Here’s a fun Easter activity for kids – build a LEGO® Resurrection Garden!
I love the beautiful Resurrection Garden ideas online that use real rocks and grass to create a table centerpiece with a scene of the cross and the empty tomb. This isn’t quite the same, but I was honestly surprised at how pretty our LEGO® version looked when it was finished!
Kids can use the LEGO bricks they have on hand to make their own Resurrection Garden. Encourage them to substitute different colors or different bricks if they don’t have exactly what’s shown.
This post was originally published in March 2016 and updated in March 2026.
I had wanted to build figures without faces the way I did for our LEGO nativity, but the scale did not work out very well – the tomb would have had to be huge. We chose to use a couple of minifigure knights to guard the tomb, but beyond that we didn’t use any people. I didn’t want the distraction of trying to make some type of character into a figure for Jesus or the disciples. I think it worked out well, but of course you are welcome to use more minifigures in your version if you prefer!
Here is a close-up of the tomb:
And the stone:
The hill is hollow, so it was a little tricky to get the tan plates on the top without collapsing the entire thing… but we did it!
The crosses are 1 x 1 bricks, then a 1 x 6 plate, then a 1 x 2 plate with one stud on top. That allows you to center more 1 x 1 bricks on top.
Here’s a view of the whole thing from the above:
It looks great displayed on the table!
For more Christ-centered Easter ideas, check out our Wooden Resurrection Eggs and our post on Telling the Easter Story with a Salt Dough Mountain.
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8 Comments
Happy Home Fairy Mar 11, 2016
I LOVE THIS!!!
Stacey Mar 20, 2016
We are doing this! Great idea.
Gwen Meyer Mar 22, 2017
Love this. We plant a garden but I'm using this for our table.
Sally Martin Apr 20, 2019
I was excited to se this... only to realize that there were no instructions or supply list...It didn't look that difficult, even since this is last minute, but I would at the very least, need a supply list in order to know if I have the necessary bricks.....I will have to postpone this until I can sit down for an afternoon & figure out how to do it & what I need to buy.
Julie Jun 28, 2019
For your crosses, how did you center a 1x6 plate on top of a 1x1 brick? I end up with 2 studs on one arm of the cross, then the 1x1 brick and then 3 studs on the opposite arm of the cross. Also, my plate with just one stud on top can’t be centered over a 1x1 brick; it needs to fit onto a 1x2 brick (and then the 1 stud on top is centered between the 2 studs on the lower brick it’s attached to). I love this scene and want to use a version of it at our church’s Easter Fair next year but need to make sure it’s do-able first! ?
Sarah Jun 29, 2019
Well, that ended up being a nice little puzzle to solve, ha ha! Since this post was a few years ago, I could not remember what we had done. In order to center the 1 x 6 plate on top of a 1 x 1 brick, the brick needs to have an open stud. However, digging through our bricks, none of our 1 x 1 bricks seem to have an open stud. Brick Link shows that there was a 1 x 1 x 5 (five studs tall) brick that had an open stud, but that was discontinued in 2011. Most of our LEGO bricks were purchased after that, so I really don't know what we used! One easy solution would be to use 1 x 1 round bricks, which have an open stud. Here's the part on Brick Link: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=3062b#T=C
fazil Apr 2, 2020
so fun
Leanna Mar 11, 2021
Hi Sarah, I would love to link to this post in an Easter roundup I'm working on. Is it okay if I use one photo from your post? My blog is aberlehome.com.
Thanks!
Gina Apr 1, 2022
I love your Christ centered ideas and making it fun for kids and adults.
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