25+ Awesome Biblical Resources for Teaching Character {The Busy Mom’s Guide to Teaching Character Day 5}

Thanks for joining me for The Busy Mom’s Guide to Teaching Character series! If you haven’t yet had a chance to read all the posts, here are the topics we’ve covered so far:

• The Right and Wrong Motivations for Teaching Character {aka What Does it Mean to Teach Character in Our Kids?}
• Laying the Groundwork for Effective Teaching {Strengthening Your Spiritual Life so You Can Help Your Kids}
• Teaching Character When You’re Busy {Making the Most of Your Time}
• Practical Advice for Character Building Moments

I hope you’ve been encouraged and challenged as we’ve talked about teaching character. The take-away I want you to have is that you can do this, with the help of God! Don’t rely on your own strength and abilities, instead rely on Him to equip you with the wisdom you need to address your children’s individual needs.

There are some great tools I’ve found over the past few years that have helped us as parents instill values and character in our children. Below are 25+ Biblical and fun resources for teaching character! Feel free to add your suggestions in the comments!

My son, if you will receive my words
And treasure my commandments within you,
² Make your ear attentive to wisdom,
Incline your heart to understanding;
³ For if you cry for discernment,
Lift your voice for understanding;
⁴ If you seek her as silver
And search for her as for hidden treasures;
⁵ Then you will discern the fear of the Lord
And discover the knowledge of God.
⁶ For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
⁷ He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
⁸ Guarding the paths of justice,
And He preserves the way of His godly ones.
⁹ Then you will discern righteousness and justice
And equity and every good course.
¹⁰ For wisdom will enter your heart
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

Proverbs 2:1-10, NASB

Some of these are free, some you pay a reasonable amount of money for–all are worth it, in my opinion! Feel free to pin this post if it’s helpful!

Bibles and Devotionals For Kids:

The Holy Bible  – Any version!
Egermeier’s Bible Story Book – Especially great for kids age 5 and up.
The Story Bible – We love, love, love this Bible. Worded very closely to the ESV with wonderful questions, activity ideas, prayer prompts and illustrations.
Little Visits with God Devotional – I actually like the older version even better, if you can find it!
The Bible in Pictures for Toddlers – A favorite of all my children so far.
Devotions on the Go – Scroll down the page a bit. These are great for times in the car!

Building Character Resources for Kids:

Thanksgiving Heart – eBook that teaches your children thankfulness all year long!
Character Cards for Praying with Your Kids – Free printable
Raising Rock Stars – Weekly Bible Story Posts from 1+1+1=1
Free Fruit of the Spirit Printable Tags – Visit the link and subscribe by email for your copy
Joyful Heart Character Curriculum – For 4 to 5 year olds from Hubbards Cupboards.
Adventures in Odyssey CDs and Podcast – Christian radio programming for kids ages 8 to 12. My son is allowed to listen to many of these at age 9 but some topics are geared toward older kids.
Paws and Tales – Good radio programming by Chuck Swindoll, especially for older children
Club Jelly Telly – Requires a subscription for most features, but it’s less per month than the price of a fancy latte and so worth it!
Godly Character Traits Free Printable
My Job Chart – Free online chore chart

Scripture Memory Resources:

God’s Word in My Heart – This is my first eBook, I released in February of 2013. It’s a Scripture learning guide with lots of memory verses, printables and suggestions for activities and go-along songs!
Seeds Worship Music – Scripture set to music that we love! Each order comes with two CDs, one for you and one to share.
Scripture Typer – I have not used this program but it has been recommended. Can anyone vouch for it?

For Parents/Families:

Thriving Family magazine from Focus on the Family {free subscription!} – They also have a digital version available as an app!
Doorposts Blog 
Wise Words for Moms – My favorite resource!! This has been the most effective tool for us so far. You can learn more about it in this post.
Doorposts Store {I have not tried any of these materials but hear great things about them!}
We Choose Virtues
The Mission of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson
Get Wisdom! by Ruth Younts
What’s in the Bible DVDs – An excellent DVD series from Veggie Tales creator Phil Vischer and very Biblically solid as well as entertaining for the whole family. They have the entire Old Testament out and now have two videos from the New Testament released, the most recent being Spreading the Good News!
Praying for Our Children Prayer Calendar – Free!

Apps for Families:

The ABCs of God
Adventure Bible {Lite and Full}
The Beginners Bible
Bible Gateway App {My kids love that it reads out loud!}
YouVersion Bible {You can set up simple daily Bible reading plans}
Focus on the Family 
Focus on the Family Daily Broadcast
Adventures in Odyssey Audio App {for Android users, the one for iPad/iPod users is part of the Focus on the Family app}

Do you have suggestions for Biblical resources that you use for your family? I’d love to hear them in the comments. We’re always looking for something new!