Stories/Presentations

PreK/Kindergarten

• The More We Get Together (bilingual English/Spanish text) 
• Different Kinds of Friends (bilingual English/Spanish text)
• Forest Friends: Finding Becks
• Tory to the Rescue

Children ages 6 - 9

• A Little Children’s Book about Respect (bilingual English/Spanish text)
• Moral Values: Tolerance (bilingual English/Spanish text)
• Moral Values: Respect (bilingual English/Spanish text)
• Bible Stories: Tolerance (bilingual English/Spanish text)
• God and Me: Tolerance (bilingual English/Spanish text)
• A Wonderful World (bilingual English/Spanish text)
• The Color of Love (bilingual English/Spanish text) 

Older Children/Preteens

• The Story to End the Excuses  (bilingual English/Spanish text)
• Human Value (bilingual English/Spanish text)
• The Power of a Peach 
• Opportunities for Kindess
• Joyeux Noël
• The Boy Sitting Next to Me
• ​But to Understand

Videos

• You can’t judge a book by its cover
• We can get along
• The more we get together

Coloring Pages/Posters

• Tolerance Coloring Pages
• ​Human Value Coloring Pages
• ​Respect Coloring Pages
• ​Pray a Way: Understanding Others (Posters)
• ​Coloring Page: Pray a Way: Understanding Others  ​

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Stories/Presentations

• My Good Health Habits (bilingual English/Spanish) – For children ages 1-5 years
• A Little Children’s Book about Good Health (Bilingual English/Spanish) – For children ages 3-6 years
• In Tip-Top Shape – For children ages 3 – 6 years
• A Happy and Healthy Life – For children ages 4 – 6 years
• Bedtime Blues – free ebook (epub/Kindle) for children ages 4 – 7 years
• God and Me: Bible Keys to Good Health (Bilingual English/Spanish) – For children ages 5-7 years
• Take Care of Your “House” – For children ages 6 – 8 years
• The Wonders of Our Immune System (Bilingual English/Spanish) – For children ages 8 to 11 years
• Healthy Living (Bilingual English/Spanish) – For children ages 8 to 11 years
• A Thought for the Day: Your Body—A Temple – For children ages 8 to 11 years
• Temple Care – For children ages 8 to 11 years
• The Hygiene Experiment (Bilingual English/Spanish) – For children ages 8 to 11 years

Videos

• Bunty and Bubbly  
• Song "Keep clean" Children's Music Video
• Song "Happy and Healthy" - Children's Music Video
• Song "The Nutrition Song" - Children's Music Video
• Song "In a natural way" - Music Video
• Dino Tales: Bedtime Blues

Coloring Pages/Activities

• Healthy Eating: Activity sheets and coloring pages
• Wash your hands: coloring pages
• Good Health Habits: Coloring book (Text in English and Spanish)
• Good Nutrition Habits: Coloring book (Text in English and Spanish)

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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! ​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! God’s Amazing World
• NEW! Enjoying God’s World
• NEW! A Thought for the Day: Caring for God’s Earth
• NEW! 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

• Little Creatures Are Everywhere
• Animal Babies
• It’s a Beautiful World
• Color Your World with Kindness

 
Coloring Pages

• NEW! 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 2020!

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! 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.
• NEW! 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.
• NEW! The Easter Story - From Palm Sunday to Pentecost, the story of Easter for children ages 5 on up.
  
• NEW! Easter Customs and Traditions - Short articles for older children about Christian and non-Christian Easter customs and traditions.
  
