Recipe for a Great School Year: Back-to-School Family Devotion Kit

This back-to-school family devo kit is all about creating the perfect recipe for a great school year! Help families discover that the best recipe for a successful school year isn’t found in perfect schedules or packed backpacks; it’s found in building a foundation of faith together.

The Recipe for a Great School Year Family Devotion Kit is a ready-to-use back-to-school family ministry resource designed to help churches equip families for the new school year. Whether you’re hosting a Backpack Blessing, Promotion Sunday, or simply want to provide meaningful take-home resources, this printable kit helps families start the school year with Scripture at the center.

Using the fun idea of creating a “recipe” for a great school year, families will discover the biblical ingredients for success through Scripture, discussion questions, and hands-on activities. Kids will reflect on qualities like kindness, prayer, peace, love, hard work, and having a positive attitude, while parents are given everything they need to lead a simple, meaningful devotion at home.

The printable kit for each family includes:

• Printable family devotion cards with parent instructions and six Bible-based “ingredient” discussion cards
• Printable recipe card for families to complete together
• 10 printable Christian lunchbox notes
• Pencil flag activity
• Bonus activities like:
  • Teacher encouragement card
  • Handprint keepsake idea

This download includes:

• Start Here with instructions, budget ideas, and more! (.docx + PDF)
• Family Devo cards (.docx + PDF)
• Lunch Box Notes (PDF)
• Pencil Flags (PDF)
• Bonus Ideas (PDF)
• Wraps (PDF)
• Sign for Pick up (PDF)
• Social media graphics (.png)

This product is a digital download, which means you will receive a link to download the files after completing the check-out process. Please note: It is too large of a file to view on a mobile device.

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