Updated May 2022!

Click on the links below to watch entertaining, wholesome children's videos at no cost!  

Kiddie Viddie:

Kiddie Viddie videos feature children and teenagers performing original songs that teach practical and character-building lessons in a fun, fast-moving way that kids around the world relate to and enjoy. These videos have received widespread acclaim from parents and educators alike, and are ideal for babies, toddlers and preschoolers:

• Making Friends
• Happy all the Time
• Growing Together
• Wear a Great Big Smile
• Christmas Joy

Treasure Attic: 

Treasure Attic is an educational entertainment series for children ages 2 and up. Each 30-minute episode of this children’s video series features its personable host Uncle Jim, his lovable sheepdog Peepers, and the energetic word-defining Bunny Bigword. Together they convey meaningful and lively lessons through songs and fun adventures. Focus skills include health habits, safety awareness, problem solving, social skills, manners, consideration, getting along with others, and care for the environment:

• Happy Holiday
• A Smiling Face
• We Can Get Along
• Let's Have Fun
• Little Creatures
• At the Carnival
• Sweet Dreams
• Story Time
• Learning is Fun
• Fit to Win
• Rain or Shine
• Back on the Air
• On the Air
• All Aboard
• Happy and Healthy
• Peepers and Penny
• Lights! Camera! Action!
• Radio Waves
• Be the Best
• On the Air Sing-along
• Barks and Sparks
• Fantastic Friends
• On the Lookout
• Our Beautiful World

 
Dino Tales: 

Character-building stories for children featuring fun dinosaur friends. Featured values include courtesy, healthy habits, obedience, honesty, resolving conflicts, forgiveness and thinking about others.

• My oh My Crispin
• Manners Castle
• Soap, Suds and Shells
• Operation Oops
• Bedtime Blues
• The Christmas Chest

Animated Hero Classics

Animated Hero Classics is an educational Animated television series of programs co-produced by Nest Family Entertainment and Warner Bros. The series, geared toward elementary school aged children, teaches important lessons such as teamwork, unselfishness, and perseverance.

• Florence Nightingale
• William Bradford
• Thomas Edison
• Louis Pasteur
• Harriet Tubman
• Wright Brothers
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Marco Polo
• Marie Curie
• Helen Keller
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Joan of Arc
• Benjamin Franklin
• Christopher Columbus 
• Galileo

Adventures from the Book of Virtues

Adventures from the Book of Virtues is an animated made for TV series. It features two children, Zach and Annie, who learn an array of life lessons from Plato the Bison, Aurora the Hawk, Aristotle the Prairie Dog and Socrates the Bobcat. Drawing inspiration from the Bible, fairy tales, mythology and folk stories from various cultures, this show is sure to appeal to children from all walks of life. Each episode is about half an hour in length and the shows can be viewed in any order. The full series can be found here. 
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If you're a parent, you need to take a long, hard look at what's out there and decide if that's how you want your children to turn out, because what they watch and listen to and imitate today, they will become tomorrow.  - D.B. Berg

Earth Day (April 22) is a great opportunity to teach children about appreciating the marvels of Creation and taking care of the beautiful Earth we have been given. Here are some free stories, presentations, videos, coloring pages and activity sheets that can be used at home, school or other group gatherings to help children better understand and appreciate the importance of caring for nature.

Stories:

• NEW! Tree Planters
• What a Beautiful World!
• Help Change Your World
• Sunny’s Adventure 
• The Lorax
• One Man’s Difference
• The Shepherd and the Seeds
• ​Picking up the Pieces

​Presentations & Devotional Articles

• NEW! Through Every Day: A Part of God’s Creation 
• NEW! When I Sat with Creation  
• NEW! How Great Thou Art  
• Prayer for the Environmental Common Good
• Our World
• God’s Amazing World
• Enjoying God’s World
• A Thought for the Day: Caring for God’s Earth
• A Thought for the Day: God's Creation Teaches
• All of God's Creatures
• A Big, Wide, and Wonderful World
• My Little Talks with Jesus: My beautiful creation
• Bright Pebbles: A Beautiful World
• I Made It All for You
• Psalm 8
• Pray a Way: Our World 
• Creation + You and Me
• An Eco-friendly State of Mind
• God, the Natural World and Us

 
Videos

• NEW! All Creation Praises: Psalm 148 for Children​
• The More we Get Together
• Little Creatures Are Everywhere
• Animal Babies
• It’s a Beautiful World

 
Coloring Pages

• NEW! Coloring Page: Through Every Day: A Part of God’s Creation  
• NEW! Coloring Page: When I Sat with Creation 
• Earth Day Coloring Pages  
• Coloring Pages: This Is My Father’s World
• Coloring Pages: Psalm 8
• Coloring Page: Pray a Way: Our World 
• Earth Day coloring pages for younger children
• The Lorax coloring page for Earth Day

 
Activities

• ​Thank God for His Creation
• Flower Garden Windows
• DIY puffy paint Earth Day craft for kids 
• Paper bag grass crown Earth Day craft for kids 
• Earth Day sun catcher craft for kids 
• Coffee filter earth craft 
• Earth Day cupcakes 
• Earth Day jello treat 
• Earth Day pledge globe craft 
• DIY Upcycled Bird Feeders

 
Image courtesy of Susy Morris via Flickr.

Updated April 2022!

This post includes a comprehensive list of stories, videos, coloring pages and activities for children. All stories, coloring pages and activity sheets can be freely downloaded, printed and used at no cost for group events or at home. Happy Easter!

