Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids what it will be like when Jesus comes again. Needed: Bibles, a balloon Intro Game: Don’t Let it Fall! Gather students in a circle. As you toss a balloon up into the air in the middle of the circle, call one of the student’s names. That student must run to hit … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that God wants us to tell everyone about Him. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Receiving the Invitation Choose one student to be It. Then, have It turn around and choose one of the other students to be the Hostile. It then tries to tag all the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to be grateful and honor God for the gifts He gives us. Needed: Bibles, fruit or paper wads, paper wads, soft balls Intro Game #1 – Gathering the Harvest Divide students into two teams and have them line up at one side of the room. Give each team a bowl. At … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to obey the Lord both in word and in action. Needed: Bibles , Uno cards or Go Fish! cards or playing cards Intro Game: Listening to God Have students line up at one side of the room. The teacher gives instructions, saying “God Says” as in “Simon Says.” Make the motions … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that it’s important to spend time with Jesus every day. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Mary and Martha Marathon Have students line up in a row on one side of the room, facing you. When you yell “Martha!” students should run as fast as they can to the other side of the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to be a good influence on others. Needed: Bibles, pennies or playing cards, something small to show children Intro Game: Tax Collector Tag Give each student two pennies or two playing cards. Then, choose 2-4 students to be Collectors. The Collectors are It. Their goal is to collect as many … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to serve others. Needed: Bibles, various items, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Good and Faithful Servant Tell the students that you’re going to play a game in which you’re the Master, and they’re your servants. You’re going to name something you want, and they have 15 seconds to … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about God’s passion and grace. Needed: Bibles, boxes or paper bags, cookies or other small prizes, coins, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Promises, Promises Set a cookie or small prize in individual paper bags or under individual boxes. In this game show type activity, call one student contestant … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to keep God as the most important thing in their lives. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads, pennies Intro Game: Rotating Firsts Divide the students into two teams and play dodge ball with soft play balls or wads of waste paper. After 30 seconds, name one of the balls as … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the importance of following the Bible and telling other people about God. Needed: Bibles Intro Activity: Acting It Out Divide students into groups of two or three. Give them a few minutes to think of their skit. Then, have each group act out what they think happens when someone dies. Lesson … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to show love to others. Needed: Bibles, blankets or sheets or beach towels, bandages, cups of water Intro Game: Up and Down Give the students blankets, sheets, or beach towels to hold between them. You can break the students into teams or have them complete the following challenges together. 1. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to forgive others. Needed: Bibles, Bible trivia questions, Forgiveness vs. Judgment cards Intro Game: Forgiven Much In this game show, you’ll divide your students into two teams. The first student from each team comes forward to answer a question. You’ll read the question, and listen for both of their answers. They … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to confront and forgive others. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads Intro Game: Don’t Hit Dodgeball Divide students into two teams. They stand at opposite sides of your play area. Their goal is to not hit the other team while making the other team hit them. If someone throws … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about how God forgives us and how we should forgive others. Needed: Bibles, Bible trivia questions, Forgiveness vs. Judgment cards Intro Game: Forgiven Much In this game show, you’ll divide your students into two teams. The first student from each team comes forward to answer a question. You’ll read the question, … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about how Jesus cares for them. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Following the Shepherd Have students get down on all fours and close their eyes. They are the Sheep. The leader is the Shepherd. The Shepherd moves around the room, calling the Sheep, and they must do their best to follow. The … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to work together with God instead of opposing Him. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: The Life of Jesus Relay Divide students into two or more teams. When you say, “Go!” the first student on each team will perform the first leg of the relay race, traveling to the other side of … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to encourage kids to believe in Jesus for themselves. Needed: Bibles, a large rock, a church figurine or picture (I used a Christmas ornament of a church), playing cards, a tray of sand and a tray of rocks for each student, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Activity: Christian Story Interview Have students … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how Jesus cares for us and how we should follow Him. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: The Wolves and the Shepherd Divide students into two teams. Draw a line halfway between your play area. For the first round, Team A is the Wolves, and Team B is the Sheep. Choose one student … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about how Jesus forgave them and to not judge others. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Game: If You’ve Never This game is similar to Upset the Fruits Basket. Students sit in a circle with one less chair than players. The person without a chair stands in the … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to control what they say. Needed: Bibles, various items, rotten food, candy, dirt Intro Game: Don’t Say It Have the students pair up. They take turns asking each other questions. The person answering, however, can’t use certain letters. For the first round, they might not be able to use words with … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to resist temptations from peer pressure. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads Intro Game: Despite All Obstacles Set up an obstacle course with two mirror paths. Divide the students into two teams. One student from each team runs the obstacle course at a time while the other team members … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about the coming judgment and the need to share the Gospel. Needed: Bibles, pictures of happy and angry fish, paper bag or kiddie pool Intro Game: Angel Fishing! Photocopy the Happy and Angry fish patterns and place them in a kiddie pool (without water) or in a paper bag. Have students … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that being part of God’s Kingdom should be the most important thing to all of us. Needed: Bibles, a picture of a treasure chest, paper wads, cookies or a prize of some sort Game: Treasure Hunt Hide a picture of a treasure chest in any room where students are allowed to … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how they can spread the message about Jesus. Needed: Bibles, a seed, a picture of a tree, bread without yeast, yeast, bread with yeast Intro Game: Disciple Tag Choose one student to be It. When they tag someone, that person links hands with them and joins their team. They continue adding … More Children’s Ministry Resources