Children's Bible and Devotional Resources: Part 2

Hi there!  Back again today with a continuation of my recommended reads for having Bible time with your little ones.  If you missed the previous post, take time to catch up here.  Today I wanted to just briefly touch on the other resources pictured in the previous post.  Pictured below is a children's Bible I picked up at Lifeway Christian Bookstore, entitled The Children's Bible in 365 Stories.  It is basically just the Bible broken into 365 portions that are illustrated and simply told for children.  I don't have a lot to say about it--it does skip some details of each story and embellishes a few others, but for the most part, it is fairly accurate when compared with a full Bible text.  I don't LOVE it...it is not "gospel-centered" and has no application questions associated with it.  However, being that it is pretty broad, it does cover A LOT of stories that the gospel-centered children's Bibles skip, so that is what I use this for...filling in those gaps.

 Inside View (two readings/two days worth of material)

Another resource I use with the kids is this First Catechism from Great Commission Publications.  I use this to take a little break from Bible stories and just teach facts about God, Creation, the Bible, etc, to the kids.  It is in a question and answer format, and while that might seem rote, it really does seem to come alive to the kids and they seem to get these powerful, yet simple truths of the Bible.  It is also fun for them to treat it like a Bible drill and see who can answer first.  I like this resource for these reasons...simple, distilled, powerful truth that really packs a punch, no matter how short or long a time you have!

 (Inside view)

Another idea to do with the catechism questions is to use a stick jar like this one pictured below. 

 I made the sticks by writing out questions, commandments, etc with a fine-tipped Sharpie on a Popsicle stick and stapled on ribbon scraps on one end to make it decorative.  

 When the kids and I are in the mood to do something different, I just place this jar on the breakfast table and the kids take turns choosing a stick and answering the questions.   

The last thing pictured in the previous post was a Little Golden Book on The Miracles of Jesus.  This is just a representation of what is out there--there are Little Golden Books like these on the Ten Commandments, Bible characters, etc, but they read just like a bedtime story and are great to use with the kids when you need a bit of a change.  So I really like to use ALL these resources with the kids, and mix in some missions-oriented materials as well (to be discussed in a future post!).  So, I hope these two posts have helped you answer the "what" of having a regular Bible time with your kids.  If you need the "why" or the "what does this REALLY look like" aspect of this...read this post here!  God bless and as always, thanks for stopping by!