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I’m a Pastor Dreaming of a Bigger Story for Our Kids
You’re imagining something deeper for your kids and youth—something rooted in love, animated by curiosity, and aligned with the faith your community is actually living. At Zippee Kids, we offer more than just Sunday materials. We create curriculum that gives kids language for wonder, space for big questions, and stories that stay with them.
Whether you need ready-to-go weekly lessons or flexible one-off options, you’ll find tools here to support your ministry, not stretch it.
Weekly Curriculum
Curriculum That Cares as Much as You Do
You want to guide kids in a faith that’s curious, kind, and built to last, but most curriculum makes that harder than it should be. Zippee Kids gives you weekly lessons that are ready to use, aligned with your values, and made for the real-life rhythm of your ministry.
Want to hear how it works in practice? Watch the video below to hear from Sarah, the creator of Zippee Kids, and get a behind-the-scenes look at our weekly curriculum approach.
Lesson Packs
Grab-and-Go Resources for Real Conversations
Looking for a lesson that meets a specific moment? Our stand-alone lesson packs are perfect for when you want to explore a particular theme, address a timely topic, or introduce spiritual practices without committing to a full curriculum plan. They’re theologically grounded, developmentally aware, and easy to use.
This is the preschool only option.
INCLUDES:
-7 weeks of curriculum:
Joseph
Ezekiel
Rahab
Jericho
Jeremiah
Daniel
Jesus
-Supply guide with recommendations for included games and response activities.
Meredith Miller and Sarah Swartzendruber are two pastors with 30 years of experience combined in church ministry thinking about kids’ theology. They are passionate about how to communicate the Bible to kids in helpful ways that activate curiosity with age appropriate curriculum.
We do this by…
Giving different response options (drawing, moving, playing)
Using our skill of curiosity
Responding to stories
PAY BY SIZE: Our intent is to make this affordable to churches based on your program size. This is an honor-based system, so please select the appropriate offering based on the below scale.
Small Program: 1-24 kids
Medium Program: 25-50 kids
Large Program: 51+ kids
After purchasing, the lessons are yours to keep.
This is the elementary only option.
INCLUDES:
-7 weeks of curriculum:
Joseph
Ezekiel
Rahab
Jericho
Jeremiah
Daniel
Jesus
-Supply guide with recommendations for included games and response activities.
Meredith Miller and Sarah Swartzendruber are two pastors with 30 years of experience combined in church ministry thinking about kids’ theology. They are passionate about how to communicate the Bible to kids in helpful ways that activate curiosity with age appropriate curriculum.
We do this by…
Giving different response options (drawing, moving, playing)
Using our skill of curiosity
Responding to stories
PAY BY SIZE: Our intent is to make this affordable to churches based on your program size. This is an honor-based system, so please select the appropriate offering based on the below scale.
Small Program: 29 or fewer kids
Medium Program: 30 - 75 kids
Large Program: 76+ kids
After purchasing, the lessons are yours to keep.
This series we focus entirely on reimagining baptism and the significance of water in fun ways! These are major themes throughout the Bible and an important ritual and tradition throughout church history. What does baptism represent? What did it represent in the church history?
How can we reimagine and celebrate kids and students having milestones in their faith without the shame components? The hope is that we are giving context to the tradition of the church and reframing the why.
The stories:
Church History
Matthew 3:1-13: John Baptizing
Matthew 3:13-17: Jesus Getting Baptizing
Acts 8: 26-40: Phillip + The Eunuch
Acts 18: Early Church
Real Voices, Real Impact
Don’t just take our word for it—pastors, parents, and caregivers are finding new ways to nurture faith with honesty, imagination, and joy. Here's what they’re sharing.
“What families long for is a trusted guide who cheers for them. Sarah cheers--she is so completely for kids. She delights in helping families thrive. And she's trustworthy, from her theological training to her pastoral practice to her resources. She's put in the work to become, in my opinion, a leading expert on the future of family faith formation.”
Meredith Anne Miller
Author of Woven
“Love that the zippee curriculum centers curiosity. Hearing my 4 year old declare ‘I am a really curious guy’ proudly because he’s heard it in church.
The takeaways the kids get often crack me up. My 8 year old described the story of the last supper “Jesus broke some crackers and told his disciples ‘these are my bones’ because he wanted them to be strong since he was about to be betrayed”
Hannah
Parent of a Zippee Kid
“As a grandparent whose faith is ever-evolving, I know how hard it is to find spiritual resources for kids that are both theologically sound and aligned with a more expansive, curious faith. This curriculum is exactly what I wish had existed when my own children were young—and I’m so grateful it exists now for this next generation.
It’s thoughtful, developmentally appropriate, grounded in wonder, and fully affirming of queer kids and families. We had Sarah on our podcast, and she’s become our resident scholar when it comes to kids and the Bible. Her work is a breath of fresh air for those of us longing to nurture a more loving and liberating faith with the kids in our lives.”
Esther Goetz
Spiritual Director and Cohost of the Deconstructing Mamas Podcast
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Zippee Kids is more than curriculum—it’s a community of people reimagining what spiritual formation can look like for kids and the grown-ups guiding them.
Subscribe to hear from our founder, Sarah, as she shares reflections, questions, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of the work in progress. it's part personal essay, part coffee thoughts, and all heart.