Helping your family Grow in Relationship with God PDF Print E-mail

In good relationships it is necessary to spend time together regularly getting to know each other better.  It is no different in a relationship with God.  Often this time spent with God is called a quiet time or devotion time.  Prayer, worship, and Bible reading are often a part of this devotion time.  Many people look to devotional materials to help them engage in the time they spend with God. 

Listed below are several options we happen to like a lot, but there are countless options available. 

Devotionals available online or at a bookstore near you:


The One Year Book of Devotions for Preschoolers By Crystal Bowman
Beautifully illustrated, the One Year Book of Devotions for Preschoolers is a collection of 366 daily devotions that focus on topics relevant to toddlers. Each day's devotion includes a Bible verse with the day's theme, a contemporary story and a short rhyming prayer. 


Day by Day Devotions 7-minute character growing devotions for kids by Karen Henley
This devotional book leads kids ages 6-10 through a new devotional every day. Each day's reading includes a scripture passage, a prayer, and a suggested reading from the Day by Day Kid's Bible. These kid-friendly devotionals engage kids in the Scripture in a fun and instructive way.

Sticky Situations by Betsy Schmitt
This book is geared toward middle to older elementary age kids and their parents.  Each day's reading provides a sticky situation a child may face with some possible options for how to handle the situation, a scripture reference to show what the Bible has to say and a discussion guide to help parents talk with their children about the situation presented in the reading.

Kids Say the Best Things About Life: Devotions and Conversations for Families on the Go by Dandi Daley Mackall
Kids Say the Best Things About Life, offers family-centered devotions and conversations that will help you pull your family members together for five minutes (or less) at the start of every day. Each of the book's devotions begins with a humorous quote from a child and uses interesting, fun facts to coordinate the day's themes. The book then presents specific challenges and ideas for ways the whole family can use the day's spiritual truth that day. And when the busy day is over, gather the family together once more for an end-of-the-day review of how all of you have used the morning's thought throughout the day.


Bibles:

 Finding the right Bible for your child can be a struggle.  There are many out there, but these are some favorites:

The Beginner's Bible: Timeless Children's Stories by Karen Henley published by Zonderkidz.
Ideal for children from 3 years through kindergarten.  This Bible includes 90 stories that come to life through easy to read text, vibrant pictures and the scripture reference where it can be found in a traditional Bible. 

Day by Day Begin-to-Read Bible by Karen Henley
Learning about God and learning how to read have never been so much fun for kids ages 4 to 7. Encourage the young readers in your home to start developing a love for God's Word by picking up this Bible and reading one story each day. The Day by Day Begin-to-Read Bible fits the unique needs of children just learning to read. Its stories are not too long . . . but not too short either. Children will be encouraged by the easy Day-By-Day format as well as the "I did it!" star that rewards them for completing a story. 

Day by Day Kids Bible by Karen Henley.
A unique tool to help children establish Bible reading habits for a lifetime--with an investment of just seven minutes per day. In this revised version of God's Story, daily Bible readings lead children through the Scriptures in chronological order in just one year. The Day-by-Day Kids Bible bridges the gap between a Bible storybook and a full-text Bible since the scriptures are simplified for young readers. Inside, you'll find dated Bible readings for every day of the year, two-color interior illustrations and full color pictorial time line of events. Recommended for ages 6 to 10.


Bibles we use at Kids Pointe:

NIrV Little Kids Adventure Bible by Lawrence O. Richards published by Zonderkidz.
For kids from 4-8 years old this Bible is easy to read with few pictures.  The New International Readers Version is ideal for children who think story/picture Bibles are too babyish but not quite ready for a traditional Bible. 

The NIV Adventure Bible, Revised by Lawrence O. Richards published by Zonderkidz.



 

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