Activities for Kids
Interactive Resources for Children, Parents, & Families
We hope families will enjoy the meaningful conversations that come out of reading IVP Kids books together. But how can you engage your children's hearts and minds even further? Check out these free activities for kids that will stimulate and inspire them while getting their creative juices flowing! Perfect for families, Sunday school classes, homeschooling, and Christian elementary classrooms, these resources are fun companions to IVP Kids books.
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5-Week Reading Challenge
MEET THE KIDS OF IVP and draw closer to God as a family with the IVP Kids 5-week Reading Challenge! In this 5-week challenge, you’ll meet one kid each week who is growing in their faith and understanding what it means to love God and the world around them. Each week includes 4 days of devotional content and hands-on activities to supplement what your kids have learned. Meet the kids of IVP and explore together the things that matter to God!
The Unwinding Path
Trace the unwinding path |
Draw a labyrinth tree |
Oscar and the Mystery of the Glowing Orbs
Reader's Companion |
Charlie Can't Sleep!
Coloring page |
Nighttime prayer |
Abigail and the Waterfall
Nature walk |
Can you name it? |
Coloring page |
Jesus Loves the Little Children, All the Children of the World
Drawing Activity |
Kaylee Prays for the Children of the World
Prayer map |
Birth of the Chosen One
Name matching |
Penny Preaches
Drawing activity |
Not Finished Yet
Coloring page |
Paint your prayers |
Zion Learns to See
Word search |
Saint Valentine the Kindhearted
Coloring pages |
Valentine's Day cards |
God, Right Here
Draw the four seasons |
Saint Patrick the Forgiver
Coloring pages |
All Will Be Well
Coloring pages |
Reflection activity |
Josey Johnson's Hair and the Holy Spirit
Word search |
Isaiah and the Worry Pack
Children Worry Too |
The Celebration Place
Coloring pages |
The O in Hope
Coloring pages |
Easter crossword |
Cut-out owl collage |
Easter egg activity |
Saint Nicholas the Giftgiver
Coloring pages |
The Gift of Playing Together as a Family
Brianna Lambert is the author of Created to Play, a book about embracing rest and joy through hobbies. Brianna reveals the ways God blesses our hobbies and uses them to form us and pull us into worship. Keep reading to find out how to apply these ideas together as a family.
Presence and Play
In this article, author and illustrator Betony Coons explores how her children's book, The Unwinding Path, draws on the ancient practice of the labyrinth to help children move from the energy of the day into a peaceful awareness of God's presence, especially at bedtime. Keep reading for a reflection on the gift of helping little ones unwind into rest knowing they are deeply loved and held.
Trusting God When You’re Afraid of the Dark
If you’ve ever faced a tearful bedtime battle, you’re not alone. Nighttime can stir up big emotions in little ones. But Rachel Joy Welcher, author of Charlie Can’t Sleep!, invites parents and caregivers to see bedtime struggles in a new light. When little ones resist the dark or fear being alone, these moments can become gentle opportunities to teach our children about God’s constant presence.
