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Holy Week invites us into the most meaningful story we tell—one that asks not just to be read, but to be entered.
For centuries, Christians have used creative practices—from passion plays to visual art—to help Scripture move from the page into the heart. When children are invited to imagine, draw, write and reflect, they don’t just learn what happened during Holy Week—they begin to experience it.
That’s the heart behind Journey with Jesus: A Guided Holy Week Art Journal, a free, family-friendly resource designed to help households walk with Jesus from Palm Sunday to Easter morning.
A Holy Week Journey You Can Enter Together
This printable art journal guides families through each day of Holy Week using Scripture, prayer and creative prompts that meet kids exactly where they are developmentally—while still offering depth for adults.
Each day includes:
- A short Scripture reading following Jesus’ path through Jerusalem
- A simple art prompt that invites imagination and reflection
- A prayer moment to anchor the day in conversation with God
Children are invited to:
- Draw faces in the joyful Palm Sunday crowd
- Write a newspaper headline about Jesus clearing the temple
- Trace their hand and name ways they can give generously, inspired by the widow’s offering
- Imagine the Last Supper table and reflect on shared meals
- Create space for quiet reflection at the cross and the tomb
- Celebrate Easter morning through a joyful comic strip
By the end of the week, families will have not just completed a journal—but shared a sacred rhythm of presence, creativity and prayer.
Giving With Joy—Beyond Money
One of the most powerful lessons woven through this journal is that giving with joy isn’t only about what we place in an offering plate.
Holy Week reminds us that Jesus invites our whole selves—our time, our attention, our compassion, our creativity. When children trace their hands and name ways they can serve others, or reflect on shared meals and quiet waiting, they begin to understand generosity as a way of life rather than a transaction.
This resource helps families practice joyful giving in tangible ways:
- Giving time to be together
- Giving imagination to Scripture
- Giving space for prayer, questions and wonder
A Gentle, Meaningful Holy Week Practice
Whether your family is deeply rooted in Holy Week traditions or just beginning to explore them, this art journal offers an accessible, grace-filled way to slow down and walk with Jesus—together.
You can print one copy for the whole family, or individual journals for each child (and grown-up). There’s no pressure to be “artistic”—only an invitation to be present.
✨ Download your free copy of Journey with Jesus: A Guided Holy Week Art Journal and begin a Holy Week practice that forms faith through joy, generosity and shared experience.
Will you walk with Jesus this Holy Week—and discover the joy of giving your hearts fully along the way?
Do Good:
- Join us in giving joy to families who are experiencing poverty, hunger, job loss and more. Your generosity offers joyful reassurance that even during our most challenging times, we are not alone.
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