Kids Crafts for Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits

Kids crafts for the Biblical holidays of Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits | Land of Honey



Here are kids crafts and activities for the Biblical holidays of Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits. Since I am a believer in the Messiah, many of these crafts relate to his death and resurrection, which happened on Passover and First Fruits. Others teach children about the Exodus story when YHWH brought his people out of slavery. Making crafts like these can be fun and memorable ways for kids to learn about these times and celebrate the Biblical feasts!

Please note that I am recommending the craft, and not necessarily every detail of the lesson that goes with it. The crafts are great starting points, and I'm sure we can come up with appropriate Biblical lessons to go with them if you wish. If you're not sure what that lesson could be - please reach out!

Spring feast kids crafts:

Paper Plate Sheep from Crafting the Word of God

Paper plate sheep craft for Passover | Land of Honey

Burning Bush Craft from Mrs. Jones' Creation Station

Burning Bush Passover Craft for Kids | Land of Honey


Ten Plagues Against Egypt Wheel from Crafting the Word of God

The Ten Plagues - Exodus Children's Crafts for Passover and Unleavened Bread | Land of Honey

Red Sea Crossing Craft from Jesus Without Language

Easy Red Sea Crossing Craft with templates - First Fruits and Unleavened Bread kids crafts | Land of Honey


The Last Supper Craft from Crafting the Word of God

Last Supper Kids craft for Passover | Land of Honey

DIY Toilet Paper Roll Frog from I Am Creative

DIY Frog Craft - easy crafts for the Biblical Holidays - Passover, Unleavened Bread, First Fruits | Land of Honey

Resurrection Empty Tomb Craft from Meaningful Mama

Empty tomb - Messiah is risen - kids crafts for the Biblical holiday of First Fruits | Land of Honey


Ten Plagues Story Craft from Torah Sisters

Ten Plagues Story Craft - get kids involved in Passover | Land of Honey

Blood on the Doorpost Craft from Crafting the Word of God

Blood on the doorpost craft for Passover - Exodus story craft | Land of Honey

DIY Clay Matzah Jewelry from Land of Honey
Easy to make Unleavened Bread kids craft for the Biblical holiday of the Feast of Unleavened Bread | Land of Honey

Red Sea Parting Craft from Meaningful Mama

Moses parting the Red Sea - kids craft for Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits | Land of Honey

10 Plagues Dominoes from Jesus Without Language

Ten Plagues from Exodus Passover crafts for kids | Land of Honey

Plague of Hail Mobile from Crafting the Word of God

Passover crafts from Exodus - ten plagues hail craft | Land of Honey

He is Risen from Crafting the Word of God

He is risen - interactive coloring page activity for the Biblical holiday of First Fruits | Land of Honey

If you're struggling to come up with a lesson regarding a certain craft, please comment below and we can all share ideas to encourage each other!

Other resources:
Spring Feast Gift Ideas for Kids
Tips to Help Kids Get the Most from Passover Seder
Feast Activity and Coloring Pages from Bible Pathway Adventures

What C.S. Lewis Was Wrong About

What C.S. Lewis had wrong in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - and why that matters to us today | Land of Honey

I want to preface this by saying that I have tremendous respect for the writings of C.S. Lewis. He is an excellent teacher of faith. He explains complex truths simply, and I pray that my own generation will produce works that help children understand the truth of the Gospel the way that The Chronicles of Narnia have done. That said, his teachings are not flawless, and I want to address one particular thing today.

Are you familiar with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe? It is the most well-known and probably most beloved book in The Chronicles of Narnia series. The premise is that the Pevensie siblings enter a land called Narnia through a wardrobe, where they discover that this wonderful place is under a curse where it is "always winter and never Christmas." There is an act of betrayal when one of the siblings aligns with the witch who has cursed this place, and Aslan - the Lion who created Narnia - must die in order to redeem the people and animals from the curse. Even if you're not familiar with this book, I'm sure just from this you can see the parallels to the story of the Messiah's redemption of Israel.

I grew up in a Christian home and I loved celebrating Christmas, so "always winter and never Christmas" did indeed seem like a curse to me. However, there was one thing that never quite made sense to me about this story. When the spell begins to break it is signified by the winter thawing, and Aslan (the savior of Narnia) is said to be on the move. The weather turns to spring and Father Christmas arrives and then the spring flowers are coming up. I always found that disconcerting because who associates Christmas with spring weather? In fact, that kind of weather would have been a disappointment to myself, siblings, cousins, and peers growing up. So why did he tell the story like this?

I can see the logical sense of it. Springtime exemplifies like no other season the Creator making all things new. There is tangible joy when the earth thaws and flowers and food crops make their first appearances. Lewis's transition from the land being stuck in the darkness of Winter finally into the warmth of Spring is a superb analogy of what accepting the Messiah is like. We know this is the parallel Lewis intended because once it is Spring Aslan willingly allows the witch to kill him because of humanity's betrayal.

Lewis painted this analogy beautifully and was correct about this in every way except one: he was wrong about the holiday.

