These are the resources we use to point our kids to Christ: Bibles for every age, family Bible studies, Scripture memory, prayer, and learning to pray for the persecuted church.
Start with the free printables, then find the Bibles and studies that fit your family.
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Free printables
🌍 Pray for the Persecuted Church
24 prayer sheets, each focused on a different country or region where Christians face persecution: two years of intentional family prayer, plus ideas for building prayer into your day and exploring each culture.
📖 Visual Bible Memory Pack
Beautifully illustrated ESV verses that make Scripture memory engaging for all ages, especially non-readers and visual learners.
Printables from my shop
Printables I’ve made to help our kids learn God’s truth, grow in prayer and keep Christ at the center of the holidays. You can find them in my Etsy shop.
Truth Cards for Kids: “All About Me”
16 truths from God’s Word about who God says your child is, each paired with an ESV verse. Laminate them for a key ring, play a matching game, or use them for Bible memory.
Truth Cards for Kids: “Truths for Temptations”
16 truths and ESV verses to help kids stand firm when they’re tempted. Keep them on a key ring or use them for a matching game.
Truth Cards for Kids: “For Hard Times”
16 truths and ESV verses for kids to hold onto when life is hard. Print them front and back for quick reminders of God’s promises.
Prayer Cards for Kids
75 cards in 6 categories, like Praise, Thankfulness and Community, with kid-friendly prompts that teach children to pray for specific people, situations and needs.
See it on Etsy · Or save with the Prayer Cards Combo Pack (3 sets)
Praying the Bible for Kids Cards
75 cards, each with a full ESV verse and a Scripture-based prayer, in five categories. Great for morning time, family devotions or quiet time.
Feelings & Truth Pack: A Biblical Guide for Kids
Helps kids name their feelings, line up their responses with God’s Word and make wise choices, with a feelings chart, a truths chart and more (20 pages).
Easter Made Simple
A Christ-centered, low-prep unit on Jesus’ death and resurrection and the hope of the gospel. Use it in one day, spread it over a week, or make it a yearly tradition.
Christmas Day Made Simple
A 15-page, low-prep printable that keeps Christ at the center of a Christmas school day, a cozy morning basket or a sibling activity.
Reformation Day Made Simple
A ready-to-use unit on Martin Luther, the 95 Theses and the heart of the gospel, with hands-on activities, crafts and discussion.
Bibles we love
Little Hands Story Bible
This is perfect for preschool age. The stories are super short and have a few quick questions at the end. Very suitable for ages 3-6 years old
See it on Amazon (aff link)
365 Great Bible Stories
With one story a day this book will give you enough Bible stories to last all year. Perfect for 5-12 year olds
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ESV Student Study Bible
This is NOT a story bible but rather word for word scripture. This ESV Study Bible is designed with your children in mind. It has many wonderful maps, fun facts, and special notes just for students. Perfect for your early readers all the way up to high school.
See it on Amazon (aff link)
ESV Study Bible
The full ESV Study Bible, not the student or teen edition: word-for-word Scripture with thousands of study notes, plus maps, charts and articles. A great next step for teens after the Student Study Bible.
See it on Amazon (aff link)
For little ones
My ABC Bible Verses
Each Bible verse is connected to a letter of the alphabet. You will find a short devotional to go along with each verse and a prayer. We love to pair this book up with our preschool studies as they learn the alphabet.
See it on Amazon (aff link)
Big Truths for Little Kids
This is a great resource for little ones as you will get to explore several different truths through fun stories and illustrations. Great daily devotional.
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The Biggest Story ABC
A board book to help kids ages 1 to 3 to make connections from Genesis to Revelation and from A to Z. Each page introduces a new letter of the alphabet retelling the biblical narrative in one continuous story. This board book is a fun way for parents to introduce their small children to the big story of the Bible.
See it on Amazon (aff link)
God Made Me Series (8 books)
Picture books from New Growth Press that show little ones how God made them and the people around them: His design for people of every ethnicity, for boys and girls, for our bodies (and keeping them safe), for people of every ability, and more. Several of our free character study guides go with these books.
See the series on Amazon (aff link)
Good News for Little Hearts
Picture books for ages 3–8 from New Growth Press. Each one follows an animal family through a big feeling like worry, anger, sadness or wanting too much, and points little ones to Jesus. Each book ends with a page for parents.
See the series on Amazon (aff link)
Little Pilgrim’s Progress (Illustrated Edition)
Helen L. Taylor’s retelling of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress for children, following Little Christian and Christiana. In this edition Joe Sutphin pictures the characters as woodland animals. A beautiful family read-aloud.
See it on Amazon (aff link)
Christian Character Study Guides
Ten free guides that walk your family through character topics like anxiety, anger and loneliness from a biblical worldview, using great children’s books from New Growth Press, including books from the God Made Me and Good News for Little Hearts series.
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For teens
New Morning Mercies for Teens: A Daily Gospel Devotional
Paul David Tripp’s bestselling devotional, adapted for teenagers: 366 short, gospel-centered daily readings, each with Bible verses and a question for discussion or reflection.