• 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.
• 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.
• ​“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.
• 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.
• 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! 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.
• 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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1 – 4 years

God’s Care and Protection

• Be Lord
• In the Garden: Cling like a Vine
• Psalm 23
• Bright Pebbles: Perfect Peace

Healing

• Let Me Heal You
• In Times of Sickness
• Bright Pebbles: Healing Power
• Bright Pebbles: Faith Makes Miracles Possible
• ​Bright Pebbles: God’s Power to Heal
• ​Bright Pebbles: No Matter What
• ​Bright Pebbles: Prayer Is Powerful!
• ​Bright Pebbles: When We Believe
• Bright Pebbles: Jesus Heals Me

Loss of a loved one

• The Ant and the Caterpillar
• Where is Grandpa? (This .pdf isn’t free but can be downloaded at 90% off with the coupon code COVID)

5 – 7 years

God’s Care and Protection

• Bible Stories: God’s Care and Protection
• Bible Stories: Angels
• Psalm 121
• Psalm 91
• Bible Stories: God’s Love - Click here to download the free ebook
• Consider the Sparrow
• Standing on God’s Word: Saving Power
• ​God and Me: Freedom from Fear

Healing

• Healing at Work
• Let Me Heal You
• Jesus Understands When You’re Sick
• Pray a Way: God Heals 

Loss of a Loved One

• Reunited in Heaven
• ​Pray a Way: Saying Goodbye

8 – 11 years

God’s Care and Protection

• Angels Around Us
• Elisha’s Secret Army
• In the Palms of God’s Hands
• A Thought for the Day: No Fear!
• ​A Thought for the Day: A Very Present Help

Loss of a Loved One

• Crystal and Lamont – Based on a true story about life after death

 
Videos and Audios

• My Refuge and Fortress: Psalm 91 music video for children
• Psalm 121: Music Video for Children
• The Lord is My Shepherd: Psalm 23 music video for children
• Fear Not: Bible verses in song for the whole family
• Rescue: Bible verses in song on healing/overcoming difficulties 

 
Coloring Pages

• Mask Coloring Pages  
• Psalm 121 Coloring Pages 
• Sparrow Coloring Pages
• In the Garden: Coloring Pages: Cling like a Vine
• Coloring Page: Looking After Me
• Bible Verses for Children: God’s Healing Power
• Bible Verses for Children: God’s Care and Protection
• Coloring Page: Pray a Way: God Heals
• ​Coloring Page: Pray a Way: Saying Goodbye

For more useful resources, be sure to check out the following topics:

• Adaptability
• Miracles of Jesus
• Positive Perspective

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Updated February 2020!

​Following is a comprehensive list of stories, devotionals, coloring pages and activities for Lent for children and teens of all ages. All material is non-denominational and can be easily used by Catholics and Protestants alike. The material is divided by age and category (stories/devotionals). Lent-related subjects covered by this material include prayer, salvation, forgiveness, generosity and Christian living.
 
Be sure to also check the list of free resources for Easter for even more stories, illustrated kids’ devotions, videos and fun activities.

Lent Daily Devotional Books

• Living Hope – 40 Thoughts on Lent and Easter for Children (Also available for free in ebook format) A 40 day devotional book with a short quote or prayer and Bible verse for each day. Each page also includes a colorful photo. Topics covered include God’s love and care, forgiveness, kindness and Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. Ideal for children ages 4 to 7 years old.
• Daily Devotionals for Lent (An adapted version of this book is available for free in ebook format)  - 40 inspiring daily devotions for older children from 7 or 8 on up. Each devotional includes a colorful illustration and the book covers topics such as God’s love, love for others, forgiveness and prayer.​

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1-4 Years

Stories:

• Bible Stories: Forgiveness - Bible stories about forgiveness for children. Includes the story of Joseph, Jonah, the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant and more.
• Bible Stories: God’s Love – A compilation of stories about God’s love for us. Includes the story of Jesus with the children, the story of the Prodigal son and a condensed version of the story of Easter. (NEW!: Download the ebook for free!)
• Bible Stories: Prayer - Children’s Bible stories about prayer. Includes the story of Daniel, the Lord’s Prayer, Peter freed from prison and more.
• Twice Mine – A simple, engaging allegory about what Jesus did when He came to earth to save us
• Tiny Bible Treasures: Jesus’ Little Lambs – This booklet from the charming “Tiny Bible Treasure” series is based on John 10 and the parable of the Lost Sheep.
• The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant – The parable of the servant who was forgiven much but refused to forgive even a little.
• The Story of Jesus for Preschoolers – A simple Bible book for preschoolers, with English and Spanish text. Tells a brief story of Jesus from birth to His resurrection so children can understand why He came to earth. NEW! Download the free Coloring Book
• ​The Good Samaritan – The parable of the Good Samaritan for little children, with bilingual text in English and Spanish.
• The Prodigal Son​ - The parable of the Prodigal Son for little children, with bilingual text in English and Spanish.
• Video: The Parables of Jesus: The Prodigal Son
• ​Video: The Parables of Jesus: The Rich Fool

