Below are a list of resources that are from many different Christian faith traditions. These resources have been curated to provide a wide variety of good Christian content for children. Resources that are specifically Catholic have been marked with an asteriks (*).
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Amplify: https://my.amplifymedia.com/amplify/home
Amplify provides a variety of children’s resources (subscription) including a weekly adventure through the Bible for children with engaging, animated videos that tell a Bible story through the kids' point of view, with help from the Deep Blue kids, Asia, Edgar, Kat, and Caleb.
Bible App for Kids: https://bibleappforkids.com
The Bible App for Kids is a free app for Android, Apple, and Kindle devices, available in over 50 languages. The App introduces children to 41 of the “big” Bible stories and helps them understand the overall story that the Bible is telling. Throughout each story, fun, interactive animations keep children engaged, and select stories even include games designed to help them learn, understand, and retain important Bible story concepts.
*Catholic Kids Media: YouTube Channel
Catholic Kids Media provides quality Catholic programming for kids to help parents and teachers instruct children in the Catholic faith and practices. These videos tackle questions such as "What is the Eucharist?" and "What is the Trinity?"
Children’s Ministry: https://childrensministry.com
ChildrensMinistry.com from Group Publishing has a library of lesson plans for all children of all ages on a wide variety of themes or topics, as well as on holidays throughout the year. In addition to the library of lesson plans, there is a library of Bible activities and teaching tips for leaders.
Episcopal Children's Curriculum (ECC): Curriculum Website
The Episcopal Children’s Curriculum is a thematic Sunday school curriculum tied to the seasons of the church year. It was developed by the Center for the Ministry of Teaching under the direction of the Rev. Locke E. Bowman, Jr. and Amelia J. Dyer, Ph.D. Although no longer in print, ECC curriculum materials are available for free download.
Good Ground Press: https://goodgroundpress.com/resources/
Good Ground Press offers a variety of free Catholic resources for home and church, including prayers and short weekly Gospel reflections.
Group Publishing Free Resource Hub: https://www.group.com/category/ministry-resources/free
Group Publishing’s Free Resource Hub has resources for children, youth, & families.
Illustrated Ministry: https://www.illustratedministry.com
Illustrated Ministry creates accessible faith-based resources for the church and home. Their thoughtful and easy to use materials are designed to foster authentic faith engagement with refreshing designs, creative activities, and intergenerational focus. They produce worship resources, formation resources, and family resources—many of which are digital downloads.
Kids Corner: https://kidscorner.reframemedia.com
Kids Corner, produced by ReFrame Media and geared for children age 6—12, is a weekly half-hour radio program and website that teach in a contemporary way, the wisdom and the truth of God to the issues and challenges that affect a child's life. Through audio drama and web resources, children are not only entertained, but are helped to develop an interest in the Bible and in becoming followers of Jesus.
Lesson Plans that Work: https://lessonplansthatwork.org
Published by The Episcopal Church and designed to follow the Revised Common Lectionary, these lesson weekly plans include sessions for young children, for older children, and usually a lesson plan for adults. Intergenerational lesson plans are available for many major feast days throughout the liturgical year. Most lesson plans are based on the Gospel, and some also have an Old Testament Lesson Plan.
Life.Church Open Network Resources for Young Children: https://open.life.church/categories/301-early-childhood
Created to work in tandem with the Bible App for Kids, the Life.Church Open Network curriculum features interactive videos, leader training, in-class activities, and all support materials. This 23-unit, two-year curriculum teaches young children about Jesus and allows them to reinforce what they learn in church at home through the app.
Life.Church Open Network Resources for Elementary Age Children: https://open.life.church/categories/301-early-childhood
The Life.Church Open Network elementary curriculum includes colorful, Bible-based series for elementary students of all ages. You'll find free lessons, videos, art, teacher guides, and in-class activities for children in 1stgrade through 4th grade.
Lost Sheep Children’s Books: https://www.lostsheep.com.au
Lost Sheep Books makes available their children’s books in digital format. You can purchase one book and email the digital Activity books to families associated with your church community to print out at home. They have lots of free resources, activity sheets, coloring pages, crosswords, mazes, word searches, and more. Go to:https://www.lostsheep.com.au/shop/browse/purchase
*Loyola Press Catholic Resources: https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith
Loyola Press Catholic Resources are a library of activities for the family, liturgical year, prayer, sacraments, saints, Scripture and tradition, and Ignatian spirituality.
Milestones Ministry: https://milestonesministry.org
Milestones Ministry has produced 18 Milestone resources for children and youth; and 12 Milestone resource for adults. They have also produced dozens of Milestone Moments that connect significant occasions in people’s lives (birthday, blessing animals) with the ongoing journey of faith. All are available as digital downloads.
Ministries Across Generations, Disciples Home Missions: https://www.docfamiliesandchildren.org
There are a variety of free online resources available on their website.
Ministry Spark (David C. Cook Publishers): https://ministryspark.com
Ministry Spark has free at-home-resources individuals and families, including at home lessons for families, Bible devotions, Bible lessons, and a variety of guides.
Ministry to Children: https://ministry-to-children.com
Ministry to Children provides free lessons, activities, and printables. Download a single lesson plan or choose a curriculum series. There are thousands of Bible lesson plans and activities. You can search by Scripture, Bible story, or theme.
Minno Kids (formerly JellyTelly): https://www.gominno.com
Instantly stream or download thousands of hand-picked episodes reflecting the Christian faith and values including 30 episodes of class VeggieTales and shows like What’s in the Bible, Superbook, Friends and Heroes, and more. The goal is to help families connect with God through amazing stories, books, and resources. The monthly cost per family is $6.99 (or $69.99 per year).
Network - Christian Reformed Church of North American: https://network.crcna.org and https://www.crcna.org/FaithFormation
The Network and Faith Formation Ministries of the Christian Reformed Church publishes a variety of guides with links to resources and ideas for churches, families, children, and more. On example is “35 Tech Free, Faith Forming, Fun Activities For Families to Do at Home” (https://network.crcna.org/ childrens-ministry/35-tech-free-faith-forming-fun-activities-families-do-home).
*OSV Digital Resources for Home Faith Formation: https://reply.osv.com/FreeAtHomeResources
Our Sunday Visitor has made available are variety of free Catholic catechetical resources for preK3-K, grades 1-8, and sacrament preparation in English and Spanish.
*The Pastoral Center: https://pastoral.center
The Pastoral Center offers a wide variety of resources and programs for faith formation with children, parents, and the whole family—at church or home. They have digital resources that you can purchase and distribute to people.
*The Religion Teacher: https://www.thereligionteacher.com
The Religion Teacher provides a large collection of Catholic religious education activities for various liturgical seasons, topics, and age levels. The activities include crafts, worksheets, prayer ideas, etc.
Saddleback Kids Videos: YouTube Channel
On this channel you'll see some of the videos Saddleback Church produces for Saddleback Kids curriculum, including a variety of Bible story videos that can easily be organized into a Bible program for children.
*Sadlier Religion Publishers: https://www.sadlier.com/religion/resources
Sadlier Religion Publishers is making available free resources for children and families including seasonal and thematic resources to support professional development and faith formation in class and at home.
Worship House Kids: https://www.worshiphousekids.com (Individual items or subscription)
WorshipHouse Kids provides fun and effective materials such as kids videos, song tracks, motion and still backgrounds, audio, and curriculum that teach kids about living their life for Jesus.