Resurrection Day is right around the corner and what better way than to help our children celebrate in anticipation by making a Dollar Tree Resurrection garden!
I picked up all of these materials at my local Dollar Tree for just $5! (factoring in inflation, the cost is now $7 + tax)
Here are the materials you’re going to need from Dollar Tree:
- Planter Trolley
- Terra-Cotta Clay Pot
- Hope Garden Stone or this Hope Garden Stone
- Flower Seed
- Potting Soil
You can also purchase from Amazon:
Although the cost is pricer with Amazon, it’s a good option if Dollar Tree has sold out or doesn’t have a good selection.
Other materials you’re going to need are:
- Hot glue gun
- Sticks from your yard
- Water
Before you get started with putting together your Resurrection garden, read the account of Jesus Christ’s Crucifixion in the Book of Matthew, or in one of my favorite Bibles for young kids, The Jesus Storybook Bible.
Helping your kids understand Christ’s sacrifice on the cross for our sins and the atonement He paid once and for all for us is so important.
This activity will help teach your kids to remember Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross for their sins, that the tomb is empty, and that we serve a living God who is coming back again! AMEN!
Dollar Tree Resurrection Garden
The first thing you’re going to do is open the bag of soil and put some on the bottom of the planter trolley. If the soil is a little dry like ours was, wet it a little bit so that it spreads and covers the bottom evenly.
Once you have even coverage on the bottom, take the terra-cotta pot and place it on its side with the opening facing the middle of the planter trolley. The terra-cotta pot is going to be Jesus’ empty tomb!
Once you have that placed inside, cover the terra-cotta pot with wet soil. Be sure to put soil around it as well.
Now you’re going to put together the crosses. Jesus was crucified between two criminals (Matthew 27:38), so we’re going to make three crosses. My oldest daughter is a crafty mini-me so she gladly glued them together.
Once the crosses were glued, we placed them in the garden and then put the hope stone which represents the stone being rolled away (Matthew 28:2) slightly in front of the tomb.
Time for the seeds. This is the part that we’ll look forward to weekly! Sprinkle the seeds around the garden, water them daily, and watch them grow! We planted ours 3 weeks before Resurrection Day so we hope to have something growing before then.
Here’s what our dollar tree resurrection garden looked like all finished up with the kid’s cute little hands!
Here’s what it looks like in our rock garden!
The kids and I really love our Dollar Tree Resurrection Garden! We can’t wait to see what it looks like when the flowers start to grow! The kids are so excited to water the garden every day and to see what the flowers will look like too!
Making this has been so much fun and has been such a great hands-on lesson for Resurrection Day for the kids!
Have you made a Resurrection Garden?
Let me know if you’re going to make a Dollar Tree Resurrection Garden with your kiddos down below in the comments! Also share with me some things you did differently!
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This is so easy, fun and educational as well. Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome! If you make one, let me know how it goes!
Hi there! I was wondering if I could use catgrass seed instead of flower seeds? They tend to germinate faster and I happen to have a lot on hand!
Also, did you put anything inside the “tomb”?
Thanks for this fun idea!! I can’t wait to try it with my kiddos 🙂
Yes, you absolutely can use cat grass!! I did not put anything in the tomb. Have fun!!