Devotionals:
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• Bright Pebbles is a series of short devotionals designed for young children. There are 90 in all and they cover basic Christian concepts such as love, faith, salvation, prayer, God’s Word and Christian living. Following are the ones that are most appropriate for the Lent/Easter season. They cover topics such as Salvation, God’s Love, forgiveness and generosity. Download three free ebooks in this series for free! These books cover love, salvation, Christian living, faith and God's promises
  • Bright Pebbles: Only Jesus
  • ​Bright Pebbles: That Simple!
  • ​Bright Pebbles: Jesus Is God’s Gift of Love
  • ​Bright Pebbles: Jesus in Our Lives
  • ​Bright Pebbles: A Very Special Gift
  • ​Bright Pebbles: Knock, Knock
  • ​Bright Pebbles: Power, Power, Power
  • ​Bright Pebbles: So Much Love
  • ​​Bright Pebbles: We All Make Mistakes
  • Bright Pebbles: Drop a Little Sunshine
  • Bright Pebbles: A Gift of Giving
  • Bright Pebbles: How Do We Talk to God?
  • Bright Pebbles: Prayer Is Powerful!
• My Little Talks with Jesus is a series of devotionals featuring words from Jesus in modern-day language. They teach children not only what Jesus has to say about important, day-to-day topics but also that they can hear Jesus’ words for themselves at any time. Here are the devotionals in this series that go well with the Lent/Easter season. They cover topics such as forgiveness and prayer.  Download the entire ebook for free, or click on the following links to download individual devotionals:
  • My Little Talks with Jesus: When you make mistakes
  • ​My Little Talks with Jesus: Your sins are gone
  • ​My Little Talks with Jesus: I forgive your mistakes
  • My Little Talks with Jesus: I’m never too busy to hear your prayers
• NEW! A Little Children’s Book About Gentleness – A collection of quotes and Bible verses about gentleness and humility.
• NEW! Prayer Can… - A short devotional article about what prayer can do for you and others.
• ​​NEW! How Far Can Prayers Go? - A devotional presentation about the impact prayers have.
• God is My Father – A short devotional, originally designed for Father’s Day but great for year-round use. Teaches children the joys and blessings of having God as our heavenly father.
• Someone to Talk to – A short comic about having Jesus as a close and personal friend to talk to.
• A Little Children’s Book about God’s Love – Short, meaningful quotations about God’s Love for children. 
• Feed My Lambs: Feed My Lambs is a series of six booklets with simplified, illustrated Bible verses for children. It's ideal for kids from 2 to 7 years old and includes 90 verses on topics such as Salvation, Prayer, Christian Living, Forgiveness and Obedience. 

5-7 Years

Stories

• NEW! The Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican – A bible story about prayer and humility
  
• NEW! The Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge: Story and Coloring Page – Bible story with good lessons on prayer.
  
