For Our Kids
At Home Sunday School
If you wanted to integrate some intentional Bible teaching during the week with your kids, you can still do so from home! There are a few curriculums that have put free online lessons for you to do with your kids for Sunday school, but you can do them at any time throughout the week! Each comes with the lesson plan and a parent guide. Check them out below:
- preschool / elementary
- preschool to grade 5
- preschool to high school
- preschool to grade 6
- includes the "Bible Adventures" series, which can also be found on YouTube!
- A new curriculum offered to you by PAOC!
- Follows the story of specific Bible characters
- Highly recommended!
Entertainment
Mr.Phil TV: From the man who made VeggieTales, you can now check out a whole wealth of Biblical entertainment for free for two weeks! Unforutunately, you cannot access Veggietales on this platform, but you can find many of those videos on YouTube for free.
Adventures in Odyssey: You can get a 4-week free trial for access to a whole bunch of wonderful audio stories!
Games for kids: Many, many indoor games for kids if you find yourself bored in the house!
Bible Adventures: check the "Bible Adventures" videos out on YouTube for free!
You can also find certain episodes of VeggieTales on YouTube, such as this one!
Audio-books! Listen to Narnia, Little House on the Prairie and more!
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- Hoopla app (requires library card)
- Libby app (requires library card) Find it on the App Store!
- Audible- you can get it as an app, or go to the website on the link. Free trial for thirty days!
Parent Guides & Resources
If you're trying to figure out how best to talk with your kids about the current situation, or struggling with the situation yourself, these guides might be helpful for you! Below is a list of guides tackling topics like anxiety, crisis, the struggles of parenting, etc.
Fear and anxiety:
- Managing Fear and Anxiety During a Health Pandemic
- Anxiety Conversation Guides
- Crisis Conversation Guides
- Helping Kids Navigate Anxiety
Guides + Conversation Starters
- Life Church: Parenting
- 5 Questions Parents Can Ask Their Kids About COVID
- 100 Mealtime Questions
- 100 Heart-to-Heart Questions
- Building Strong Families - video series
- Family Dream Institute resources
Apps
- Parent Cue- an app for parents with encouragement, reminders, and conversation starters! A great all-in-one resource for parents you can check out.
- Family 5- long & short activities for kids of all ages, plus conversation guides for parents! Click on the link to download:)
Focus on the Family
- Check out the website for devotions, activities, and helpful articles on parenting and marriage!