Supplies needed:  Bible; white construction paper; cross pattern (approximately 1-1/2" x 3"); pens or pencils; scissors; hole puncher; string.

To mark the 50 days of Easter, cut out a cross a day and link them with string.

Read a verse a day from 1 Corinthians 15, where the apostle Paul describes Christ's victory over the power of death and the new life we all share in Christ.  Since there are 58 verses, combine the following:  Day 1 - verses 1 & 2; Day 3 - verses 4 & 5; Day 4 - verses 6 & 7; Day 10 - verses 13 & 14; Day 21 - verses 25 & 26; Day 25 - verses 30 & 31; Day 48 - verses 54 & 55; Day 49 - verses 56 & 57.  Select a key word from each day's reading, and write that word on the cross for the day.  Incorporate that word into a closing prayer.  Display the growing chain throughout the Easter season where you gather for family devotions.  At the end of the 50 days of the Easter season, you will have a chain of crosses as a reminder of Christ's victory over sin and death and God's gift of eternal life.