See it on Amazon (aff link)
No More Boring Bible Study
Faith Womack’s guide to reading and really understanding Scripture. I definitely recommend working through it and bringing it into Bible study with your kids.
See it on Amazon (aff link)
The Holy Sexuality Project
Christopher Yuan’s video series on biblical sexuality, gender, marriage and singleness: 12 lessons for parents and teens (13+) to watch and talk through together. This is one to go through with your teens. There’s also a series for ages 9+.
Ligonier Connect
Online video courses from Ligonier Ministries on the Bible, theology, church history and Christian living. Take a course on your own or work through one together as a family.
Bible study to do together
Studies and books made for the whole family to read and talk through together.
One Story Ministries
One Stories Ministry Bible Studies. They put out family bible study guides that will take you through great studies on each book of the bible. This is what we use as our spine for Bible time. NOTE this is the at home study NOT the school study I preferred this one after flipping through both.
Apologia’s What We Believe Series
Who Is God?, Who Am I? and Who Is My Neighbor? walk kids through a biblical worldview: who God is, what it means to be made in His image, and how to love the people around them. Written for ages 6–14.
See them on Amazon (aff links): Who Is God? · Who Am I? · Who Is My Neighbor?
God’s Bible Timeline: The Big Book of Biblical History
Linda Finlayson’s big illustrated book of Bible history, from creation to the early church. Its 18 timelines (plus a pull-out poster) show Bible events alongside the rest of world history. For ages 6–12.
See it on Amazon (aff link)
Who What Why Series
Danika Cooley’s short books for ages 9–11, in sets of three: Martin Luther, the Gutenberg Bible and the Reformation; the abolitionists, the Underground Railroad and the end of slavery; Moses, the tabernacle and the Exodus; and the disciples, the cross and the resurrection.
See the series on Amazon (aff link)
Church History
Simonetta Carr’s illustrated guide to how God has preserved His church from AD 30 to today, with maps, timelines and pictures on every page. Written for ages 10–14, and great for grown-ups too.
See it on Amazon (aff link)
Independent Bible study for kids
Designed for elementary and middle school kids to get into God’s Word on their own. They work great together, too.
Heavy Feelings Bible Study Series
We love Not Consumed’s family Bible studies. This series looks at fear, anger, bitterness and hopelessness through the lens of Scripture, and teaches kids how to process each feeling and give it to God.
See the series at Not Consumed (aff link)
Relationships Bible Study Series
Five Not Consumed Bible studies on building Christ-centered relationships with the people around us and with God. Each comes in levels from pre-K through parent, so everyone can work through the same study at their own level.
See the series at Not Consumed (aff link)
Exploring the Bible
Exploring the Bible Reading Plan For Kids. We use this for our kids personal devotions.
See it on Amazon (aff link)
Bible games & hands-on learning
My Bible Bookshelf
A 75-piece magnetic puzzle that helps kids learn the books of the Bible by sorting them by order and genre, so they can find passages with confidence. Hands-on, screen-free, and kids can do it on their own.
See it at Not Consumed (aff link)
Books of the Bible Game
A card deck with 13 ways to play that teaches the books of the Bible in order, along with their themes and genres. Quick 15-minute rounds that work for young kids all the way up to college students.
See it at Not Consumed (aff link)
Creation, Captives, Cross: The Bible Game
A family board game that journeys through the whole story of the Bible with trivia, active challenges and hands-on activities. Meaningful fun for family game night.
See it at Not Consumed (aff link)
Treasures and Testaments Game
A fast family card game that helps kids learn God’s attributes and character straight from His Word, with simple rules and quick 15-minute rounds.
See it at Not Consumed (aff link)
Gratitories Game
A fast-paced card game that sneaks gratitude into family game night and points your family back to God’s gifts, in quick 15-minute rounds.
See it at Not Consumed (aff link)
Looking for more games? Our full Educational Games page has the games we play for math, reading, logic, science, history and family game night.
Scripture memory & prayer
Children’s Catechism Flashcards
The Children’s Catechism Flashcards. We are on our 2nd year of using these to teach our kids theological concepts in an easy to understand way.
The Illustrated Westminster Shorter Catechism
The Westminster Shorter Catechism in its original wording, with full-color illustrations by Paul Cox. A beautiful way to work through the catechism as a family.
Scripture Memory Journal
Not Consumed’s journal makes memorizing God’s Word fun and easy for kids. Pick ESV or KJV and the level that fits each child: Primary (ages 5–7), Junior (8–12) or Youth (13+). This is the digital version, sent to your inbox to print at home.
Visit Not Consumed (aff link)
Hide ’Em in Your Heart
Steve Green’s Hide Em In Your Heart CD’s are a great resource for parents who want to memorize scripture with their kids.
See it on Amazon (aff link)
Seeds Family Worship
Seeds Family Worship is another favorite cd for kids. They also have a youtube Channel so that kids can sing along to these great bible verse songs.
See it on Amazon (aff link)
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