Keys for Kids - daily devotions and Bible stories for kids

Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; Revelation 21:1-4

Addison gazed at the glistening night sky and frowned. This family camping trip hadn't cheered her up a bit. She still felt sad about all the …

Bible Reading: Matthew 7:7-12

Kiara wanted a pet bird--a green-winged macaw she could train and teach to talk. She prayed for one every night.

Mom and Dad always shook their heads. "Macaws take a lot o…

Bible Reading: Matthew 6:26-27; 7:24-27

What a horrible week, Ella thought as she dropped her school bag on the table. First I failed my science test, then Aria got mad at me and now she won't talk to…

Bible Reading: Psalm 139:1-12; 1 John 1:9

Maya and her little brother River watched ants scurry up and down the tiny tunnels in her ant farm. "Look!" said River, pointing to one of the ants. "What is …

Bible Reading: Philippians 2:1-4

Sebastian quickly wrapped a rubber band around the faucet spray nozzle and ran back to the table. He watched his older sister rush into the kitchen and grab her water …

Bible Reading: Matthew 28:1-10; Romans 1:20-23

"Is not!" Santiago's voice rang throughout the house.

"Is too!" Aria shouted back at her older brother.

"Don't be so narrow-minded!" said Santiago crossly.…

Bible Reading: Romans 10:13-15

"Yum! Those hamburgers smell really good!" exclaimed Isla as her mom turned the meat on the grill. "I'll call Dad and Evelyn. They said they'd stay close enough to hear …

Bible Reading: Ephesians 2:8-9

Cillian was so excited. Nice weather was finally here, and he was big enough to ride a bike with real gears! He got on the bike Mom bought last year at a garage sale and…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:29; James 3:2-10

"I don't want to see you again until you give me my mitt back!" shouted Adrian. "Don't ever come in my room again!" He slammed the door as his brother left …

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:20-24

"Leave my stuff alone!" Elijah shouted at his younger brother. "Get out of my room right now!"

Mom hurried to see what was going on. When she got to Elijah's room, five…

Bible Reading: 1 Peter 5:8-10

Editor's note: This story's subject matter may not be suitable for young children.

Tayla watched her mother in the mirror as she clasped a necklace around Tayla's neck. Th…

Bible Reading: Hebrews 5:12-14

"Harper sure drinks a lot of milk, doesn't she?" said Layla one day as she watched her baby sister. "You'd think she'd get tired of it."

"Maybe she does," replied Mom. "S…

Bible Reading: Colossians 1:9-14; Hebrews 12:1-2

Kyla sank down onto the bed, exhausted and upset. "I can't do it."

"Patience," her mom said quietly. "You'll get there eventually."

Kyle shook her head. …

Bible Reading: John 10:1-10

"Hey, Taj," whispered Caleb after the two boys had gone to bed. "I forgot the lures Dad gave me to bring along tomorrow. I left them in my room." The boys were going on a f…

Bible Reading: James 3:13-18

"Are we going to invite Bea to our party Friday night?" Valentina asked her friend Jane as they sat on Valentina's bed, going over their party plans.

"No way! We don't want…

Bible Reading: Galatians 6:9-10; Philippians 1:4-6, 9-11

"Are we going to tap all the trees today?" asked Soren as he helped Dad drill a hole into the trunk of a maple tree and insert a little pipe. "…

Bible Reading: Romans 12:17-21; Ephesians 6:13-18

"Look!" said Mirabel. "A white-breasted nutcracker!"

Carmen laughed at her younger sister. "I think you mean a white-breasted nuthatch."

"Oh--well, I wa…

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:32; 5:1-2; Titus 2:11-14

"See my picture!" Little Tatiana proudly showed Eden a page of scribbled lines. Red, blue, green, and yellow streaks crisscrossed the picture of bal…

Bible Reading: Philippians 4:4-7; 1 John 5:14-15

"A-vee-air-ee," read Logan, looking at the sign above the door of one of the buildings at the zoo. He was visiting the zoo with his Uncle Mike. "What d…

Bible Reading: Isaiah 53:3-5; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Hebrews 4:14-16

When Alyce got home from school and saw her dog wearing a plastic cone around her head, she rushed over and plopped down next to her …