
God has called His followers--including kids!--to love and serve others. Sometimes it can be hard to find exciting, fresh ideas though. Let us help with this list of nearly 100 service project ideas for kids! Simply tap each header to get a dropdown list of ideas in each category.
Fundraising Ideas – Use these ideas to fundraise for projects centered on donations, or, if needed, to raise funds for your group to participate in some of the other projects
Rummage Sale – Ask church members and neighbors to donate items. Kids can advertise the event, create price tags, help set up the sale, and keep track of the money.
Host a party – Let kids come up with a theme, create advertisements, make decorations, etc. Have a donation-only cover charge or raise funds with things like food and drink, raffles, games, etc.
Drink sales – Sell bottled water or other drinks before and after church services and events. You can either set prices or make it donation-only.
Lemonade stand – Set up a lemonade stand at the church, at a community event, or in another public place. Let the kids run it (with adult guidance). You can encourage kids to host their own lemonade stands in their neighborhoods as well.
Marathons – Host a marathon to raise awareness and funds for a cause. Marathons don’t necessarily have to be running (though they can be). You can do a bike-a-thon, read-a-thon, walk-a-thon, etc. Encourage the rest of the church, and even the community, to participate.
Church carnival –Kids can help create booths and games, decorate, advertise, serve food, sell tickets, etc.
Car wash – Host a car wash at your church or partner with a local car wash business
Bake sale/auction – Kids bake goodies (with adult guidance) and sell them.
Craft sale/auction – Kids create crafts and sell them
Collect coins – Collect coins to donate
Giving tree – Create tags for an artificial tree and put donation amounts (or items)
on them. Volunteers take one or more tags and donate the money/item to the cause
TIP: When hosting fundraisers for causes, be sure to feature the cause at the fundraiser. Kids can create posters, brochures, give a presentation, etc. to raise awareness of the cause.
Community Outreach Ideas - Ideas you can use in your local community
Church Service Ideas - Ways to serve within your church building
Foreign Missions - Ways to serve globally
Disaster Relief - For helping people in need from disasters
Military - Ideas to encourage service members
Seniors - Encourage the older members of our communities
Children in Need - Help children in need, both locally and globally
School - Ways to show friends at school the love of Jesus
Animals - Serving God's non-human creation
Nature - Teaching kids to be good stewards of God's creation
Educational - Educational opportunities for kids
Crafts - Serving through creative, hands-on activities
Christmas - Seasonal service ideas
Other Holidays - Projects for non-Christmas holidays
Miscellaneous - Projects that may not fit in other categories
***Be sure to follow safety procedures with ALL service projects***
Please Note: I am not affiliated with any of the organizations in this list, nor do I necessarily endorse or agree with every viewpoint the organizations listed may have. I do believe God has called us to be a light in this world, and that can sometimes mean partnering with people/organizations of different beliefs to share God’s love and the gospel. Please prayerfully consider which projects best fit your ministry.