If you are looking for children's devotional articles and presentations about Easter or topics related to Easter, you can find a large list of free resources here.

Children's Stories, Devotionals, Comics, and Articles:

• NEW! He is Alive! - The story of the resurrection for little children (ages 0 - 4 years)
• NEW! The Ant and the Grasshopper: Retold - An Easter allegory for children 5 - 7 years old.
• NEW! Lessons from Jesus: Love One Another - Part of the Bible story of the Last Supper, for children ages 5 - 7 years old.
• NEW! The Third Day - A dramatized story of the resurrection for children ages 8 - 12 years.
• The First Easter: Flashcards - for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers up to 4 or 5 years old.
• He is Risen – the story of the first Easter for children ages 1-4. You can also download for free in epub or mobi format.
• Jesus Returns – The story of the second coming of Jesus, for children ages 2 – 7.
• The Ant and the Caterpillar - for children ages 3 - 7 years old
• The First Easter – for children ages 5 – 7 years old.
• The Last Supper - The story of the last meal Jesus shared with His disciples. For children from 5 - 7 years old.
• Bible MiniWorld: The Easter Story - A comic of the story of the First Easter, for children ages 5 - 7.
• From Creation to Easter - Bible stories for Lent and Easter for children. Ideal for kids ages 5 on up. Also available for free in epub or mobi format.
• The Easter Story - From Palm Sunday to Pentecost, the story of Easter for children ages 5 on up.
• Why Easter?  - A short book for children ages 6 - 8 to help them understand why Jesus came to earth to save us. Also available for free in epub and mobi format. 
• The Three Trees - for children ages 6 - 12 years old.
• Easter Traditions - A peek into Easter traditions from different countries and how they relate to the story of the First Easter - For children ages 7 on up.
• ​“I Saw, I Touched, I Believed” - The story of the Resurrection of Jesus, as told by the Apostle Thomas. For children ages 7 on up.
• The Soldier's Story - The story of Easter as told by one of the soldiers involved in the Crucifixion. For children ages 9 on up.
• What Happened on That Day? – for children ages 8 – 12 years old. 
• Fascinating Facts about Easter – for children ages 8 – 12 years old. 
• "A Son at the Length" - for children ages 9 - 12 years old.
• A Spot along the Way Home - for children ages 9 - 12 years old
• The Empty Cage - an Easter allegory for children ages 8 - 12 years old
• The Eyewitness - Dramatized Easter story based on Matthew 26-27 and John 18. For children ages 8 - 12.
• Easter - Yesterday, Today and Forever - A fascinating children’s book with allegories and stories that reveal the real meaning of Easter. For children ages 8 - 12. To download this book for free in epub or mobi format, click here.
• Leaning on Him - Bible story for children ages 8-12 years old.
• Symbols of Easter - For children ages 8-12 years old.
• Another Layer of Easter - Discover the connection between the first Easter and the Day of Pentecost. For children ages 8 - 12.
• ​A Russian Captain Finds Jesus – Comic featuring the true story of a Russian captain who hears about Jesus and the resurrection for the very first time.  For children ages 8 - 12.
• Is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ True? – Comic showing historical evidence that Jesus lived, was crucified and rose from the dead.  For children ages 8 - 12.
• Easter Customs and Traditions - Short articles for older children about Christian and non-Christian Easter customs and traditions. Great for children ages 8-12.
• The King of Glory - KING of GLORY tells the story of the Creator-Owner of the universe and His plan to rescue His rebellious subjects from the kingdom of darkness. Ideal for children ages 8-9 years on up. This book is also captivating for preteens and teens.

Children's Easter Videos:

• He is Risen (Animated Bible Classics) – for children ages 5-11. This video tells the story of the crucifixion, resurrection and Jesus' ascension into Heaven. 
• Worthy is the Lamb (Animated Bible Classics) – for children ages 6-11. This video tells the story of events leading up to Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion and features prophecies showing that these events were foretold by Old Testament prophets.
• Bible for Beginners Easter video – ideal for children ages 1-5 years. Starts with Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem and ends with the ascension.
• He's Alive – short animated video of the Easter story; ideal for toddlers and preschoolers. 
• Cherub Wings: The Easter Story - for children ages 1 - 5 years. This short video clip of the story of Easter from Cherub Wings. This video not only tells the story of Jesus' death and resurrection but also explains God's plan of salvation for mankind.
• Storykeepers: The Magic of Easter - For children ages 6 on up. The story of Easter is related in parts by a Christian family in Rome who is struggling to flee from Nero's soldiers. 
• The Global Gospel: Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus – for children ages 6 on up. Features the stories of Jesus death, resurrection, appearances to the disciples and return to Heaven.
• The King of Glory - This video uses thought-provoking narrative, a mix of 3D motion-graphics, simple animation, and live video to explain the story of redemption. It begins with creation and ends with Jesus' return to earth as King of kings and Lord of lords.

