Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to love like Christ. Needed: Bibles, soft balls, two basketball hoops or buckets or boxes Intro Game: Neighbors and Enemies Basketball Set up two basketball hoops. If you don’t have basketball hoops, you can use buckets, trash cans, or boxes to catch the balls. If you have a large group, you can split the students into two or more groups and set up two “baskets” for each group.
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to be sincere in their spirituality. Needed: Bibles, a random object Intro Game: Sneaky Giving Students sit or stand in a wide circle with their eyes closed. Choose one student to stand in the middle of the circle. They are the Giver. Hand them a random object to lay in front of one of the students in the circle. Their goal is to do so quietly so that
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to be generous. Needed: A bag of potatoes or another item to play Hot Potato with (you’ll need one for each student), a bunch of shirts or something else you have a lot of, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils, pennies Intro Game: 2x Hot Potato Have students stand in a circle. Give the potato to one child and have that student pass it to their right, around
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids what really matters. Needed: Bibles, a six-sided die, a worn-out piece of clothing, something rusty, something broken, Treasures in Heaven Relay cards, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Where are Your Treasures? Students take turns rolling a die, or you can give them all a die and let them roll simultaneously. Each student will roll 10 times, earning or losing points based on the following die
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to focus on good and worthwhile things. Needed: Bibles, Treasures in Heaven Relay cards, a flashlight, gift boxes, (optional: picture or poster of a poor person or family), a potato or other object for each student, a die Intro Game: Treasures in Heaven Relay Divide students into two or more teams. All teams line up one side of the play area. On the other side is a
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about keeping God first. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads, money Intro Game: Monkeys in the Middle Form students into three groups. Two groups stand on either side of your play area. The third group stands in the middle. The two groups on the end throw or rolls the balls (or paper wads) back and forth to each other. The third group tries to intercept them. When
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to not worry. Needed: Bibles, Faith vs. Fear cards, whiteboard or blackboard, stuffed or real bird (or a picture of a bird), flower Intro Game: Faith vs. Fear Print out or write the words Fear or Faith on a set of index cards. You should have an equal number of cards that say Faith as Fear. Divide students into two teams, and have the teams line up
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to not judge others. Needed: a wood board, decorative bags or boxes with dirt inside and a plain bag or box with cookies or another prize inside Intro Game: Looks Can be Deceiving part 1 Set out a series of decorative bags or boxes on a table. These bags all have dirt in them. Set one plain bag or box in a visible but inconspicuous location elsewhere
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about when to tell people about Jesus and when not to. Needed: Bibles, a rotten piece of food or a picture of rotten food and a fancy food item or a picture of fancy food, a can of dog food or a picture of dog food Intro Game: Disciple Tag Choose one student to be It. When they tag someone, that person links hands with them and joins
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about how to receive God’s blessings. Needed: Bibles, a gift box with a rock and a toy or stuffed snake inside, a healthy snack for all (I used individually packaged fruit cups), utensils for the snack, napkins (hide the napkins somewhere in your classroom beforehand) Intro Game: Mother, May I? Choose one student to be Mother or Father. The rest of the students stand facing the Mother or
Use this children’s Sunday School on the Golden Rule to teach kids to treat others how they want to be treated. Needed: Bibles, something golden, masking tape Intro Game: Treasure Hunt Hide something golden in your room and tells students that you’ve hidden golden treasure. When you say, “Go!” students look for it. The first one to find it gets to re-hide it while the others close their eyes and count to 10. Play until each student
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about following the narrow road to Heaven. Needed: Bibles, paper to make two paths, a snack or other prize Intro Game: Follow the Leader Choose a Leader. Students must follow the Leader in every way, going where they go and doing what they do. Play for a specified amount of time and then, choose a new Leader. Play until everyone has had a chance to be Leader or
