Printables • Children & Tweens
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Fun ideas and activities to encourage and inspire children and tweens affected by chronic illness. Check out these FREE printables for children and tweens, and there are always more coming. Step in, check back, download a little hope today.
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Chronic Joy offers a wide variety of beautifully designed FREE printables for children and tweens. And there are always more coming!
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ABC Bible Verses
ABC Bible Verses are a fun way to hide God's Word in your heart every day. Make a Bible verse puzzle, build a Bible verse book, or practice your verse one minute at a time. Learn! Grow! Have fun!
Be Brave! Be Different! Be You!
Being brave doesn’t mean won’t be afraid or that we’ll never feel alone or misunderstood. We can be brave, because with Jesus we never are alone.
Bee the Hope ... And Share the Peace
God is our hope. No matter what happens, He is with us. God cares about us, His Spirit prays for us, and His Son Jesus came to show us that God will never leave us no matter what.
Bite-Sized Kindness
Jesus is the best at being kind. And He loves it when we're kind. How could you share the kindness of Jesus today? How does it make you feel to be kind? How does it make those around you feel when you are kind?
Celebrate with the Sonshine Squad
The Sonshine Squad is getting ready for a celebration. It’s a day to celebrate all the wonderful things God is doing. Why? Because YOU are a precious child of God. God knows you. God loves you. He calls us each by name — and that is worth celebrating every, single day!
Celebrating CJ Star
Did you know that CJ Star was the very first member of the Sonshine Squad? Over the years, CJ Star has gathered a whole squad of fun-loving, Jesus-led friends into the Sonshine Squad.
Color by Number
Coloring by Number is a wonder-filled way to spend a little time on a rainy day, when you’re not feeling your best, to help pass the time when you have to wait patiently, or when your hands just want to color.
Cope-Cakes & Alphabet Fun
Cope-Cakes are a fun way to remember your favorite coping skills. Sometimes it’s hard to be sick or in pain. CJ Star and the Sonshine Squad love to play and explore God’s world, and they’ve created a fun A-Z list so you can play and explore too!
Creative Christmas Activities
Did you know the word angel means messenger? The angel Gabriel brought special messages to Mary and Joseph and the angels announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds.
Emotions Wheel for Kids
The Emotions Wheel is designed to help children recognize and name the emotions they experience. As their emotional vocabulary grows, so does their ability to effectively communicate what and how they feel.
The Fruit of the Spirit
Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit with the Sonshine Squad. The Fruit of the Spirit is: love., joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
(Galatians 5:22-23)
Fun-Sized Photography
Kid-friendly photography challenges are fun, and they're an easy way to express your creativity.
Go on a photo walk or scavenger hunt, notice shadows and light, pick a color and look for it everywhere, or click one picture every day for a week — or even a whole month!
Fun with Pen Pals
Did you know that writing helps us become better readers, boosts our confidence, and sparks our creativity? It does! And it can be great fun too. Join CJ Star, Neeley Joy, and Percy Puppy as they learn all about Pen Pals and Paper Airplanes.
God's Amazing Creation for Kids
Did you know that horses and cows sleep standing up or that a group of frogs is called an army? God’s creativity is amazing! Learn to notice and observe. Be curious. Have fun with scavenger hunts! Take a Counting Wonder Walk – and thank God for every WONDERful thing in His amazing creation!
Meet the Sonshine Squad & 3 Things I Like About Me
Meet each member of the Sonshine Squad then fill in the stars with words or drawings that tell others three special things about you.
Bee a Peacemaker Bingo
CJ and the Sonshine Squad invite you to Bee a Peacemaker. Choose a square, read the invitation, and spread a little peace, love, and kindness with others. How many squares can you cross off? Have fun and spread a sparkle of hope everywhere you go!
Pint-Sized Prayer Prompts
The Bible says, "Never stop praying." 1 Thessalonians 5:17 CEV That means you can pray about anything and everything, everywhere you are, and at any tim eof day, because Jesus is always with you.
Use these prompts to help you talk to Jesus. You can choose a different prompt every day.
Photography Challenges
Get creative with a photography challenge! Just pick up your camera, notice, and click. Take a series of selfies, go for a photowalk, choose a single color to capture, or look for an interesting still-life shot. Be curious and create!
Share the Laughter!
Enjoy these jokes and share them with your friends or loved ones. Then flip the sheet over and imagine what it might feel like to live upside-down for a day.
Wonder of Christmas
Did you know the word angel means messenger? The angel Gabriel brought special messages to Mary and Joseph and the angels announced the birth of Jesus to the shepherds.
Wonder Walks • A Trail Guide for Tweens
God created so many astonishing things and He invites us to discover His amazing creativity in everything He created. Wonder Walks: A Trail Guide is filled with fun questions and a great 7 Days of Creation Scavenger Hunt. Look! Learn! Wonder!
You Are So Loved
Do you love yourself like God loves you? Do you live like you’re valuable? Do you live like you’re set free?
You Are God's Masterpiece
Do you know what a masterpiece is? It’s the very best painting, sculpture, symphony, or work of art that someone can create. Some masterpieces are more than 2000 years old and they’re still famous! The Bible says, “We are God’s masterpiece.” (Ephesians 2:10)
Your Story Matters
We each have a story to tell. You have a story to tell and your story matters. There are many creative ways to tell your story. You can write it, draw it, sing it, paint it, dance it, act it, or build it. Every story is unique -- and every story matters.
STATIONERY & COLORING SHEETS
God's Masterpiece
Jesus Says I Am...
God knows everything about me - my favorite animal, the color of my eyes, my favorite thing to do, how many hairs are on my head, if I'm happy or sad or mad, even the words I will say before I speak, and He loves me.
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