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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 pair up and ask each other the following questions. They’ll then present their partner’s answers as a

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 from Team B to be the Shepherd. The Wolves line up on the far side of your

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 middle of the circle and names something that some of the players might never have done. They

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 line up along the length of the obstacle course. When they’re not running, the members of the

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. The first student who calls out the difference gets to name the next three objects. Play as

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 a question. You’ll read the question, and listen for both of their answers. They can each answer

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” to get back in the game. First, divide students into two teams. One team starts as It,

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 to them. You can make up your own story or use one of the free printables from

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 in that same way. The first student who calls out the difference gets to name the next

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 divides their members in half, taking each side of the rope. The second team holds the middle

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 other side of your play area and back to their team. The second student on each team

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: Tax Collector Tag Give each student two pennies or two playing cards. Then, choose 2-4 students to

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 else has said. Lesson Ask students, Who is someone that you like to do things with? (Mom,

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the importance of obeying Jesus. Needed: Bibles, a volunteer to play Peter (You can do this yourself if you want.), playing cards of UNO cards or Go Fish! cards Lesson Read Matthew 17:1-9 or summarize it with the following script. Peter: Hi, friends! I’m Peter. I was one of Jesus’ disciples, and I want to tell you about a very strange time we had with Jesus. You see,

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that bad things don’t always happen as a punishment from God and that we need to be faithful to God even when others tell us we shouldn’t or aren’t allowed to. Needed: Bibles, a volunteer to play blind man (You can do this yourself if you want.), blindfolds, writing or drawing paper, pencils or pens and crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Blindfold Challenge Have the students pair

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to show that Jesus proved who He said He was by what He did and that we need to prove we’re His followers by what we do. Needed: Bibles, various snacks or challenges in paper bags, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Eat It!  Before class, place various food or beverage items in individual paper bags. Close the bags and line them up on a table. Suggestions include a

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about the need to have faith in Jesus. Needed: Bibles, Faith vs. Doubt cards, “Faith” slips of paper Intro Game: Faith vs. Doubt Print out or write the words Doubt or Faith on a set of index cards. You should have an equal number of cards that say Faith as Doubt. Divide students into two teams, and have the teams line up on separate sides of the room

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids about the importance of telling others about Jesus. Needed: Bibles, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Activity: Christian Story Interview Have students pair up and ask each other the following questions. They’ll then present their partner’s answers as a reporter. They can write the answers down if they want. What is your name? How old are you? When did you first hear about Jesus? Who first told

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how God helps us to overcome demonic influences. Needed: Bibles, vinegar, red cabbage juice, yellow ammonia, glass, balls and “basketball hoops” Intro Game #1: Resisting Temptation  Divide students into two teams for a slightly modified game of Red Rover. The teams line up facing each other on either side of your play area. They link hands with the students next to them. You’ll call the name of one

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to help kids think of how Jesus can help them and how they can thank Him. Needed: Bibles, various objects, a picture of someone with leprosy, a ball, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: No!  Have the students line up single file behind a line in your play area. Between them and you is an area where they will play tag. You will stand or sit at the other