Christmas doesn't happen in the springtime, but there is a holiday that does. Unlike Christmas, it wasn't a creation of man, but an ancient set apart time made by the Creator himself.

The holiday that happens in the spring when the winter freeze has been lifted is Passover. Passover is first described in the book of Exodus when the Living God freed his people from slavery. It is perhaps better known as the day the Messiah was killed for the sins of mankind. At the end of winter we celebrate this set apart time, remembering the Savior who was killed to redeem the curse against us and those who aligned themselves with the witch of our world. Like Yahusha, Aslan was resurrected from the dead and returned to help his people destroy the works of the enemy. We would indeed be under a curse if there was no Passover sacrifice of the Messiah.

I believe that C.S. Lewis used the example of Christmas because it was all he knew at the time. Now that we know better we are called to remember and celebrate the amazing significance of the death and resurrection of the Messiah when he was killed and resurrected - on the Biblical holidays of Passover and First Fruits. These are not just for those with Jewish ancestry - they are for all of us who would align ourselves with the Savior. These holy days are placed in Scripture for a reason, and we can rejoice that we are made able by the blood of the Messiah to truly rejoice in what he did for us at these times.

What C.S. Lewis had wrong in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - and why that matters to us today | Land of Honey

Related posts:
The Beginner's Guide to the Biblical Holidays
Five Reasons Believers Should Keep Passover
Why I Stopped Celebrating Christmas
Preparing for Passover
Why I Started Celebrating the Biblical Holidays

Questions and Answers about Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits

Questions and answers about Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits - for believers in Messiah | Land of Honey


Recently I took some questions about the upcoming Biblical holiday of Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits. I wanted to share them here for others wondering the same things!

What can I do to start preparing for the Spring Feasts? Questions and answers about Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits - for believers in Messiah | Land of Honey


What can I do to start preparing?

Get the dates put on your calendar and free yourself up from work! Be intentional about how you want to spend this time.

Make plans to celebrate with others if you can. Look into gatherings that are a doable distance for you to travel to or start making plans to host something yourself.

Check out these posts on what you can do to start preparing now, and how to host a Passover Seder.

Passover and the rest of the Biblical holidays are not just for Jews - they are for all followers of Scripture | Land of Honey


Why should Christians keep Jewish holidays?

These holidays are Biblical! They were given to ALL the tribes of Israel (not just Judah, or the Jews) and everyone who chooses to follow YHWH and to be grafted into his people. There is absolutely nothing in Scripture about Passover and the rest of the set apart times being only for Jewish people.

The Messiah kept the Biblical feasts, and they were a significant part of his life. New Testament believers kept them and Apostle Paul expressly told us to keep them!

Do believers in Messiah have to have a Haggadah or formal ceremony to keep Passover? | Land of Honey



























So Can one take part in the feasts without the ceremony or do you have to have a Haggadah? 

A Haggadah or formal ceremony is not at all necessary to participate in Passover! Most of the elements of a traditional Passover Seder are man-made. While those can be meaningful, they are not Biblical requirements. If you want to keep it simple you could do foot washing, communion, and Scripture reading.

How to start celebrating the Biblical feasts | Land of Honey


My husband is not familiar with the Biblical feasts...would it be the right thing to do to celebrate for the first time this year?

This year is a great time to start! Keep it simple and focus on doing what you can without worrying about man-made traditions or getting everything "right." You will learn so much by studying the feasts and participating in them!

When do you start the process of preparing for the Biblical feast of Unleavened Bread? | Land of Honey


When do you begin the process of getting leaven out of your home?

About a month or so before the feast I start taking note of how many leavened products I have on hand to start using them up before Passover. I try to keep them in certain places in my kitchen and freezer to make it easier to gauge how much I have and to have fewer surprises later. Last year I used up/removed the last of my leavened products the day before Passover. You can do it sooner if you want to, but you don't get extra points for it!

What is the difference between celebrating Passover and Easter for believers in Messiah? | Land of Honey


What's the difference in celebrating Passover/First Fruits vs Easter?

This is such an important question!

We are commanded to keep Passover and told not even to utter the name of Easter.

The Messiah was killed on Passover and resurrected on First Fruits. Neither event happened on Easter.

Passover is in the Bible, Easter is not.

Many Easter traditions are expressly prohibited by Scripture.

See this post for more!

Questions and answers about the Feast of Unleavened Bread | Land of Honey


Can we eat rice during Unleavened Bread? No grains, right?

Unleavened Bread doesn't mean going grain free! Unleavened bread/matzah is made with grain. What you want to avoid is leaven, which is mainly taken to mean yeast and sourdough starter for bread.

Some people avoid mixing all grains with water (such as cooking rice), but I don't really see that in Scripture. Most people believe that rice is okay to eat during Unleavened Bread.

Questions and answers about the Feast of Unleavened Bread | Land of Honey


Do I need to remove never been opened yeast packets?

My understanding of the Scripture on this is that we should remove things that have been leavened, but are not required to remove leavening agents themselves.

The Israelites removed natural sourdough starter/leaven, but they would have kept their flour and water - which is what leaven is made from. In my opinion, if it's not something that's leavened and you won't be using it to leaven anything then it can stay.

