Mother’s Day is upon us! You’ll probably have a full house in your children’s church or classroom. If you’d like to help out Mom and have kids burn a little energy before you send them home, try this racing game. Don’t let the word “race” scare you! If you keep the game simple and explain the rules kids will have … More Children’s Ministry Resources
These four coloring sheets are part of our larger series for every book of the Bible. These are part of a larger series of coloring sheets on every book of the Bible. Download all four Gospel pages as one PDF document. This file also includes a 5th sheet where the illustrations are combined into one page, as pictured above. View Matthew, … More Children’s Ministry Resources
A good mother is worthy of praise! She’s also a great example for an object lesson for Mother’s Day. This highly visual teaching will keep kids laughing and demonstrate the value of listening to their mother’s teachings. Ready to teach? Don’t miss our other children’s sermons for mother’s day. What You’ll Need Large purse Small bible Pack of tissues Chewing … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Every holiday, it never fails. Kids are wound up! Especially if the holiday involves candy. Well, on Mother’s Day, I may have less of a problem with sugared-up children but it is still a good idea to have some table or sit down games ready to play. Of course, I do provide active games but when kids need something quieter, … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Kids can experience heartache, grief and sadness just like their grown up counterparts. They may be resilient and perhaps “snap back” a little faster than an adult (or not) but regardless of the length of time, the pain is real. Jesus’ promise in John 14:16 applies to children too! Remember this precious verse? And I will pray the Father, and … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Mother’s Day is upon us! What an awesome time to honor to the mothers in our church. You’ll probably be busy leading crafts and wrapping gifts to send home with the kids but don’t forget the lesson. Usually, on major holidays, I do spend a lot of time crafting with our groups but I always take a little time to … More Children’s Ministry Resources
There are many wonderful illustrations, conversations, and activities that address how outer appearance is not as important as what lies in the heart. Between racial difference discussions, equality emphasizing, and body image talks, students will no doubt be exposed to the “don’t judge a book by its cover” maxim so much it might seem trite and cliché. But there is … More Children’s Ministry Resources
It is so important for us as Sunday School and Children’s Church teachers to keep track of our students. Letting children know that they have been missed tells them that they matter and that they mean something to you and your class. If we aren’t keeping attendance, then it’s difficult to know who is here each week and who has … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Ready for another cool object lesson? With Passover and Easter so close it is a great time to teach kids about the weight of sin and how it affects the soul. Kids hear us say, “Jesus saves us,” but do they know from what? This balloon object lesson is ideal for demonstrating how sin weighs down the soul and how … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This free Bible lesson is based on Luke 24:36b-48 when Jesus suddenly appears before the disciples after his resurrection. It is designed for children’s church or Sunday School. Please modify as best fits your ministry.If your church follows the Revised Common Lectionary, this teaching plan would correspond to Year B – 3rd Sunday of Easter, Gospel Reading – Luke 24:36b-48.Opening Activity … More Children’s Ministry Resources
I am always working on ways to help my students, and my own children at home, to learn the books of the Bible. They need consistent practice in order to remember them, let alone be able to read them. So I have come up with a simple board game for students to practice the New Testament books of the Bible. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
I am always working on ways to help my students, and my own children at home, to learn the books of the Bible. They need consistent practice in order to remember them, let alone be able to read them. So I have come up with a simple board game for students to practice the Old Testament books of the Bible. … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Get the combined set of all 66 Books of the Bible coloring book for only $10 from the Sunday School Store. This both saves you time AND supports the artists who created these beautiful coloring sheets. The collage above was adapted from our free Old Testament coloring pages. Y These coloring page illustrations are part of our larger series where Mandy … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This is a variation on an old object lesson I taught. This teaching shows kids that only Christ can carry their sins. It’s especially effective for teaching when talking about what happened on the cross. You’ll have to gather a few supplies but you’ll love this object lesson so much that you should probably record it so you can show it … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Discipline plans often need tweaking but sometimes it’s not clear what changes we need to make. You have an incentive program. You even feature the Kid of the Week in your newsletter. Still little Wendy can’t stop shouting out during teaching time and Jason wants another snack–now! Don’t despair; you aren’t alone. Reworking your discipline plan to cover these points … More Children’s Ministry Resources
“A person’s a person, no matter how small…” God made them all, the tiny and tall! There is no reason why Sunday School adventures cannot incorporate other classic children’s stories as well as Bible verses. This lesson explores some admirable qualities of a beloved Dr. Seuss character, celebrating Biblical values with whimsical rhyme. Seuss’s works are often more than just … More Children’s Ministry Resources
The New Testament features more than one parable about talents but this particular lesson focuses on talents being gifts. It may be a while before the children in your class or church step into ministry but it’s never too early to start thinking about how to use those God-given talents for kingdom service. This object lesson begins with these verses: … More Children’s Ministry Resources
I recently noticed something interesting and revealing. While I was chatting in the sanctuary after service, we were interrupted by a pair of notoriously rambunctious brothers who sprinted down a pew in a round of “tag.” The Sunday school superintendent with whom I was conversing (who does not hide her frustration with these boys) scolded them strongly, which did not … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Materials: tray, various items (big and small), paper, pencils Activity – Seeing and Remembering Fill a tray with various items. Give each student a piece of paper and pencil. Show the tray to all of your students for a given amount of time (3-5 minutes). Remove the tray (or cover it) so that the children can’t see the items any … More Children’s Ministry Resources
“What Next? Christ’s Post-Resurrection Appearances and Ascension” Sunday School Lesson from Luke 24, John 20, Acts 1 It is critical, of course, to study the work and death of Jesus. But all of that is rather meaningless if Christ did not also rise again as He promised. Then what? Following the events of Easter, Jesus appeared to the disciples and … More Children’s Ministry Resources
Seen any music videos recently or tuned into the Disney Channel after dark? If so you might feel as if you’ve stepped into an alternate universe where purity, even amongst our children, is no longer a welcomed value. I won’t hop on my soapbox today and expound on the dangerous path our culture has taken but I don’t mind encouraging … More Children’s Ministry Resources
This free coloring page is based on the Gospel of John. It’s one part of our series of illustrations for each individual book of the Bible. Click here to download the print friendly PDF version. We’ve also uploaded the image in JPEG format. The illustration shows Jesus at his Baptism and the quote from John 10:27, “The sheep know his voice and they … More Children’s Ministry Resources
At Easter time, children’s ministries have to walk the line between the secular and the biblical and sometimes it’s a tough line to walk. If you’ve been in children’s church leadership long you know that parents, grandparents and sometimes the entire community expect you to host some sort of Easter egg hunt or a pageant for this holiday. That’s part … More Children’s Ministry Resources
These “interviews” can be performed as a skit, read out loud, or read collectively within a Sunday school lesson setting. The characters focused on here are some of the lesser-known “unsung” heroes of the story, in hopes that children gain deeper appreciation for the story. An Unexpected Burden: Simon of Cyrene As they led him away, they seized Simon from … More Children’s Ministry Resources