Ages 5+·4 min read··By Faithful Kids Team·Updated August 16, 2026
You do not need craft supplies, printables, or a trip to the store. Here are 25 Bible activities you can do at home right now with nothing but your voice, your imagination, and maybe a piece of paper.
Story Activities (no supplies)
1. Bible Story Retelling Challenge
Watch a Bible story video. Then have your child retell it in their own words. See how much they remember.
2. Act It Out
Pick a story and act it out as a family. Someone is David. Someone is Goliath. Use pillows as stones.
3. Bible Story Charades
Write 10 Bible characters on slips of paper. Take turns acting them out without talking. Can you guess Noah? Moses? Jonah inside the fish? (Need prompts? Here's a full list of Bible charades ideas for kids.)
4. What Happens Next?
Tell your child the first half of a Bible story. Stop in the middle. Ask them to guess what happens next. Then watch the full story.
5. Bible Story Interview
Pretend to be a news reporter. Interview your child as if they are Noah, David, or Mary. "So, Noah, what was it like on that boat?"
Drawing Activities (paper + pencil)
6. Draw the Story
Watch a Bible story video. Then have your child draw their favorite scene. Hang it on the fridge.
7. Bible Comic Strip
Fold a paper into 4 panels. Have your child draw a Bible story as a comic strip with speech bubbles.
8. Design Noah's Ark
Give them a blank paper and say: "You are the architect. Design the ark. How many floors? Where do the animals go?"
9. Map the Journey
Draw a map of Abraham's journey, the Exodus, or Paul's missionary trips. Mark the stops.
10. Bible Verse Art
Pick a short verse. Write it in big letters. Decorate around it with drawings, colors, and patterns.
Discussion Activities (no supplies)
11. Would You Rather (Bible Edition)
Would you rather be David facing Goliath or Daniel in the lions' den? Would you rather build the ark or cross the Red Sea?
Which story is the bravest? The funniest? The scariest? The most surprising? Rank your top 5 as a family.
14. Two Truths and a Lie (Bible Edition)
Give three "facts" about a Bible story. Two are true, one is made up. Can they spot the lie?
15. Bible ABCs
Go through the alphabet. For each letter, name a Bible character, place, or thing. A = Abraham, B = Bethlehem, C = Creation...
See what they get
Watch a Real Lesson From the App
Press play on David and Goliath — a complete lesson exactly as your child sees it. 300+ episodes cover the whole Bible in order, each ending in a fun quiz to check what they learned.
Make bingo cards with Bible characters, places, and objects. Read clues. First to get 5 in a row wins. (Our Bible bingo guide has card ideas and variations.)
23. Sword Drill
Call out a Bible reference (Genesis 1:1). Everyone races to find it in a Bible. First one to read it aloud wins.
24. Memory Verse Challenge
Pick a verse. Say it together 5 times. Tomorrow, see who remembers it. These memory verse strategies for kids make verses stick even faster.
25. Bible Story Binge Night
Pick a series on Faithful Kids. Watch all 10 episodes back to back as a family. Pop popcorn. Make it an event.
