Free Bible Game Ideas for Children’s Ministry and Sunday School.
- Books of the Bible
- Trivia Questions
- Outdoor Options
- Classic Children’s Games
- Memory Verse Activities
- Printables
- Preschool Ideas
- Youth and Teens
- Other Ideas
Books of the Bible Games for Children at Church.
Teach Kids the Books of the Bible with this Sunday School Game
We’ve created 8 fun Bible games to help kids learn the 66 book names in the Bible. These games can be played indoors or outdoors. The PDF game activities include our Books of the Bible Flash Cards, New Testament Books of the Bible Bingo, and Old Testament Books of the Bible Bingo printables.
Bible Trivia Questions & Answers for Kids
Bible Facts Trivia Game for Sunday School Kids
We’ve created a long list of quiz questions for playing review quizzes in your class. Trivia time can turn any theme into a fun game for youth groups or children’s church. The questions cover topics such as the Ten Commandments, the life of Jesus Christ, and more.
29 Fun Outdoor Ideas from VBS – Vacation Bible School.
High-Energy Outdoor Games for Sunday School
Taking the fun to a new level with outdoor activities can bring excitement to your children’s ministry and help build their faith.
9 Classic Group Games and Activities for Children’s Church
Classic Sunday School Group Games to Enhance Bible Teaching
These games are perfect for building relationships and fun in kids church. They include classics like Duck Duck Goose, Hot Potato, Red Light Green Light, Simon Says, and Musical Chairs. Bible games are a powerful way to help kids learn, and we’ve added simple updates to include biblical elements. These activities are also great for preschoolers in children’s church or Sunday School, and we highlight indoor Bible games when possible.
Bible Memory verse Sunday School games. Kids love fun activities at church and in Christian families.
Learning God’s Word by heart is essential for spiritual growth. Try fun ideas to help kids memorize Bible verses through play. Break it down one word at a time, and the Holy Spirit will help plant God’s love in their hearts. Kids can erase each word and recite the verse from memory. Start with our 52 Short Bible Verses to Memorize. You can even find an updated collection of Bible verses from Sunday School Works!
Free Printable Worksheets & Games for Kids. Download these activities for Sunday School for preschool and elementary-aged children.
Looking for a simple and fun activity to include in your Sunday School lesson? Our Bible games are an easy way to add excitement to any lesson plan. Download and print, and you’re good to go. We offer a variety of worksheets, Bible word finds, printable Bible verses, and simple mazes. Remember to select the pages you want to print, as the document is 59 pages long! Keep this resource handy in your classroom.
Bible Bingo – A Fun Sunday School Game
Check out the printed Bible Bingo for kids from the Sunday School Store. It’s one of our new games and activities you can purchase in hard copy for your children’s ministry.
Bible games are a fun way to engage kids in Sunday School. We’ve compiled 101 easy-to-plan ideas for interactive activities. Download the games in printable PDF format to enhance your curriculum.
Biblical Activities for Preschoolers and Toddlers at Church
Learning Games to Follow Bible Stories for Toddlers
We’re constantly looking for new ways to get preschoolers and toddlers active in learning the God’s Word. Here are a few of our favorite Sunday School games for younger kids. Different Bible stories are perfect to teach kids with a fun Bible game.
- 7 Easy Preschool Ice Breakers (Toddlers Too!)
- Noah’s Ark for Preschool– Print & Play Animal Match
- 8 Simple VBS Games for Preschoolers
- Don’t miss the related article Silly Ways to Play Duck Duck Goose .
- Jesus Calms the Waves from Children’s Ministry Magazine. See their lion’s den Bible games too.
Game Ideas for Youth & Teens in Church
Student ministry leaders depend on friendly contests to “break the ice” and help build relationships in their youth group. Almost all the ideas listed above can be lots of fun for older students, they love revisiting their childhood favorites. Here are a few options we suggest if you need something special. Look out for more Youth Group games coming soon.
- “Build-A-Deer Workshop” for Preteens at Christmas
- “The Noodle Contest” Idea for Preteen Ministry
- 30 Youth Group Activities from Signup Genius
More Bible Game Ideas for Kids.
Make Christian education fun with these engaging activities that boost religious learning and help children make friends while learning about Jesus Christ. Try these easy game ideas in your children’s ministry to enhance Bible lessons and keep kids excited about attending.
1. Kids Encouraging One Another Activity
Teach children to be kind and use positive words with their peers. This game helps kids recognize their talents and bless their friends with encouragement, making a lasting impact.
2. “Minute To Win It” Games
Add high-energy activities to your children’s ministry lessons, Vacation Bible School, or Sunday School classes. These games are perfect for icebreakers and can illustrate Bible verses or lessons. Use accessible household items for easy preparation and low cost. Encourage the crowd to cheer on the players and assist struggling children. Include challenges for adults and provide “Thank you for playing” prizes.
