Kids love to play games, and especially enjoy playing games on a computer or tablet. Parents are careful, and rightfully so, as to what they allow their children to do online. There are websites and apps that can be used for educational purposes, but there are also many apps and websites that help kids learn spiritual truths.  I wanted to share a few of these with you today.

Child Evangelism Fellowship is an organization that has been around for more than fifty years.  If you visit their website, www.cefonline.com/unitetv/  you can find a variety of songs, animated adventures, and even Good News Club TV that helps to share God’s word in a fun and engaging way.  They are Bible-focused, free, and safe for kids.  There is also an app available. 

Answers in Genesis has a page just for kids on their website.  Visit www.answersingenesis.org/kids/ and find a place where kids can watch videos, read excerpts from the Answers for Kids magazine, and even download printable activities. 

Keys for Kids is another ministry that’s been around for a long time.  Their website www.keysforkids.org offers daily devotionals for kids and teens.  They also have a parent minute, a radio show, and coloring pages to print.  There are art videos you and your child can watch to make all kinds of fun projects.  They are also available as an app.

Patch the Pirate Plus App is relatively new.  Many people grew up listening to the adventures of Patch the Pirate.  This is a subscription based app, coming in around $6.99 a month.  It offers 40-plus audio adventures, many songs and videos from Majesty Music, and also coloring downloads. 

Recently our church started using Truth Trackers curriculum in place of Awana materials.  www.truthtrackers.org has an app that is available for $10 a year.  While they do offer the hard copy books, something like this might especially be appreciated by those outside of the US, who want their children to have a Bible memory program similar to Awana.  Check out their website to see what all they offer.

This article (www.ministryspark.com/bible-apps-kids/) did a review of various Bible apps for kids and rated them on how well they helped kids learn the Bible and learn about Jesus, and also on how well kids liked the app.  If you’re interested in seeing what is out there, check it out.

One last thing I wanted to mention is a website that offers a lot of free printables for those teaching Sunday school or Junior Church.  www.sundayschool.store does offer curriculum bundles for sale, but they also offer many freebies that are downloadable printables.  If you are in a country or ministry where you are using English, maybe some of these resources would be of help to you.  Or maybe you would enjoy using them with your own children.

As always, in recommending you take a look at these resources, it doesn’t mean we necessarily endorse everything on a particular website or app.  Look for yourself, and see if something might meet the needs of your family.

Let me know if you have a favorite Bible website or app that you have found helpful for using with kids! 

Have a great Thanksgiving!

-Pam Konnerup