In this post: Spanish resources and ideas for celebrating La Pascua and Semana Santa with your kids. Spanish Easter printables, videos, music and more!
Are you looking for activities to do at home with your kids this Easter?
Whether you are looking for faith-based or secular resources to celebrate Easter, you will find some fun ideas here!
Let’s hop to it!
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How do you say Happy Easter in Spanish?
To wish someone a happy Easter in Spanish, you would say ‘Feliz Pascua’ (feh-lees pahs-kwah).
It is also commonly referred to as Holy Week ‘La Semana Santa’ (lah seh-mah-nah sahn-tah) and is one of Spain and Latin America’s most traditional, religious festivals.
Llamitas Spanish Easter Unit
Llamitas Spanish is a thematic curriculum for Preschool and Elementary grades. In addition to our sequential levels, we also offer a bundle of holiday and seasonal units, including La Pascua.
This faith-based Easter unit is a wonderful way to engage your children in thematic, hands-on learning to celebrate Easter.
It includes a PDF with activities such as games, worksheets, counting cards, coloring pages, flashcards, recipes, crafts and cultural studies about Semana Santa (Holy Week).
What is Semana Santa?
Semana Santa is a religious tradition that takes place during the 8 days before Easter Day. It is also known as la Semana Mayor and is the celebration of the passion of Christ.
I remember during my year in Spain, I experienced Semana Santa and it was sombre but truly captivating.
Thousands of people watch on the streets as processions of huge floats decorated with religious statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary and hundreds of flowers are carried by ‘costaleros’- usually men from the same church. They are followed by ‘nazarenos’ who carry crosses, torches or candles.
Marching bands play religious music and they start and finish at different churches across the city. It goes on day and night for the whole week.
Spanish Easter Music Playlist
There are so many fun Easter themed songs in Spanish including ‘Busca los cascarones’, ‘El conejito blanco’, ‘Conejito de Pascua’ and more.
Lately, we have been listening to my FREE Spotify playlist ‘Best Spanish Easter Songs for Kids‘.
Full disclaimer: This does include a lot of Christian songs.
There are some fun spring themed and faith-based children’s songs. Check it out and enjoy jamming with your kiddos!
Other fun Easter themed songs and shows we recommend include:
~ Felices Pascuas ~ YouTube song by Canta con Jess
~ Los pollitos dicen by Canticos
~ Un cuento de Pascua by VeggieTales
Keep reading! Related posts:
Best Spanish Easter Books for Kids
Llamitas Spanish Seasonal Units
Founder of the Llamitas Spanish® Curriculum and former Spanish teacher. Corrie holds two Master Degrees in Spanish and Education. She lives in San Diego, California with her husband and two bilingual children.