Easter Coloring and Activity Pages:

• NEW! He is Alive! (coloring page)
• NEW! From Creation to Easter: Coloring Book - There is also a color version of this book.
• NEW! 3D Picture: Lessons from Jesus: Love One Another - A creative project that can be printed and assembled in color or black/white.
• NEW! Coloring Page: Lessons from Jesus: Love One Another - Bible story coloring page
• Bible Coloring Pages: The Burial and Resurrection of Jesus - Easter coloring pages for kids of all ages.
• Easter story coloring book and flannelgraph – for children from 1 – 5 years old 
• The Last Supper coloring pages - for children ages 1 - 11 years old. Includes a short story of the Last Supper and an explanation of communion.
• Easter Verse Coloring Pages – Coloring pages with verses about Jesus’ death and resurrection. Ideal to help children memorize key Bible verses. Can be used with children ages 4 – 11.
• Pray a Way: Easter - Two colorful prayer posters for Easter. Ideal for children ages 3 – 6.
• Pray a Way Easter Coloring Pages - Coloring pages with Easter prayers, to accompany the posters listed above. 
• Assorted Easter coloring pages and activity sheets – for children ages 1-11 years old
• Activity sheets – for children ages 5 – 8 years old
• Why Easter Coloring Book - for children ages 5 on up. Can accompany the "Why Easter" booklet listed above or be used on its own.
• Easter Egg Bible Verse Match - Match the Easter eggs to put together eight Bible verses about Jesus' death and resurrection. For children ages 6-10 years old.
• The Legend of the Three Trees: Coloring Book - Coloring book to accompany the children's story The Three Trees. For children ages 6 on up.
• 3D Life of Jesus Pictures - for children ages 5 - 9 years old. Includes Jesus praying in the garden, the crucifixion and Jesus returning to Heaven. 
• A Meal with Jesus 3D Pictures - This set includes the Last Supper, the meal on the way to Emmaus and Jesus' meal with His disciples on the beach.
• He is Risen 3D image – A creative project that can be printed and assembled in color or black/white.
• King of Glory coloring pages - to accompany the video and book listed above.
• Bible Paper Toys: The Easter Story – A fun project for older children ages 10 on up (younger children can help assemble the model with adult help and will likely enjoy playing with it as well).
• Make an Easter Resurrection Garden – A fun Easter activity for kids of all ages. Can be easily adapted depending on the materials you have available at home.

Note: Be sure to check out this comprehensive list of resources for Lent to find even more children's stories, devotionals, coloring pages and arts and crafts that can be used for the Easter season!
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God's idea of prayer is not a ritual, but loving and lively communication between the best of friends.
 
God wants to have a personal relationship with each of us, and He wants it to be the deepest, most meaningful, most fulfilling and rewarding, most natural part of our lives. He wants to make our lives even better. He wants to add a wonderful new dimension to all that we do—the dimension of His loving presence.
 
1 – 4 years

• The Lord’s Prayer
• A Little Children’s Book about Prayer
• Silence
• Be Lord
• Grant Me, O Lord
• ​My Hand in God’s
• ​We Bow our Heads
• ​Talking with God  
• Take Time to Pray
• Through Every Day: Prayer—When I Talk with Jesus
• Prayer, God, and You
• Prayer Can…
• My Little Talks with Jesus: Ask Me for the things you need
• My Little Talks with Jesus: I’m never too busy to hear your prayers
• Make a Difference
• If There’s a Need…
• Bright Pebbles: The Name of Jesus
• Bright Pebbles: A Talk with a Friend
• Bright Pebbles: How Do We Talk to God?
• Bright Pebbles: Prayer Is Powerful!
• I Can Shine for You, Jesus! A prayer
• My First Seven Prayers
• Feed my Lambs: Prayer and God's Word - Bible verses about prayer for little children. Part of the "Feed My Lambs" scripture memorizations course
• Dial Into Heaven - The Dial into Heaven series is a fun and exciting way of introducing toddlers to the prayers and promises of the Bible (The following story books can be read online but not downloaded)
• ​The Lord's Prayer  
• Prayer for the World 
• Prayer for my Family
• Prayer for the Poor   
• My Personal Prayer

5 - 7 years 

• Bible Stories: Prayer
• From Jesus with Love: Talk to Me
• The Two Baskets
• Namba’s Rock
• Children’s Book of Prayers
• Someone to Talk To
• What is Prayer
• The Peace Prayer
• The Serenity Prayer
• From Jesus with Love: I am Here to Help
• The Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge: Story and Coloring Page
• The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican
• Prayer at Work
• How Far Can Prayers Go?
• God Hears Our Prayers
• The Key Elements of Prayer
• Prayers Deliver God’s Love
• Power to Help
• Prayer Results
• A Leaf’s Mission
• “Go Again Seven Times”
• The Midnight Caller
• Thought Power
• Think to Jesus
• How I Love Your Prayers
• Prayer Pointers 
• The Lord’s Prayer
• Bring Jesus into All that You Do
• Prayer Potential
• The Ripple Effect
• Follow Through—Pray
• Prayer Lights the Fuse
• Bookend Prayers with Praise
• Pray a Way: The Pray a Way Series consists of illustrated prayer poems that even young children will enjoy learning and repeating. A Bible verse is included with each prayer.
• Prayer and Praise
• Prayer Works! –1900s-2000s - True stories of answered prayer for children
• Prayer Works! –1800s (see also the accompanying Prayer Works 1800s–Flannelgraph)

 
8 - 11 years

• How I Love You!
• The Legend of Honi
• Notable Prayers of the Bible
• 12 Foundation Stones 3A – Prayer – Principles and Practice - Bible study on prayer for children. Part of the Bible study course "12 Foundation Stones". Includes scripture, stories, and a test.
• 12 Foundation Stones 3B: Prayer – Communicating with God - Bible study on prayer for children. Part of the Bible study course "12 Foundation Stones". Includes scripture, stories, and a test.
• Most Richly Blessed
• It’s Not Rocket Science
• Baking Prayers
• Are You Sure God Answers Prayer?
• An A+ Student of Prayer  
• On the Path of Prayer
• Standing on God’s Promises
• Prayer Bag
• A Thought for the Day: A Way of Life
• A Thought for the Day: Jesus Cares
• A Thought for the Day: Recharge Others’ Batteries
• A Thought for the Day: Prayer Is the Mouse…
• The Almighty Power of Prayer
• Jumping Over Hurdles
• Practical and Powerful Prayer