• Young People in the Bible: A Boy’s Sacrificial Gift - The story of the boy who shared his lunch with Jesus.
• Free app: He is Alive – A free app retelling the story of Jesus death and resurrection. Includes jigsaw puzzles, coloring pages and a matching game.
• Namba's Rock – A charming story of a young boy and his desire to know God.
• ​The Little Red Hen – A true to life story that helps children understand Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.
• The Prince and the Magical Power – An allegory that clearly illustrates why Jesus left heaven to come to earth. This story also teaches children that they can play a part in helping others come to know God’s Love
• Video: The Parables of Jesus: The Unmerciful Servant – A modern-day retelling of the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant.
• ​The Parables of Jesus  - This illustrated booklet includes the stories of the Prodigal Son, the Good Samaritan and the Rich Fool, all great stories for teaching children about love, kindness and generosity.
• The Rich Fool – The parable of the Rich Fool for children.
• Hot Dog – A true story about the rewards of kindness and generosity
• That's My Cow in There! - A true story about God’s rewards for giving unselfishly.

​Devotionals

Unless otherwise noted, the following devotionals deal with topics related to God’s love for humankind, Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross and having a close relationship with Jesus today. Some, such as John 3 and John 1:1-14, are Bible chapters with colorful illustrations that bring the text to life and make it easy to understand.

• ​John 1:1–14
• John 3
• John 14
• John 15​​
• Jesus, the Expression of God’s Love 
• ​Who Is God: How Should I Interact with God?
• ​God's Great Love for Us
• ​Call Me Friend
• ​Invisible but Here
• ​​The Gift that Never Wears Out!
• ​Nicodemus Visits Jesus 
• ​Salvation is Forever
• ​Salvation Is Free
• ​John 3:16 Is for You
• ​Extreme Sports
• Who is Jesus?
• Who or What is God?
• Somebody Loves You
• What is Salvation?
• ​The Gospel of John for Children 
• ​Why Easter?
• The Lord’s Supper – The story of the Lord’s Supper and an explanation of the meaning of communion.
• ​NEW! The Eternal Chain of Love – A short devotional about sharing God’s love with others.
  
• NEW! Salvation at Work – Illustrated Bible passages about Salvation for children.
• NEW! Take a Moment to Pray – An illustrated devotional on prayer
  
• NEW! Prayer, God, and You – An illustrated devotional on prayer
  
• NEW! Power to Help – A comic about the importance of prayer
  
• NEW! Prayer Results – A comic about the importance of prayer
  
• NEW! Bring Jesus into All that You Do – A devotional with fun ideas for including Jesus in every aspect of your life.
• NEW! Jesus, Friend of Little Children – Devotional inspiring young children to want to have a close relationship with Jesus. Comes with a Coloring Page
• What is Prayer? – Part of the Christian Principles for Children series. Helps children understand what prayer is, the benefits of praying and more.
• Make a Difference – A short devotional about how children can make a positive difference in the lives of others by praying for them.
• The Ripple Effect – A children’s comic about the importance and results of praying for others. Ideal for teaching children about the importance of praying for others this Lent season.
• How Can You Make a Difference?  - Teach children about the joys of helping and giving to others with this colorful presentation. Includes great examples so kids can see that they can actually make a difference in the hearts and lives of those around them.
• ​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.
  • Pray a Way:  Forgiveness
  • ​Pray a Way: Generosity​​
• Standing on God’s Word: a series of one-page comics featuring children in real-life situations. Each comic includes a Bible verse. They cover topics such as forgiveness, kindness, consideration, prayer, gratitude, etc
  • Standing on God’s Word: Forgiving Others
  • Standing on God’s Word: Considering Others

​8-11 Years

Stories

• NEW! The Story to End Excuses – an in-depth look at the Parable of the Good Samaritan. ​
• Opportunities for Kindness - A collection of true stories about kindness, generosity and love. Also available as a free ebook.
• Edith’s Treasures – A true to life story that helps children understand the importance of living for God and showing kindness and humility rather than living for yourself and things. ​
• "A Son at the Length" – A true to life story set in the first century.
• The Legend of the Four Angels – Based on a Jewish legend, this story shows Jesus’ love, mercy and forgiveness.
• The Stranger – An allegory that helps us understand not only why Jesus came to earth but also the importance of including Him in our daily lives.​ Download the ebook for free!

