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Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids that serving others is a way of serving Jesus. Needed: Bibles, dice, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Raising the Dice  Divide students into two teams or more teams and give each time a six-sided die. The first student from each team runs up to a table and rolls their dice. The student with the highest roll gets a point for their team. The trick is

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the importance of using their talents for God. Needed: Bibles, optional: chalkboard or whiteboard or paper to brainstorm ideas Lesson Ask students, What are some things that you’re good at? (Suggestions could include anything from being good at sports to being a good artist to being a good friend. Write at least one thing down for each student.) If you were good at something, but you never did

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to impress upon kids the need to be ready when Jesus returns. Needed: Bibles, a way to play music Intro Game: What Time? Think of a time (example: 12:49 pm) and ask students to guess what time you’re thinking of. Whoever is closest then gets to think of a new time. Continue playing as long as time allows or until each student has had a turn to think of a time.

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to offer Jesus everything that they have. Needed: Bibles, a $20 bill or higher, two pennies, a lot of pennies and a bucket, cookies or other prizes Intro Game #1: Trading All We Have  Scatter wads of paper all over the floor. Then, show students a cookie or some other sort of prize and tell them that you’ll give the prize to whoever can bring you the most

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids what it will be like when Jesus comes again. Needed: Bibles, a balloon Intro Game: Don’t Let it Fall!  Gather students in a circle. As you toss a balloon up into the air in the middle of the circle, call one of the student’s names. That student must run to hit the balloon back into the air before it touches the ground. The student next to them then

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to be grateful and honor God for the gifts He gives us. Needed: Bibles, fruit or paper wads, paper wads, soft balls Intro Game #1 – Gathering the Harvest  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 full of fruit or small wads of paper

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to obey the Lord both in word and in action. Needed: Bibles , Uno cards or Go Fish! cards or playing cards Intro Game: Listening to God  Have students line up at one side of the room. The teacher gives instructions, saying “God Says” as in “Simon Says.” Make the motions as you say the instruction. Every once in a while, do something and give the instruction without

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to be a good influence on others. Needed: Bibles, pennies or playing cards, something small to show children Intro Game: Tax Collector Tag  Give each student two pennies or two playing cards. Then, choose 2-4 students to be Collectors. The Collectors are It. Their goal is to collect as many of the pennies or playing cards as they can. When they tag someone, they have to bring

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to serve others. Needed: Bibles, various items, drawing paper, crayons or colored pencils Intro Game: Good and Faithful Servant  Tell the students that you’re going to play a game in which you’re the Master, and they’re your servants. You’re going to name something you want, and they have 15 seconds to bring you what you asked for. Anything that meets your criteria counts. If a student can’t bring

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to keep God as the most important thing in their lives. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads, pennies Intro Game: Rotating Firsts  Divide the students into two teams and play dodge ball with soft play balls or wads of waste paper. After 30 seconds, name one of the balls as the 1st ball. That is the only ball that can get someone out. If anyone picks up

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids the importance of following the Bible and telling other people about God. Needed: Bibles Intro Activity: Acting It Out  Divide students into groups of two or three. Give them a few minutes to think of their skit. Then, have each group act out what they think happens when someone dies. Lesson Ask students, If we believe in God and do the right things that God wants us to

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids to forgive others. Needed: Bibles, Bible trivia questions, Forgiveness vs. Judgment cards 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 one time. The first student to get the correct answer incurs no negative points

Use this children’s Sunday School lesson to teach kids how to confront and forgive others. Needed: Bibles, soft balls or paper wads Intro Game: Don’t Hit Dodgeball  Divide students into two teams. They stand at opposite sides of your play area. Their goal is to not hit the other team while making the other team hit them. If someone throws and hits a member of the other team, they’re out. Meanwhile, members of the other team can