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

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about the coming judgment and how they can help bring others to Jesus. Needed: Bibles Intro Game: Finding the Difference  Name three items that you can see. Two of them should be the same in a certain way (color, shape, material, etc.) and one should be different in that same way. … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that God forgives us if we place our faith in Jesus. Needed: Bibles, a blackboard or whiteboard, two six-sided dice, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils 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 … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids what it means to be part of the family of God. Needed: Bibles, a roll of paper or poster boards, crayons or markers (optional: pictures of people and the things they invented, a picture of a family) Intro Craft Activity: Family Appreciation Hang a wide section of craft paper or multiple … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids what it means to make a decision for Jesus. Needed: Bibles (optional: something to represent two professional sports teams, such as pictures of their logos, jerseys, or hats) Intro Game: With Me or Against Me  In this game of tag, a player’s own teammates can turn against them. Divide the students … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to show kids how Jesus rescues us from Satan’s power. Needed: Bibles, a variety of items Intro Game: Sneaky Stealing! Place a variety of items in the center of your play area. Then, divide the kids into two teams. One team will spread out in your play area and pretend to be sleeping. With … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that Jesus takes our guilt and worry, and gives us His rules in exchange. Needed: Bibles, a scale and various items to weigh, a heavy object (such as bricks or boxes of rocks) Intro Game #1: Doctor, Doctor In this game of Freeze Tag, students will come to you for “healing” … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that only our actions prove whether we’re good or bad. Needed: Bibles, pictures of various types of people, a way to play music for Musical Chairs Intro Game: Good or Bad? Divide students into two teams. Then, name a variety of items and ask if the items are Good, Bad, or … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that they will ultimately be held accountable to God, not to other people. Needed: Bibles, a couple of Mad Libs stories, items for an obstacle course, soft balls or paper wads Game: Mad Libs  Have the kids come up with the missing words for a story and, then, read it aloud … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that God can make anyone a special follower of His. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Finding the Difference Name three items that you can see. Two of them should be the same in a certain way (color, shape, material, etc.) and one should be different … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to inspire kids to share their faith with others. Needed: Bibles, a picture of a large ripe farm field 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 people to their team, linking hands with each … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that we need to change if we want to follow Jesus’ teaching. Needed: Bibles, a rope, an old garment with a hole in it, three large glasses, one small glass, tarps or towels Intro Game: Pulled Apart  Divide students into two teams for a modified tug of war. The first team … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about how much Jesus loves us. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils 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 … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s sermon about Jesus’ saying to teach kids about the spiritual healing Jesus brings to us and the importance to check in with Him every day. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Doctor, Doctor!  In this game of Freeze Tag, students will come to you for “healing” to get back in the game. … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson on the calling of Matthew to show kids that Jesus is always ready to give us second chances and that He can change any of us for the better. Needed: Bibles, pennies or playing cards, some type of game cards or soft balls or paper wads, construction paper, scissors, and decorating materials Intro Game: … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the seriousness of following Jesus.  Needed: Bibles, a deck of game cards, a large rock, optional camping supplies, a blindfold Intro Game: Fast Reflexes Lay out a deck of game cards on a table, face up. The cards could be regular playing cards, UNO cards, Go Fish! cards, etc. Students gather … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that Jesus needs to be the most important thing in their lives. Needed: Bibles, different sizes of containers filled with candy, empty reserve containers, paper and writing utensils, Bible trivia questions, Legos or building blocks of some sort Note: The following three games work in a series. You’ll use the same … More Children’s Ministry Resources

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to show kids the importance of thanking God and how to do that. Needed: Bibles, a ball Intro Game: Thanks Toss  Students stand in a circle and randomly toss a ball back and forth. Whenever someone catches the ball, they have to name one thing they’re thankful for, but it can’t be anything anyone … More Children’s Ministry Resources