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Devotionals

• NEW! A Spiritual Exercise: “A Friend who Sticks Closer than a Brother”
• NEW! Opportunities for Love – Illustrated comic on the importance of love and various ways in which we can “love our neighbors as ourselves”.
• NEW! Input → Output – A short devotional on the importance of spending time with God
  
• NEW! Growing Stronger – A series of six devotional articles on topics related to knowing and following Jesus.
• What is Christianity and what do Christians Believe? - An illustrated comic outlining the basic beliefs of Christians around the world.
• The Game of Life and One-on-One with God​ - A comic that helps children understand the importance of having a personal relationship with God.
• Spiritual Exercise: Who Needs Prayer? - A great activity for older children that will help them learn how to pray for others.
• On the Path of Prayer - Devotional article on the importance of prayer
• The Heart of it All (series) – The Heart of it All is a six-part series that helps children understand the basic Christian principles about God, Jesus and Salvation. Using simple language and great illustrations, the booklets help children understand who God is, what sin is, why we need Jesus and salvation and more.
• Is Jesus God? – A great book that helps children learn the proof of Jesus’ divinity and understand why He came to earth.
• Perfect Love – A presentation about Jesus’ unconditional love for everyone.
• Someone Cares – A presentation for preteens and teens to help them understand that there is Someone who can help them through life’s ups and downs.
• Messianic Prophecies and Their Fulfillment, Part 2 – A clear, illustrated explanation of how Jesus fulfilled the many Old Testament prophecies about the betrayal, death and resurrection of the Messiah.
• Why Forgive? – A short presentation that helps children understand that forgiving is not doing a favor for the person who hurt them but rather it is setting themselves free from anger and bitterness.
• God’s Unconditional Love – Part of the series “Christian Principles for Children.” This booklet helps children understand that God’s love for them is not contingent on their behavior, looks, background or anything else.
• What is My Identity in Christ? – Help children understand all that Christ has to offer them with this clear, Bible-based booklet.
• Human Value – Part of the series “Christian values for Children.” This booklet covers topics related to kindness, tolerance and valuing yourself as a unique creation of God.
• Steps to Being a Hero – helps children understand that true heroism is about helping others in need.
• The Thing about Apologies – A comic for children about the importance of true repentance and forgiveness.
• Why Forgive? – A children’s comics about God’s forgiveness for us and the importance and beauty of forgiving others.

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​Preteens and Teens
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• ​Unfathomable – A short comic about God’s great love for us.
• I Love My Creation– A short comic about God’s great love for us.
• Core: Core is a series of eight classes designed to help preteens and teens better understand the Christian faith. Each class includes Bible verses, stories, illustrations and audio files to keep the interest of students and better explain different points. The following classes are particularly ideal for Lent:
  • Core 1: Jesus and Salvation 
  • Core 3: Your Journey with God 
• Just1Thing Podcasts: Just1Thing is a site dedicated to providing Christian reading material for preteens and teens. Following are some devotionals from the site that deal with topics related to forgiveness, generosity and our relationship with God. All posts from this site include both text and the audio file.
• God is not a goldfish
• A Challenging Virtue
• Forgiving Your Worst Enemy
• Are you Well Preserved or Pickled?
• Handling Hate
• If You're Angry and You Know It
• Camp Abundance Vs. Camp Scarcity
• Pay it Forward
• More Where That Came From
• Gaining by Giving
• To Give or Not to Give
• Not Just Adam and Eve
• City of Refuge​​

Coloring Pages
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• ​NEW! In the Beginning: Coloring Book
• Coloring Page: How Can You Make a Difference?
• Key Bible Verses for Children: Giving
• The God of Love Will Always Be There for Us! 
• ​God's Great Love for Us
• ​He Gave Them Power 
• ​Nicodemus Visits Jesus  
• Bible Verses for Children: Salvation Through Jesus
• Bible Verses for Children: Jesus Your Best Friend
• Salvation Is a Gift
• Coloring Page: Pray a Way: Forgiveness 
• ​Coloring Page: Pray a Way: Generosity
• ​God is My Father coloring pages
• ​Crazily Cool Cards Set: Forgiveness