3. Group Water Events for Kids
Maximize summer ministry opportunities with outdoor water activities, especially during Bible school programs. Send advanced notice for parents to bring appropriate clothes. These special events create lasting memories and are perfect for outside time after Bible lessons. Don’t miss our other blog posts with Sunday School games and Bible Activities for Sunday School.
More Sunday School Activities for Kids’ Bible Learning
To make Sunday school more dynamic, incorporate supplementary activities to boost children’s understanding and engagement with Bible teachings, such as Bible-inspired artwork, craft projects related to Bible verses, and role-playing key moments from scripture. These activities reinforce lessons through creative expression, making Bible learning fun and memorable for kids.
Interactive Bible Verse Memory Games
Deepen children’s engagement with scripture through Bible verse memory games like “Verse Relay” (racing to put words of a verse in order), “Scripture Search” (hunting for hidden verses), acting out Bible stories, turning scripture into songs, or having a friendly competition to recite the most verses. These activities make memorizing scripture fun and interactive, helping children retain God’s Word.
Bible Relay Game: Racing Through Scripture
In the Bible Relay Game, participants race through obstacles while completing tasks tied to Bible lesson questions or trivia. Teams earn points for correct answers and successful navigation, teaching Bible lessons while building teamwork and perseverance.
Build a Tower Challenge: A Lesson in Teamwork and Faith
The Build a Tower Challenge is a team-building game where children construct towers using materials like cups, bean bags, or hula hoops. As they work together, they answer Bible questions and navigate obstacles, reinforcing biblical concepts like cooperation, faith, and perseverance.
Cotton Ball Fun Game: Lighthearted Learning
In the Cotton Ball Fun Game, kids use a spoon to transport cotton balls across a finish line within a set time limit. Adaptable for younger and older children, this game teaches perseverance and helping others while building coordination and focus.
Bible Tic Tac Toe: Faith-Based Fun
Bible tic-tac-toe is a board-based activity that promotes interactive learning and lesson reinforcement. It is a twist on the classic game in which teams earn marks by correctly answering Bible questions or recalling memory verses.
Biblical Musical Chairs: Moving to the Beat of Scripture
In Biblical Musical Chairs, children move around chairs until the music stops, then quickly share their favorite Bible verse or character before sitting down. This activity combines movement with scripture recall, making it entertaining and educational.
Ten Commandments Hot Potato: A Fun Way to Memorize Scripture
In Ten Commandments Hot Potato, kids pass an object while music plays. When the music stops, the child holding the object must recite one of the Ten Commandments. The game continues until all ten have been mentioned, helping kids master and recall these important biblical teachings.
Balloon Bop: Bible Fun with Balloons
In Balloon Bop, children work in teams to keep balloons in the air using a beach towel while answering Bible-related questions. This activity reinforces Bible knowledge and builds teamwork and coordination.
Holy Spirit Green Light Game: Learning Obedience Through Play
The Holy Spirit Green Light Game is a faith-based twist on “Red Light, Green Light,” designed to teach children about obedience and guidance from the Holy Spirit. As children play, they learn the importance of listening and responding to the Holy Spirit daily.
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This is a game we created in VBS to use with a lesson about Christ as our substitute. It can also teach how members of Christ’s body need each other. We played it outside but can be adapted for indoors. The object is for each kid to complete a circuit of actions with several stations. The actions must be selected so that at least one will be impossible for each child and they will need a substitute. They cannot move onto the next station in the circuit unless they (or the substitute) completes the task at the current station. Whenever a child cannot complete an action, they can call a substitute to do it. Our stations included riding a tiny tricycle, tossing a horseshoe twenty feet, hitting a golf ball, spinning a hula hoop around one’s waist a certain number of times, etc. The idea is to have things that only small kids can do, such as putting their hand through a tiny opening to retrieve an object (be sure their hand can easily be released), riding a tiny tricycle, etc…things only strong kids can do (tossing a horseshoe), things only coordinated or limber kids can do (hula hoop, hitting a golf ball), tall kids (touch something high up), small kids (crawl under a low stool), intellectual kids (reading or a mental puzzle). Care must be taken to have at least one task that each participant can excel at. No one must be humiliated. If teaching Christ as substitute, make the point that just as each child needed a substitute at some point to finish the circuit, so we need Christ as our substitute. If teaching the body of Christ, emphasize that each person has a place in the body of Christ and each needs the others for a fully functioning church. To teach the latter, you might position each child at the station they do best and pass a baton around the stations, racing through the sequence two or three times to see how fast and well it can be done when each shares his/her talent for the good of all. Dan Graves, Cascades Fellowship Church, Jackson MI
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Thank you for these ideas! I am looking for ways to teach children the fruits of the spirit, how Christ gave everything, and how we should live our lives as a living sacrifice for him. These games would be great for our VBS!
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