Activities 

• A Spiritual Exercise: Who Needs Prayer?
• My Prayer Calendar
• Prayer Wheel
• Prayer Flower 
• Prayer Pointers Die

Audios

• Say a Little Prayer
• He Heareth Us
• As It Is in Heaven
• Morning Prayer 
• If Ye Abide in Me

Coloring Pages

• Prayer Promises
  
• Our Father Coloring Book
  
• A Quiet Place 
• Crazily Cool Card Set: Prayer Power - Prayer Bible verse coloring pages
• Crazily Cool Card Set: Prayer Power, 2 - Prayer Bible verse coloring pages
  

Videos

• Animated Bible Classics: The Lord’s Prayer
• The Lord’s Prayer for Children
• The "Lord's Prayer" simple explanation for kids 
• Connect with God - Kids song on prayer 

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Updated February 2022!

Valentine's Day is an annual holiday celebrated around the world on February 14. It began as a feast honoring Saint Valentine but is now celebrated as a holiday dedicated to love and friendship. (Adapted from Wikipedia)

Following are some great stories, videos and arts and crafts activities for children for this special day.

Stories, Comics and Devotionals:

For children ages 1-4

• New! Building Friendships - A short children's booklet on friendship and how to make friends​​
• New! Character ABC: Be a Friend, Benton - A short story about friendship
• New! Proverbs for Kids: Friendship
• What Does Love Mean? ​(also available in epub or mobi format) - Discover what little children think love means. A great book for discussing the real meaning of love and friendship.
• God and Me: Friendship - Discover what the Bible says about true friendship with this catchy booklet. Includes Bible verses that are great for memorizing.
• My Friend - Discover what real friendship looks like with this adorable booklet.
• The More We Get Together - A presentation of the well-known children's song
• What is Love?  (also available in epub or mobi format) - a paraphrased version of 1 Corinthians 13 for children, with cute images on each page. 

For children ages 5-7

• New! Forest Friends: Finding Becks - A charming story about how to make friends by treating people with kindness and respect!
• New! Grandpa Jake's Storybook: Ocean Treasures: Finding a Friend - A story about two lonely sea creatures who meet and become friends. Can also be downloaded for free as an ebook.
• God's Friends - Bible stories for children about friends of God, and a peek into why God wants to be friends with each one of us.
• What is Love?: A short illustrated story to help children understand what love looks like in daily life.
• ​Love at Work - Bible passages about love for children. This book can also be downloaded for free in epub or mobi format
• No Strings – A cute children’s booklet about what real, unconditional love looks like.
• Love is the Greatest - 1 Corinthians 13 for children, with colorful illustrations to bring this important passage about love to life.
• ​Tory to the Rescue - A cute children's story about making friends with people who are different from you.
• Be a Friend - A cute booklet about true friendship
• Friendships Magnify Joy - A cute booklet about true friendship
• Friendship: A Cool Shade - A cute booklet about true friendship
• Building Friendships - A cute booklet about true friendship
• Somebody Loves You - Discover what real love looks like with this engaging presentation
• What Does Being a Good Friend Mean? - Teach younger children how to be a good friend with this charming presentation.
• Making Friends - A cute children's story about how to make friends.​

 
For children ages 8 to 11

• New! A Spiritual Exercise: Let Me Count the Ways - Help children get to know the One who loves them the most.
• The Difference - What does friendship with God look like? Help your child understand how easy it is to start a relationship with God, and the benefits of doing so.
• ​Limitless Love - Seven short children’s devotionals about love for Valentine’s Day. Download for free in epub or mobi format
• ​Are You Too Cool? - Are you too cool to make friends? Find out with this short, catchy presentation.
• ​A Thought for the Day: A True Friend... - A short presentation about what a real friend is and does.
• How to Make Friends - An illustrated presentation for older children about how to make and keep friends.
• Valentine's Day Blues (comic) - A comic about finding happiness on Valentine's Day.

Activities:

• New! Activity Book: Grandpa Jake's Storybook: Ocean Treasures: Finding a Friend
• New! A Friendship Tree
• 3D Picture Activity: Ruth (file contains both color and black and white activity pages)
• Printable Valentine’s Day Cards (in color and black and white)
• Valentine’s Day puzzles
• Active Appreciation Activity: Personal Invention 
• Active Appreciation Activity: Secret Hearts 
• Active Appreciation Activity: Hand by Hand 
• Valentine’s Day Cards
• Valentine's Day Crafts
• Christian Valentine's Day Games
• Valentine's Day Worksheets and Printables
• Valentine's Day Recipes

Coloring Pages:

• New! Coloring Page: Building Friendships
• New! Color of Love: Coloring Book
• New! Coloring Page: Proverbs for Kids: Friendship
• Somebody Loves You Coloring Book - to accompany the book Somebody Loves You
• Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages
• Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages 2

 
Videos and Songs: 

• Animated Stories of the Bible: Ruth (There is also an activity book to accompany this video)
• The Greatest Treasure (video) - A short animated story about real friendship. Courtesy of BookBox.
• We Can Get Along
• A Few Little Hugs
• What are Friends For?
• Long Live Love
• Where Would we be Without Love?
• Make Each Step a Loving Step 
• Love Is of God (mp3)
• Love Thy Neighbor (mp3)
• Be Ye Kind (mp3)​​

Jesus is the One who has given us limitless love and who loves it when we help Him communicate that love to others, both today and always. All the love that we feel for others is possible because of His love.  