Of course I always encourage people to study what Scripture says instead of focusing on man's traditions.

When is the Biblical holiday of First Fruits? | Land of Honey


There are always debates about the dates every year - do you go by when the barley is harvested in Israel?

Personally I go off of Leviticus 23:11 which says First Fruits is the Sunday after Passover.

How To Celebrate First Fruits - what keeping a Biblical holiday looks like for believers today | Land of Honey


What are you supposed to do on First Fruits? I have never quite understood this.

First Fruits is the day the Messiah was resurrected so it is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate that! It is also when the counting of the fifty days to Shavuot begins.

Blessing your spiritual leaders, as well as foreigners, orphans, and widows is appropriate for this day. As is giving an offering, recognizing the provision of YHWH in your life, worship, and feasting!

See more on how to celebrate First Fruits in this post.

How to Make the Biblical Holidays Meaningful for Kids | Land of Honey

How do you make it fun and meaningful for the family?

Ask older kids what they think. Including them in the planning can help them to get on board. If they haven't celebrate before explain the significance of these times and ask what they think they can do to honor them.

Make it meaningful by talking about all the amazing ways YHWH has provided, and if you can, share ways that you have seen YHWH provide in your life as well as theirs to help them feel more connected to the exodus and the works of the Messiah.

How to Make the Biblical Holidays Meaningful for Kids | Land of Honey


Make this time memorable for kids- take time off from school and work to be together, travel to a group celebration, do a volunteer project, give gifts, have a formal meal, make lots of good food, invite others to join you, play games, read the pertinent Bible stories, and watch cinematic versions of them.

Maybe let each child pick a family activity to do during Unleavened Bread - it doesn't necessarily have to be spiritual, just something fun for them to look forward to!

Books to learn more about the Biblical holidays - Leviticus 23, Festivals of the Messiah | Land of Honey


What books do you recommend to learn more about these?

Edward Chumney's The Seven Festivals of the Messiah was very helpful when I was first learning about the set apart times.

The basics of keeping the Biblical feasts for the first time | Land of Honey


How would you explain to a newbie in short what to do and how to honor this time?

Remember the awesome sacrifice of the Messiah as our Passover lamb, his resurrection, and the miracles YHWH performed when he freed his people from slavery.

Honor that with a Passover meal and/or communion. By removing the leaven from your home during Unleavened Bread, and bringing an offering on First Fruits. As well as remembering and sharing the work YHWH has done in your life.

Related posts:
A Beginner's Guide to the Biblical Holidays
How to Celebrate First Fruits
Preparing for Passover
Six Things You Can Do Now to Get Ready for the Spring Feasts

5 Reasons Believers Should Keep Passover

Five Reasons Why Believers Should Keep Passover and the Biblical holidays today | Land of Honey

Is the Biblical set apart time of Passover something believers should participate in today? Many of us have been told that the Messiah did away with those things or that they aren't applicable to us today. But keeping this feast can be so rewarding and there is so much to be learned from it! Here are five Biblical reasons for us to participate in Passover today.

1. We are told to by both the Old and the New Testament. Yes, both testaments of Scripture exhort us to keep this set apart time. Leviticus 23 tells us to, so does Exodus 12:14, and the Messiah said to keep Passover in remembrance of him, and even after his death and ascension the Apostle Paul tells believers that we should keep the feasts! The Bible tells us to do things for a reason and it also says that when we follow the instructions we are blessed. I don't know about you, but I will gladly take all the blessings I can from our Heavenly Father.

2. To follow the Messiah's example. 1 John tells us that we should live as Yahusha did. We see the Messiah honoring and observing Passover at his last supper, which he told his followers to prepare for. Shouldn't we follow his example? He had purpose when he set this example for us. He knew it would impact us and our faith would grow through it. Keeping Passover is one way I can align my life to look a little more like his.

3. To remember the historic significance. So many amazing things happened during Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits! The Messiah being put to death on Passover, rising from the dead at First Fruits, and celebrating Unleavened Bread with his followers, but also the Exodus story where the Israelites were freed from slavery. Many significant events in the Bible happened during this time, and we would do well to take a few days to remember and learn from those things.

4. Because Easter is not an acceptable replacement for one of YHWH's set apart times. Many believers have told me that they think Passover and Easter are the same, but this is simply not true! There are many distinctive differences between these, and it's important that we pick the one that lines up with Scripture's instructions. Why settle for less than the truly good things YHWH has for us? At best, Easter is watered-down truth, with many lies and inaccuracies mixed in. We are shortchanging ourselves and the people in our lives when we exchange the Bible's truth for our culture's lies and traditions.

5. We are to be doers of the word. James makes it clear that we aren't just called to know what Scripture says, but we are to implement it into our lives. Passover is a simple and meaningful way to take a tangible step to put the word into practice! None of you would say that the Messiah's death and resurrection is not worth celebrating, so why not to do so in a way that YHWH instructs? 

Here are five reasons why believers should keep Passover today - Passover for believers in Messiah | Land of Honey

Reasons Why Believers Should Keep the Feasts