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Arts and Crafts Activities

• ​Coloring Book and Flannelgraph: Jesus’ Little Lambs
• ​Safe in God’s Hand: Activity for preschoolers and young children 
• DIY Paschal Candle
• Easter Cookies: recipe and instructions
• Holy Week in Handprints
• Lent Mosaic Crosses
• Last Supper Craft
• The Easter Story paper models
• 3D Pictures: The Last Supper, In the Garden of Gethsemane, the Crucifixion, Stranger on the Road to Emmaus, Picnic at the Beach, Jesus Will Return (Click here for assembly instructions)

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Image courtesy of Lotus Carroll via Flickr.
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Updated February 2020!

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

• ​​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

• ​Love at Work - Bible passages about love for children. New! download 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.​
• The Greatest Treasure (video) - A short animated story about real friendship. Courtesy of BookBox.

 
For children ages 8 to 11

• ​Limitless Love - Seven short children’s devotionals about love for Valentine’s Day. New! 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! 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:

• Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages
• Valentine’s Day Coloring Pages 2

 
Videos and Songs: 

• New! Animated Stories of the Bible: Ruth (There is also an activity book to accompany this video)
• 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
• Love Thy Neighbor
• Be Ye Kind  ​​

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:

​NEW! 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

​NEW! 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.

​NEW! All About the Wise Men - A peek into the history of the Wise Men. For children ages 8 on up.

​NEW! Travels in Africa: The Escape to Egypt - Interesting facts about Jesus' stay in Egypt. For children ages 8 on up.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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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.


Videos:

The Wise Men Visit Baby Jesus - Excerpted from the cartoon "Bible for Beginners"

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 Fourth Wise Man – Classic movie for children about the legend of the Artaban, the fourth wise man.

We Three Kings - Kidzone Animated Children’s Song

The Nativity Story – Wise Men  - Excerpted from the movie “The Nativity” (2006)

The Three Wise Men – Story of the three wise men as told by children; courtesy of www.jesusandkidz.com.

Coloring Pages and Arts and Crafts Activities

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• ​NEW! The First Epiphany: Coloring Book - A coloring book for children, to accompany the story The First Epiphany
• ​NEW! 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

Image courtesy of ChristArt.com

Updated December 2019

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 Christmas Story Comic
• NEW! 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 NEW! 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: 

• NEW! 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
• NEW! A Man Named Jesus, Chapter 5: The Visit of the Magi
• What Would You Like for Christmas?

 
8 – 11 year olds:

• NEW! The Day I Saw Jesus
• NEW! A Special Christmas Eve
• Ebenezer and the Christmas Story
• Classics Illustrated: A Christmas Carol
• 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!

• NEW! 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 (Christmas music videos for children):

          -    Baby Jesus
          -    Christmas Candle
          -    Wake, O, Earth 
          -    Christmas Praise in the air 
          -    I'd like to be a Christmas tree
          -    Ring Christmas bells
          -    Jesus come into my heart
          -    There is born a child
          -    Do you hear what I hear 
          -    Wonderful

• Cherub Wings – The Angel Story:          

         - The Christmas Story
         -  Song: All Must Draw Near 
         -  Song: Jesus Our Savior     
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Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

Updated November 2019

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on the second Monday of October in Canada. This year (2019), Thanksgiving Day falls on the 28th of November. (Explanation adapted from Wikipedia)

The following children’s stories, activities and videos are ideal for Thanksgiving. They can be used at home or in a classroom or Sunday School setting and will help children not only enjoy themselves but also remember the true meaning of the season.

