20 Meaningful Holy Week Activities for Kids

Easter can be a busy time, especially the days leading up to Easter Sunday.

Get a little breathing time in while keeping kids focused on the reason for the season with these printable religious coloring sheets.

This holy week activity is such a neat idea, and kids are going to love it.

Tell the Easter story with this snack mix, complete with a printable topper to explain what each part represents.

Here’s a printable that brings together Good Friday and Easter Sunday all in one.

This craft shows a silhouette of the crosses on the hill, and says “He is risen” in English or Spanish.

Help kids review the Easter story with this fun printable story wheel.

They can color, cut out, and assemble the wheel, then spin it to review the events of the Resurrection.

Make reviewing the Easter story both meaningful and fun for kids.

This printable game uses a trivia-style format that turns learning into an interactive challenge, keeping everyone engaged and excited as they play.

Holy week isn’t just about Easter Sunday, of course.

This paper bag donkey craft recalls Palm Sunday, and Jesus' ride into Jerusalem to start off Holy Week.

Give kids a sweet poem about the crucifixion and resurrection, along with an even sweeter treat.

The printable poem card accompanies a handful of jelly beans, with each color having its own significance.

This Easter craft is a fun project for kids to make during holy week.

Use the printable template to make a cardboard cross then wind it with yarn to both decorate and build fine motor skills.

Give kids a secret mission this Easter with a fun printable problem.

They need to crack the alphanumeric code to determine what the secret message is.

Help kids focus on the true meaning of Easter with this engaging printable craft.

The easy-to-use template includes all the pieces they need to assemble a hands-on project that highlights and celebrates the resurrection.

This holy week activity is such a fun way to share the good news of Easter with kids.

Combine an Easter tradition with these printable egg wraps that detail the entire Easter story.

Here’s another fun project for kids to make that celebrates Christ's resurrection.

They can add in their own handprints to add the glow from Jesus' tomb.

A DIY crayon suncatcher is the perfect way to bring a little light and color into your house.

It’s such an easy project and perfect for Easter morning light.

Holy Week is important, but there’s also lots to get done.

This printable pack of Easter mazes gives kids something fun to do while still fitting in with the theme of Holy Week.

Keep kids’ eyes focused on the most important part of Easter week with these printable coloring sheets.

There are all sorts of different cross styles, so there’s something to appeal to each kid.

This recipe is such a fun Easter tradition.

It’s simultaneously a treat and a reminder of the empty tomb.

Take the kids through every major event of Holy Week with this fun project.

Paint rocks with scenes from the entire week, culminating in the tombstone being rolled away.

It’s an iconic visual, Jesus, riding into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey.

And all around him, people fanning him with palm leaves, just like these DIY palm leaf fans for kids.

Here’s a pack of printable pages that will keep kids busy throughout all of Holy Week.

There are all sorts of activities to help teach them and keep them mindful of this important holiday.

Help kids remember the Sunday before Easter, aka Palm Sunday, with this printable craft.

They stamp their handprint on the pages, making a garland of palm palms.