Ages 1-4

Stories

• Jesus Blesses the Children
• Tiny Bible Treasures: Jesus’ Little Lambs  

​Devotionals

• Your Best Friend
• God’s Love
• You Know Me
• ​The Gospel of John for Children
• My Friend
• He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
• A Little Children’s Book About God’s Love
• Jesus Loves the Little Children
• Jesus Loves Me
• ​Through Every Day: Jesus Loves the Little Children 
• I Have a Friend in Jesus  
• Jesus, My Friend
• ​ God’s Gift of Salvation

Ages 5 - 7

Stories

• ​God’s Friends
• Bible Stories: God’s Love
• Dora and the Garden 
• ​The Parables of Jesus: The Lost Sheep 
• Lost and Found! ​

​Devotionals

• God is My Father
• Changing Times
• Invisible but Here!
• Through Every Day: God Is Love
• ​Through Every Day: Jesus’ Love
• ​You Are His Child
• ​Just as You Are
• I Love Children!
• ​Above the Bright Blue Sky
• ​Bright Pebbles: Love Is All Around Us
• Just Me and Jesus: You’re Never Alone
• ​Someone to Talk to
• Under His Wings
• ​Me and Jesus
• ​Through Every Day: My Very Best Friend
• Jesus, Friend of Little Children 
• Why I Love Jesus
• ​From Jesus with Love: The Eternal Chain of Love
• From Jesus with Love: The Good Gardener
• ​From Jesus with Love: I am Here to Help
• From Jesus with Love: No Strings
• ​From Jesus with Love: Consider the Sparrow
• Little Sparrow
• Who or What is God?
• ​Sounds in the Night
• Call Me Friend
• Absolutely Always 
• Jesus Is with You! 
• Our Days Together  
• Think to Jesus
• The Fountain of God’s Love 
• Jesus and Ice Cream 
• Your Best Friend Ever!  

 
8 - 11 Years

Stories

• The Ethiopian Eunuch
• Footprints in the Sand (story and coloring pages)
• Jesus and a Woman Caught in Adultery
• What Hagar Taught Me
• A Big Brother
• Salvation for a Swindler

Devotionals

• What is My Identity in Christ?
• Perfect Love
• Someone Cares 
• Restored 
• God’s Unconditional Love
• Human Value
• ​Alone with Jesus
• A Thought for the Day: No Limit 
• I Will Help You  
• You Brighten My World!  
• The Difference 

 
Videos/Audios

• You are Special
• The Lord is My Shepherd
• Jesus’ Little Lambs
• Forever Friend
• You can Become God's Child 
• Here (mp3)
• Never Too Late (mp3)
• Me and You (mp3)
• Always with Me (mp3)

Coloring Pages / Activities

• Jesus Loves the Little Children Finger Puppets
• ​Jesus Coloring Pages
• Coloring Pages: Me and Jesus  
• Coloring Book and Flannelgraph: Jesus’ Little Lambs  
• Coloring Page: Through Every Day: A Caring Shepherd  
• Coloring Page: Invisible but Here! 
• Coloring Page: Through Every Day: Jesus’ Love 
• Coloring Page: I Love Children!  
• Coloring Pages: Above the Bright Blue Sky 
• Coloring Page: Through Every Day: God Is Love  
• Coloring Page: Through Every Day: Jesus Loves the Little Children  
• Coloring Pages: Jesus, My Friend  
• Coloring Page: Through Every Day: My Very Best Friend  
• Coloring Page: Jesus, Friend of Little Children 
• Sparrow Coloring Pages
• God is My Father coloring pages
• Jesus My Friend
• ​3D Picture: The Parables of Jesus: The Lost Sheep  
• Coloring Page: The Parables of Jesus: The Lost Sheep  
• Coloring Page: You Are My Friends 
• Flannelgraph: God’s Gift of Salvation  
• A Spiritual Exercise: Let Me Count the Ways
• A Spiritual Exercise: “A Friend who Sticks Closer than a Brother”
• ​A Spiritual Exercise: The Sky at Night
  
• Crazily Cool Card Set: Jesus—Your Best Friend 
• Crazily Cool Card Set: The Nature of God 
• Coloring Page: Me and You  
• Write a Psalm​

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The feast of the Epiphany occurs on the evening of January 6, the twelfth day after Christmas. Its name means “appearance” or “manifestation,” and it celebrates the day when Jesus was revealed as the Son of God to the wise men, or magi. When the magi adored the infant Jesus and presented Him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, it was taken as a sign, because they were Gentiles, that Jesus was sent as the Savior of all men everywhere, not only the Jews.

Following is a list of children’s stories, videos, coloring pages and activities for this special day.