Stories, Books and Presentations
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• NEW! An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving, by Louisa May Alcot (audiobook)
• ​Practicing Gratitude: Thanksgiving Devotionals for Children - A book for children with 23 illustrated daily devotionals for children. Also available for free in epub/mobi format.
• ​My First Words: Thanksgiving (Bilingual English/Spanish)
• ​My Thanksgiving Prayer - A cute book for little children.
• The First Thanksgiving (Bilingual English/Spanish). Also available for free in epub/mobi format.
• The Origins of Thanksgiving (Bilingual English/Spanish)
• Pilgrims and Indians (Bilingual English/Spanish). Also available for free in epub/mobi format.
• Five Senses Thanksgiving (Bilingual English/Spanish)
• Moral Values: Gratitude (Bilingual English/Spanish)
• Pray a Way Thankfulness  - Thanksgiving prayers for children. These can be printed and given to children, put up on the wall and/or memorized.
• So Much to be Glad For  - Devotional for preschoolers and young children.
• A Little Children’s Book About Gratitude (Bilingual English/Spanish)
• A Little Children’s Book About Thanksgiving (Bilingual English/Spanish)
• The Thanksgiving Special - A Thanksgiving story for older children and teens.

Bible Stories and Coloring Pages on Thankfulness

• The Power of Praise  - Dramatized story from 2. Chronicles 20 in comic form. The true story of how Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, won a battle over three larger, more powerful enemy armies through praise. 
• Jesus and the Ten Lepers - Bible story of Jesus healing the ten lepers. Click here for a different downloadable version of this story.
• Jesus and the Ten Lepers: Flannelgraph
• Jesus and the Ten Lepers: Be the Artist
• Psalm 100 (Bilingual English/Spanish)
• Psalm 148 - A Creation Praise (Bilingual English/Spanish)
• Psalm 150 Coloring Book (Bilingual English/Spanish)
• Crazily Cool Card Set: Praise and Thankfulness - Set of four Bible verse coloring pages for children.
• Thanksgiving Bible Verse Coloring Pages - Great Bible verses to learn for the Thanksgiving season with cool pictures to color.

Activities

• NEW! My Gratitude Journal - A one-week printable gratitude journal for children, with daily writing prompts.
• Thanksgiving Bingo for children - A simple Thanksgiving bingo game for little children. 
• Thanksgiving MiniWorld for Kids - With this set, you can create a small scene to commemorate the first Thanksgiving. (note: this item isn't free but is very reasonably priced and is offered by an artist who provides a host of free activities, coloring pages and other greet resources for kids)
• Printable Thanksgiving Activities for Children - A 20 page booklet including color by number coloring pages, word searches, word scramble, mazes, dot to dot, matching and more.  
• William Bradford and the First Thanksgiving - Activity Book (Meant to accompany the video by the same name; link for watching this video for free online is listed below.)
• The First Thanksgiving Coloring Book (Bilingual English/Spanish)
• Thanksgiving Coloring Pages
• Five Senses Thanksgiving Coloring Book (To accompany the story listed above)
• Thanksgiving arts and crafts for preschoolers
• Thankfulness Tree
• Cornucopia – Kid’s Horn of Plenty activity
• Stand-up Pilgrim and Indian

Videos/Songs

• William Bradford and the First Thanksgiving - The story of the how and why the Pilgrims first came to America, how they survived and the friendship between them and the local Indians who helped them learn how to adapt to a new land.
• Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving - Classic children's cartoon
• The Story of Thanksgiving  - For preschoolers and young children. A short, humorous version of the story of Thanksgiving as told by Plymouth Rock.
• Herbert and Bert Thanksgiving - Short video clip; ideal for young children but great for older children as well. Helps children remember that Thanksgiving is about more than eating turkey; it is about being thankful for our blessings on every day of the year.
• Thank You for My Eyes  - Children's music video from the "Kiddie Viddie" DVD series.
• I Have All that I Need  - Children's music video from the "Fantastic Friends" music video series. While the examples in the song are a bit dated, the concept of being thankful for what we have is still valid and the song points this out in a clear, thought-provoking manner.
• A Bilingual Thanksgiving song for Kids - A cute Thanksgiving song about being thankful for all our blessings. The song starts off in Spanish and is then sung in English.