope Bags A good way to remember the poor during Lent.
			Jelly Bean Lenten Activity By Framed in Faith Earn a different jelly bean color for a variety of good deeds.
			Kind Words Cross By Home to 4 Kiddos Attach lilies to the cross each time kids use kind words.
			Puzzles for Easter Collage by Celebrating Holidays Put together beautiful Easter puzzles as a family.
			Recipes for Easter Collage by Celebrating Holidays Choose from dozens of fun and meaningful recipes to make with family.
			Resurrection Eggs Collage by Celebrating Holidays See our collection of DIY ideas for this meaningful tradition of telling the Easter story with eggs.
			Resurrection Gardens Collage by Celebrating Holidays See our collection of DIY ideas for re-creating the garden tomb of Jesus.
			Rock Basket (Replace with Treats) By Celebrating Holidays Show how Jesus’ righteousness replaces our “rocks.”
			Sacrifice Ideas for Kids By Catholic Icing Ideas for helping kids make sacrifices during Lent.
			Sense of the Resurrection By Oh Amanda 12 Ideas to Help Kids Experience the Easter Story with all 5 Senses. Only $12 for the PDF book.
			Songs for Easter Collage by Celebrating Holidays Choose from classic Easter hymns and worship songs to sing together as a family.
			Stations of the Cross Collage by Celebrating Holidays Ideas to creatively bring this church tradition into your home.
			Stories for Easter Collage by Celebrating Holidays Choose from a variety of stories with Easter themes to read aloud as a family.
			Symbols of Easter Collage by Celebrating Holidays Learn the history and meaning of popular Easter symbols.
			Traditions for Ascension Day Collage by Celebrating Holidays The traditional Easter Season includes the Ascension (40 days after Easter). Celebrate it with meaningful traditions.
			Traditions for Pentecost Collage by Celebrating Holidays The traditional Easter Season concludes on Pentecost (50 days after Easter). Celebrate this “birthday of the church” with meaningful traditions.