Epiphany Stories and Articles:

• The First Epiphany - The story of the first Epiphany for children, with text in English and Spanish. Ideal for preschoolers and children up to 5 years old. Download the free ebook (epub/mobi) here.
• ​We Three Kings – A kids’ PowerPoint of the classic Christmas song, “We Three Kings”. Great for preschoolers and young children.
• A Little Children’s Book about Epiphany - Short quotations about Epiphany, with engaging photos on each page. A cute booklet for children from 4 to 7 years old.
• A Man Named Jesus: The Visit of the Magi - A comic for children ages 4 - 8 illustrating what happened when the Magi came to see Jesus
• ​The Visit of the Magi – A brief overview of the story of the wise men, from Matthew 2:1-11. For kids of all ages.
• The Intriguing Story of the First Christmas, part 3 - An in-depth look at the story of the visitation of the Magi. For children ages 6 on up.
• NEW! Gifts of the Magi - Interesting facts about each gift from the Wise Men. For children ages 7 on up.
• The Other Wise Man – The classic story of Artaban, the fourth wise man. This story is condensed for easy reading and is suitable for children ages 7 on up.  
• Wise Men from the East – An overview of the story of the Magi from the Bible, along with interesting insight into what Christian tradition has to say about the fate of these three adventurous men who left everything behind to follow a star and worship the Messiah. Ideal for kids 7 and up.
• ​Fascinating Facts About Epiphany - Interesting facts about the origins of the Magi and their search for the new King. For ages 8 on up.
• ​Caspar's Story - A true to life retelling of the story of the Magi, as told by Caspar. Ideal for children ages 8 on up. Download the free ebook (epub/mobi) here.
• The Star of Bethlehem - What was the "sign in the east" that the Wise Men saw? Discover some fascinating possibilities with this cool article. For children ages 8 on up.
• All About the Wise Men - A peek into the history of the Wise Men. For children ages 8 on up.
• Travels in Africa: The Escape to Egypt - Interesting facts about Jesus' stay in Egypt. For children ages 8 on up.
• Musings on the Magi - A fascinating article about the Magi, including thoughts on where they were from, why they traveled to Bethlehem and what they found when they arrived. Unlike the other stories & articles in this list, this article is just text with no pictures. Even so, older children from ages 8 or 9 on up who have heard the story of the Magi many times will likely enjoy the new, interesting information this article provides.

Videos:

• NEW! The Christmas Story – What we know about the visit of the wise men - A short video with interesting facts about the Wise Men and their trip to see Jesus. For children ages 8 on up.
• The Wise Men Visit Baby Jesus - Excerpted from the cartoon "Bible for Beginners"
• We Three Kings - Kidzone Animated Children’s Song
• The Three Wise Men – Story of the three wise men as told by children; courtesy of www.jesusandkidz.com.
• The Nativity Story – Wise Men  - Excerpted from the movie “The Nativity” (2006)
• Child of Love: The Visit of the Magi - An audio dramatization of the visit of the Magi and Joseph and Mary's flight into Egypt. About 10 minutes long; excerpted from the Christmas audio drama "Child of Love".
• The Wise Men and the Star of Bethlehem  - A re-enactment of the visit of the Wise Men.
• The Fourth Wise Man – Classic movie for children about the legend of the Artaban, the fourth wise man.

Coloring Pages and Arts and Crafts Activities

• ​Wise Men from the East - Coloring Book - A coloring book to accompany the presentation Wise Men from the East
• Wise Men Mandala Coloring Page
• Epiphany Coloring Pages for preteens and teens
• The First Epiphany: Coloring Book - A coloring book for children, to accompany the story The First Epiphany
• ​The Visit of the Magi - Coloring pages - Two coloring pages to accompany the comic A Man Named Jesus: The Visit of the Magi
• Epiphany flannelgraph (in color and black & white) - can also be used for collages and other activities
• Epiphany Coloring Pages 
• The Visit of the Magi: Coloring Page 
• Three Wise Men Bible Paper Toys.  Click here to buy the updated printables for this activity. The new set comes with scenery and accessories not available in the free printable.
• 3D Picture of the 3 Wise Men (Click here for instructions on assembling this picture) 
• ​​Camel Craft Ideas
• Epiphany Printables
• Preschool Activities
• Other fun arts and crafts ideas

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Updated December 2021
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The Christmas season is always a special time for families – a time of love, warmth, togetherness, giving, caring – and lots and lots of fun! 

Following are some links to good Christmas stories and videos for children of all ages. In fact, you may even enjoy having your whole family read (or watch) some of these heartwarming and character building stories together, celebrating the beauties and joys of this special season that only comes once a year. Merry Christmas!

Stories, Comics and Books:

1 – 4 year olds:

• NEW! The Birth of John the Baptist  
• The Little Drummer Boy
• The Christmas Story Comic
• Celebrating Christmas
• A Little Children’s Book about Epiphany
• Christmas Joy (also available for free download in epub or Kindle format)
• The Greatest Gift
• Baby Jesus in the Hay
• The First Epiphany (also available for free download in epub or Kindle format!)
• Spreading Joy at Christmas
• Jesus Is Born (also available for free download in epub or Kindle format!)
• As Little Ones (audio included)
• Carina and the Christmas Play (audio included)
• The Christmas Kite
• Mr. Orwell’s Christmas Tale
• The Home of Your Heart
• When Jesus was Born
• A Christmas Long Ago (Also available for free download in epub or Kindle format)
• A Little Children’s Book About Christmas 
• The Best Christmas Ever!  
• A Bright and Shining Star 
• Snowman Spicy and the Perfect Christmas Present  
• 3 Things I Can Be This Christmas 
• 3 Things I Can Give This Christmas  
• What Christmas Is All About
• Light Up the World at Christmas (audio included)
• Gifts that Make Me Glad

5 – 7 year olds: 

