Spring Bible Memory Verse Activities: Spring is the perfect time to take your Bible memory practice outside! With warmer weather, sunshine, and all that spring fever energy, why not make Scripture memory a little more active and a lot more fun?
Here are ten creative ways to help kids memorize Bible verses outside while enjoying a little sunshine:
1. Sidewalk Chalk Bible Verses
Grab some sidewalk chalk and turn your driveway, sidewalk, or church parking lot into a colorful Scripture zone! Kids can write out the entire verse or just their favorite parts. Let them decorate the verse with flowers, suns, or anything springy. Bonus: It’s a sweet way to share God’s Word with people walking by!
2. Bible Verse Hopscotch
Draw a hopscotch grid with chalk onto a sidewalk or driveway. Write one or more words of the verse in each square. As kids hop through the squares, they say the verse out loud. You can mix it up by challenging them to hop on one foot, go backward, or say the verse faster each time! You could also play hopscotch normally by throwing a small stone onto the grid and skipping the words in that square.
3. Verse Toss
Take a soft ball or beanbag and stand in a circle or across from a partner. Toss the ball back and forth, saying one word of the verse with each throw. It’s a great way to build memory skills—and get a little movement in too!
4. Bible Verse Balloon Challenge
Give each child a balloon. Kids must tap the balloons to keep them up in the air, saying one word of the Bible verse with each tap. If the balloon falls on the ground, they need to start over again. Who can get through their Bible verse the fastest? You could play this game in a circle with all the kids saying the verse together as they tap. If a balloon hits the ground, that child is “out” until the next round. You could also have kids do this activity independently. You could have younger children throw the balloon and catch it with each word to make it a little easier.
5. Bubble Verse Challenge
This one is always a hit! Blow bubbles and challenge your kids to say the entire verse before the bubbles pop. You can also do this in pairs: One child blows bubbles while the other says the verse. Then switch!
6. Verse Word Treasure Hunt
Write each word of the verse on a separate piece of paper and hide the words around your yard. Let kids search for the words, then work together to put them in the right order. For an extra challenge, divide the kids into multiple teams. Have each team look for one copy of the verse on a specific color of paper. You could even make it a race to see which team finds all of their words and completes the verse in the correct order first.
7. Sidewalk Obstacle Course
Create a mini obstacle course using chalk, cones, jump ropes, or anything you have on hand. At each station, write a word or phrase from the Bible verse. Kids complete the activity at that station (like jumping rope or hopping through hoops), then say that part of the verse before moving to the next one. At each subsequent station, they must start at the beginning of the verse and get to the last memorized part. By the end, they’ll have the full verse memorized—and be smiling!
8. Build It with Sticks and Stones
Take your verse-building to the ground—literally! Encourage kids to use sticks, stones, leaves, or even flower petals to form the letters of a Bible verse on the grass or sidewalk. Keep it simple with just one word at a time or build an entire short verse together as a group.
Bonus idea: You can write the words of the verse with twigs, stones, pinecones, or in the sand in different places along a trail ahead of time. Then, take the kids on a “nature walk” and allow them to look for the Bible verse words as they walk.
9. Jump Rope Verse Challenge
Grab a jump rope and a Bible verse, and let the fun begin! Kids try to say as much of the verse as they can while jumping. Want to level up the challenge? Have them take turns saying a word with each jump or try to say it double-time. This game also works great with long jump ropes and kids working in groups of three – one kid jumping, two kids swinging the rope, and all saying the verse together.
10. Verse Relay Race
Write the words of a Bible verse on index cards or slips of paper and place them at one end of the yard. Kids race to grab one word at a time, bring it back, and work together to arrange the verse in the correct order. It’s teamwork, exercise, and Scripture all in one!
With just a few simple supplies and a little sunshine, Bible memory can become a highlight of your spring days. These activities are easy to adapt for homeschool, Sunday School, or afternoon playtime—and they’re perfect for helping kids hide God’s Word in their hearts in a joyful, active way.
Which one will you try first? Or do you have your own favorite outdoor Bible verse activity? Share in the comments below! I would love to hear from you!
May God bless you!
P.s. Looking for more Spring Bible Resources? Check out these ideas:
- Spring Bible Verse Bookmarks – A fun activity for ANY Bible verse!
- Psalm 1 Spring Pencil Spinner – A craft your kids can play with!
- Spring Sermon Notes Page for kids – Help your kids feel welcomed in the adult worship service!