Palm Sunday Craft for Kids [Free Printable Template]

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, and this hands-on Palm Sunday craft gives children a way to connect with the Bible story.

This low-prep activity has kids recreate the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem on a donkey, walking over palm branches laid along the road. The whole project comes together in about 20 minutes using simple supplies.

This activity is a great addition to your Palm Sunday lessons with your preschoolers through early elementary aged kids. Be sure to find more easy Easter crafts for kids that they’ll love to make this season.

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Conversations about why people welcomed Jesus with palm branches will flow naturally as children work. The activity will help them understand through a fun Bible story craft that is approachable and creative.

Older kids will stay busy cutting, gluing, and placing the pieces, and you can help younger children by having the pieces pre-cut, so all they have to do is put them together. A few common supplies like colored paper, scissors, and glue are all that is needed. 

Use our printable template to keep things simple and stress-free. Check out the directions below that will walk you through each step, so this Easter activity will be easy and enjoyable from start to finish.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Markers
• Palm Sunday Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by printing the template, then gather the materials for this fun activity.

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Take the color in template. Let your child color Jesus and the donkey. This is a great time to talk about the Palm Sunday story and why Jesus was riding into the city.

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Grab the blue paper piece. This is going to be the sky in your scene. Spread glue on the back, then place it at the top of the green background.

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Find the building piece that represents the city gates and glue it to the bottom of the sky piece.

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Glue the path piece onto the green background with the curved end pointing toward the arch of the building.

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Glue the palm leaf pieces along the bottom of the pathway. Slightly overlap them as you place each one so they look layered and full, just like real palm branches spread on the ground.

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Now it’s time to add Jesus on the donkey to your scene. Glue it in the center of the page, right on top of the path, and just above the palm leaves.

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To finish, take a green marker and let your child draw small lines of grass on the green background. This adds extra detail and gives them a chance to personalize their craft.

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Your Palm Sunday scene is now complete! Take a moment to talk with your kids about why people laid palm branches down for Jesus and how you can welcome Him into your hearts today.

If your kids enjoyed creating this craft, explore our other Bible Crafts for kids for more simple, hands on ways to grow in faith side by side.

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Easter Books for Children

Happy Easter Mouse – Everyone knows Mouse from the classic If You Give A Mouse A Cookie book, but now he’s back and ready to celebrate Easter! Kids will love watching him as he goes on an Easter egg hunt!

Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure – Join Pete as he races to help the Easter bunny just in time for Easter! This is another new classic kids rate as a must-have!

It’s Not Easy Being A Bunny – Follow PJ the bunny as he tries to discover what kind of animal he’d rather be instead of a bunny! It’s a silly story with a great lesson.

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Easter Crafts for Kids to Make

Easter Bunny Paper Bag Puppet – Your little ones will be hopping with excitement to play with their new bunny puppet. It’s made out of a simple paper bag with the help of our free template. It’s a way for kids to show off their imaginations and bounce around on pretend adventures.

He Is Risen Craft – This empty tomb scene gives children a way to celebrate Easter through creativity. Kids will make the stone rolled away and a bright sun shining behind the tomb. The hands-on process helps little ones remember, retell, and happily share the good news of Easter.

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Pom Pom Sheep – Kids will love making a fluffy little sheep with pom poms and adding blades of grass to make a field. This sweet spring scene will help kids improve their scissor skills and fine motor control. Our free template keeps prep simple for an afternoon of creativity that your preschoolers can proudly display.

Carrot Handprint Craft – Little hands make the sweetest keepsakes, and this little carrot will show them off. Kids will use their handprints as the leafy carrot top in just a few easy steps using our free template. Your little bunnies will create an adorable carrot they will love to show off.

Easter Learning Printables for Preschool

These printable Easter pattern block mats turn learning shapes into springtime fun. The sweet designs of bunnies, egg baskets, and little chicks will keep kids excited to match their blocks to build each picture.

While children are playing, they’re also exploring shapes, colors, and patterns to strengthen early math skills, hand-eye coordination, and problem solving. They’ll stay engaged, their confidence will grow, and they’ll have fun with each Easter scene they complete.

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Make learning egg-stra fun with these Easter theme preschool printables filled with bunnies, eggs, and chicks. The set has 25 pages to keep little hands busy while helping their minds grow through coloring, tracing, navigating mazes, solving patterns, and early literacy activities.

Kids will stay engaged with lessons that are fun and exciting. Every page supports early skills with activities like handwriting practice, flashcards, a printable book, and emotion cards.

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These Easter tracing worksheets turn pre-writing practice into a fun seasonal activity kids will enjoy. This bundle includes letter tracing, line tracing, and a trace-the-egg page that guides where the pencil goes with dashed lines.

Children can practice uppercase and lowercase Cc alongside a cute yellow chick, then move on to tracing lines that range from smooth and simple to more challenging curves. They’ll build up their confidence and fine motor skills with each activity they finish.

Preschoolers will love to learn with these Easter cut and paste puzzles. They’ll build hand-eye coordination, fine motor strength, and problem solving skills with number puzzles.

Counting, number recognition, and sequencing will improve when kids match pieces and complete patterns. Keep young minds engaged while helping them develop early math and cognitive skills with these fun puzzles!

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Free Palm Sunday Template

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