• Christmas Heroes
• The Life of Friends: Celebrate Baby Jesus
• The Christmas Tree
• ​Jesus: Fully God and Fully Man
• Cities of the Bible: The City of Bethlehem
• The Christmas Chest
• Crew and Co.'s Christmas
• The Wonder of Christmas
• God and Me: Why Jesus Came
• Faith-Filled Models From the New Testament Mary and Joseph
• Faith-Filled Models from the New Testament: John the Baptist
• A Letter to Jesus
• A Stocking for Jesus
• Christmas Cheer
• Christmas Chums (also available for free download in epub or Kindle format)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas  
• The Intriguing Story of the First Christmas, Part 1
• The Intriguing Story of the First Christmas, Part 2
• The Intriguing Story of the First Christmas, Part 3
• A Donkey’s Tale (audio included)
• The Story of Santa Claus (also available for free download in epub or Kindle format)
• A Joyous Christmas
• The Night the Angels Sang
• What Christmas Means to Me (audio included)
• Piles of Presents for Jesus 
• A Key to Christmas Joy
• What Can I Give to Jesus? (slidecast)
• A Man Named Jesus- Chapter 1: Two Miraculous Babies
• A Man Named Jesus – Chapter 2: Jesus is Born
• A Man Named Jesus, Chapter 3: An Angel Visits Joseph
• A Man Named Jesus, Chapter 4: Simeon and Anna
• A Man Named Jesus, Chapter 5: The Visit of the Magi
• What Would You Like for Christmas?

 
8 – 11 year olds:

• NEW!  Immanuel – God with Us
• NEW!  A Christmas Carol (comic)
• NEW!  Finding the “Warm and Fuzzy” of Christmas
• NEW! ​Jesus is Born: 25 Bible Passages for Advent for Children
• “Done It unto Me”: The Legend of the Fir Tree
• The Day I Saw Jesus
• A Special Christmas Eve
• Ebenezer and the Christmas Story
• Christmas Around the World
• Joyeux Noël
• The Best Christmas Gift
• Thinking Outside the Gift Box
• Why Christmas
• Caspar's Story 
• Good King Wenceslas  
• The Christmas Star  
• The Paperboy
• Benjamin’s Secret 
• The Christmas Guest 
• Jimmy’s Christmas Homecoming
• Santa’s Secret
• The Old Maple and the Fir
• A King is Born 
• The Christmas Sand Clock
• Roshna’s Gift to Give
• Max’s Christmas Trouble (Download for free in epub or Kindle format)
• Max and the Plan to Catch a Guardian Angel
• The House That Glowed
• Christmas Dream Dust
•  A Thought for the Day: Giving to Jesus
• A Night in Midwinter
• The Gift of Moments
• An Old-fashioned Christmas

   
Videos:
Note: These are short songs, video clips and cartoons. Click here for a listing of full length Christmas movies and cartoons for the whole family!

• Christmas - Little Bible Heroes animated children's stories
• Dino Tales: Christmas Chest
• Jesus Is Born 
• Herbert and Bert Christmas 
• I'll Shine
• Christmas Means Love
• Treasure Attic: Christmas Friends
• Kiddie Viddie: Christmas Joy  
• Cherub Wings: The Angel Story 

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Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

​Unless otherwise noted, all stories, flashcards, and coloring pages can be downloaded in .pdf format. Feel free to use them at home, church, or in other settings. Merry Christmas!
 
Christmas Stories and Books

• The Christmas Story Comic (online only): The story of the First Christmas for little children.
• Jesus Is Born: The story of the First Christmas for little children. This book is also available for free download in epub or Kindle format.
• The Birth of John the Baptist: The Bible story of the birth of John the Baptist for little children.
• The First Epiphany: The story of the visit of the Three Kings, with text in English and Spanish.
• Baby Jesus in the Hay: A fun Christmas poem for little children
• The Christmas Kite: A sweet Christmas story with a good moral
• The Best Christmas Ever!: An entertaining Christmas story for little children
• The Home of Your Heart:  A short Christmas comic for little children.
• Away in a Manger: A book for little children with colorful photos on each page
• Silent Night: A book for little children with colorful photos on each page
• What can I Give Him?: A poem for little children.
• A Christmas Long Ago: The story of the First Christmas as told by animal friends Trudge and Zippy.
  
  

Christmas Flashcards:

• The Nativity: Flashcards for Little Children
• My First Words: The Birth of Jesus

 
Christmas Videos:

• Kiddie Viddie: Christmas Joy - Music videos with fun Christmas songs for the whole family

·        Treasure Attic: Christmas Friends

• Dino Tales: Christmas Chest: Two little boys and four dinosaurs learn how to share during the Christmas holiday season
• Jesus Is Born  - A short video of the story of the first Christmas for little children
• Herbert and Bert Christmas  - A simple explanation of what Christmas is about for little children.
• Cherub Wings: The Angel Story - A small angel explains the meaning of Christmas via story and song.
• Beginners Bible: The Christmas story - Cartoon for little children

 
Christmas Coloring Pages and Activities:

• Jesus is Born: Coloring Book – Coloring book to go with the storybook "Jesus Is Born"
• Christmas Joy Coloring Book – Coloring book to go with the video “Kiddie Viddie: Christmas Joy ”. Can be printed and used without watching the video.
• Silent Night Coloring Book
• The First Epiphany: Coloring Book – coloring book to accompany "The First Epiphany"
• Nativity Finger Puppets – These can be printed in color or black and white
• Christmas Coloring Cards - Simple printable cards for little children to color

 

Updated September 2021!

​Parenting is more than comforting children when they fall down, or making sure they get proper nutrition, and brush their teeth, and so on. Parents are responsible for their children’s spiritual training as well.

You can constantly point a child towards the Lord, even from the time he or she is born, by talking to them about Jesus.  You can pass a knowledge of the Bible on to them by daily using Bible story books and other devotional materials appropriate for their age.