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to be a real follower of Christ. Needed: Bibles, fruit and leaves and twigs, bowls, rotten fruit or a picture of rotten fruit, good fruit or a picture of good fruit Intro Game: Good Fruit Relay Divide students into two teams and have them line up at one side of the room. Give each team a bowl. At the other end of the room, place a bowl
Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to be like the man who built his house on the rock. Needed: Bibles, a pan, a cup of water, a large rock, some sand, two toy houses (I used Monopoly houses), trays of sand, trays of rocks, playing cards, a die Lesson Place the rock and a pile of sand in the pan with a house on top of each. Show the students the cup of
Wonderful sheep, source of so many illustrations, parables, and great games and lessons! One interesting thing to note is that Jesus is depicted both as the good shepherd, who knows His sheep, and also the sacrificial lamb, who lays down his life for us. In this lesson, we will look at the importance of loving one another, and how that love was demonstrated in the work of Jesus. Lesson focus: As humans, we easily stray from what
This Bible Object Lesson will teach kids that Jesus is the Good Shepherd and how we can trust Him. It’s based on John 10:1-10 where Jesus says, “I am the Good Shepherd.” Download the teachers notes, watch our Children’s Message example, and gather your supplies. Then you’re ready to share this message in your church next Sunday! “Safe in the Sheep Pen” Children’s Message Object about the Jesus the Good Shepherd Main Objective: This message focuses on
What are we going to do about VBS this Summer? That’s a question all of us are asking right now. Even as some states open back, can you safely hold a large group program like Vacation Bible School this summer? How will you protect the kids and volunteers? What about the curriculum you already bought? Here as some ideas and considerations for planning your Vacation Bible School in this season of Coronavirus. Every church needs a plan
What are the Scriptures? Why is it so important for us to study? Includes an object lesson, games, and craft. Needed: For this lesson, you’ll want to gather a children’s fictional story book, Bibles, construction paper, ribbon, markers or crayons, stickers, and hole punches. Intro Game 1: Follow the Leader The Class Teacher chooses a Leader. Students must follow the Leader in every way, going where they go and doing what they do. Play for a specified
This Kids’ Sunday School lesson about the Road to Emmaus was designed for parents to use with their children at home on the week of April 26, 2020. Everything is included in the PDF download below (teaching notes, coloring pages, craft directions, game ideas, and worksheets). Use what is most helpful for your kids and ignore the rest. Families can also watch our children’s message, suggested music, and craft demonstration in the video playlist below. “Jesus is Alive
This Bible Object Lesson will teach kids about trusting Jesus, even when we don’t understand how God is working through current events. It’s based on Luke 24:13-35 and tells the Emmaus Road appearance of Jesus. Download the teachers notes, watch our Children’s Message example, and gather your supplies. Then you’re ready to share this message in your church next Sunday! Children’s Message: Blessings in Disguise Jesus on the Road to Emmaus and God’s Work in our Lives Â
We can hope in the Lord no matter what! Includes a teaching guide and 2 games. Needed: Blankets or sheets or beach towels, various objects 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. Bounce an object 5, 10, and 20 times without dropping it. See how high they can bounce an object. Bounce more
Teach students to practice humility. Includes a lesson, game, and craft. Needed: Charade cards, Charade cards printed in another language (you can use Google Translate to get an approximate translation of the phrases you enter), a picture of a world map , drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils or markers Game: Charades Prepare a number of charade cards beforehand with familiar words or phrases written on them. The leader should start the game by silently acting out
Teach students about the dangers of alcohol but also about forgiving others. Includes a teaching guide and 2 games. Game: Try Not to Laugh Make funny faces at the kids. The first one that laughs has to get up and make funny faces at the group. Keep playing until everyone has had a chance to stand up. If some are good at not laughing, call on them to make faces. After the game, say, It’s fun to
Why was Noah saved out of all the people on earth? How can we be saved? Includes a lesson, game, class activity, and snack idea. Needed: Bibles, Legos or building blocks of some kind, a picture of a rainbow, Bingo sheets and animal crackers Intro Activity Build a couple of simple objects out of building blocks beforehand. A tower, wall, or small house would work well. When the children come in, give them some blocks and show