Following are some links to free online devotionals for toddlers, preschoolers and young children. These short, illustrated books, booklets and presentations will grab your little one’s attention and make him want to learn more about Jesus.

Click on the links to either read these devotionals online or download them to your computer.

Free Devotional Books:

Big Thoughts for Little Minds – This series of five books brings key Bible passages to life in a relatable way for young children. The books include simple text, colorful illustrations and points for discussion to help little kids better understand Biblical principles. Click the following links to read or download the books for free:

• Different Kinds of Fruit
• How Do I Pray?
• Forever Safe
• My Fighting Chance
• 13 Thoughts on Love

Jesus and Me – A series of books with messages from Jesus for children on themes such as: waking up, bedtime, kindness, healthy habits, learning new things, guardian angels, and protection. Click the following links to read or download these books for free:

• NEW! Jesus and Me
• NEW! Jesus and Me: My Body, My World
• NEW! Jesus and Me: At School and At Home

Seasonal Devotional Books – The following daily devotional books have been created for specific seasons:

• God with Us - 25 short daily readings for the Christmas season. Each page includes a colorful photo, a short reading and a Bible verse. Topics covered include God’s love for each one of us, kindness and unselfishness and praise and thanksgiving. Click here to download the free ebook (available in epub and Kindle format)
• Living Hope – Forty short daily readings for little children. This book was created for Lent and Easter but can be used year-round. Each page includes a colorful photo, a short reading and a Bible verse. Topics covered in this book include God’s unconditional love, kindness, generosity, prayer and faith. Click here to download the free ebook (available in epub and Kindle format)

Free Devotional Series:
 
In the Garden – An ongoing series of comics featuring a gardener and the children he works with. Children reading the booklets will learn valuable lessons about God’s love and care, kindness and consideration, obedience and the importance of spending time with Jesus each day. Coloring pages accompany the stories for added fun.
 
Pray a Way – Colorful posters (with accompanying black and white pages to color) featuring rhyming prayers for just about every activity. A bible verse is included for each prayer. Topics covered include schooltime, mealtime, bedtime, holidays, grandparents and even pets.

Bright Pebbles – Bright Pebbles is a collection of Christian and character-building books written for children ages four on up. Each devotional is built on a Bible verse, and explains to a child in simple terms what the principles of that verse mean and how it applies to daily living.  The Bright Pebbles series is created by My Wonder Studio and there are currently over 85 of these devotionals posted online in pdf format for easy downloading. Additionally, a compilation of several books from this series can be downloaded for free in epub and mobi format.

My Little Talks with Jesus – An ongoing series of short, devotional articles where Jesus talks with little children about day to day issues such as happiness, trying new things, forgiveness, going to sleep at night and more. This series is created by My Wonder Studio and all articles are in .pdf format for easy downloading. You can also download the ebook for free in epub or Kindle format.

One Kind Deed at a Time – A series of ten devotional articles on the topic of kindness, consideration and forgiveness. Each devotional includes a Bible verse and practical ideas to put the article into action.  This series is created by My Wonder Studio and all articles are in .pdf format for easy downloading.

NEW! Through Every Day - Covers topics such as God's love, prayer, and kindness. A free coloring page accompanies every devotional.

NEW! Basic Christian Principles for Little Children - Short devotionals to help children learn the basics of the Christian faith:

• ​God's Love
• Your Best Friend 
• Talking with God
• A Heart Full of Joy
• Giving Thanks
• The Golden Rule
• Hearing from God
• Power Up!

Other Free Devotionals for Little Kids

Devotionals from the Freekidstories Website - Freekidstories offers a range of free children’s devotional resources for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, including presentations of songs, illustrated simplified Bible verses and short devotional articles.

Songs:

• Jesus Loves Me 
• Jesus Loves the Little Children
• Life’s Railroad
• Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam
• He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
• This Little Light of Mine
• Peace Like a River 
• Jesus Bids us Shine
• NEW!  My God is so Great

Devotionals

• Start Early (A collection of simple Christian verses, prayers and quotations for babies and toddlers)
• Jesus is our Loving Friend
• We Bow our Heads
• Salvation at Work
• Love at Work
• Choose the Right Way
• Children All Over the World
• A Little Ship
• My Hand in God’s 
• Angels 
• Heaven
• Someone to Talk To
• Prayer Promises
• A Quiet Place
• Be Lord
• Silence
• My Friend
• God is…
• God, The Natural World and Us
• A Little Children’s Book About God’s Love
• Jesus My Friend
• Peace
• 5 Senses Thanksgiving
• Let Me Heal You
• What is Love?
• God and Me: Freedom from Fear

My Wonder Studio - The My Wonder Studio website is dedicated to creating free children’s stories, devotionals and activities that can be read online or downloaded at no charge. You can find materials for children ages 0-5 years here or check out stories and devotionals listed by category.

Nurture, Inspire, Teach: Nurture, Inspire, Teach is a website dedicated to providing great online resources for children, teenagers and parents. Following are links to the site’s children’s devotionals for little ones.

• NEW! Helpful Hints–Book 1
• NEW! Helpful Hints–Book 2
• Life’s Little Lessons and Life’s Little Lessons–Scripture Companion
• Firm Faith
• Prayer and Praise
• Prayer Works! –1900s-2000s - True stories of answered prayer for children
• Prayer Works! –1800s (see also the accompanying Prayer Works 1800s–Flannelgraph)
• ​Object Observation 

To help your little one learn even more of God's Word, check out this list of free Bible stories online that your little ones are sure to enjoy. Some of these are available as PowerPoints while others are in .pdf and/or ebook format.


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