12 Apostles of Jesus Mini Book for Kids (13-page Mini Book)

12 Apostles of Jesus Mini Book for Kids (13-page Mini Book) Post Preview: A printable 13-page mini book for children to color and read kid-friendly facts about the 12 Apostles of Jesus.

Looking for an easy way to teach your children or students about the 12 apostles of Jesus?

Help children learn about the 12 Apostles of Jesus in a faith-filled and easy-to-understand way with this printable mini booklet!

Perfect for home, classroom, Sunday School, or religious education settings, this engaging resource features short facts about each apostle and offers multiple interactive uses.

While most of the printables on the site are free, this 12 Apostles of Jesus mini book isn’t free. However, it is very inexpensive, and it helps support my site and my family, so thank you! If you want to skip the rest of the post and go straight to purchasing this mini book, you can skip everything and go buy it.

If you prefer to purchase the mini book through Teachers Pay Teachers, you can get it in my TPT shop here. Or you can buy it in my Etsy shop.

Printable 12 Apostles of Jesus Mini Book for Kids

What’s Inside This Biblical Mini Book?

• Each booklet option is seven full-size pages ready to cut and assemble into a 13-page mini book (this includes a cover and 12 pages telling child-friendly facts about each apostle, including Simon Peter, John, Matthew, and more). There is one blank half page.
• The whole booklet is available in both black and white and in color
• Simple line art illustrations on each half-page storybook page to color, which will help kids stay engaged and reflect on the facts about each apostle (although if you want to skip coloring, the packet also includes a full color mini book option as well)
• Simple descriptions of the apostles that are perfect for young hearts and minds

Ways to Use the 12 Apostles of Jesus Mini Book:

• Create a mini booklet for each student to color and read 
• Cut out the apostle figures for use as stick puppets. These would be great for New Testament storytelling! 
• Use the full-color version as a quick grab-and-go lesson or visual reference

Pages Included in the 12 Apostles of Jesus Mini Book:

• Cover (featuring a line drawing of Jesus
• Simon Peter
• Andrew
• James
• John
• Philip
• Bartholomew
• Matthew
• Thomas
• James
• Simon
• Jude Thaddeus
• Judas Iscariot

Why You’ll Love This 12 Apostles of Jesus Mini Book:

• Encourages faith-based learning through reading and creativity 
• Helps young learners remember each apostle’s name and a few facts about the apostles 
• Low-prep activity: Print, cut, and use! If your children or students are old enough, it can even be a no-prep activity, as you can have them cut along the line to separate their pages.

HOW TO PRINT YOUR 12 Apostles of Jesus Mini Book FOR KIDS

I recommend printing the 12 Apostles of Jesus Mini Book for kids on regular printer paper. However, if you prefer a sturdier mini book, you can also print it on white cardstock. This will help it hold up better and feel sturdier.

To save on printer ink or if your children or students want to color the pictures, I recommend printing the black and white version. If you decide to print in color, this is the newer version of the color laser printer that we love and use at home. Here is a great option for a color inkjet printer as well.

How to Assemble Your Mini Book

While I included coloring the pages as step three in the directions, you can also opt to do steps four and five after step two. Then, the third item could actually come last. It all depends on whether you want your students to color in an already assembled book or whether you prefer for them to color on individual pages and assemble afterward. Your choice!

Okay, but here is one option:

1. Print out your booklet pages on white paper.

2. Cut the pages in half on the line.

3. Students should color all of the pictures of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. The cover, featuring Jesus, can also be colored.

4. Assemble the pages with the cover on top and then the rest of the pages can be put in any order.

5. Staple the booklet together on the left side of the pages.

Printable 12 Apostles of Jesus Mini Book Terms of Use

Before you access the printable, please know that purchasing your copy means you agree to all of the following terms:

• This packet is for personal family use or single classroom use only unless a larger license is purchased.
• This printable set may not be shared, sold, hosted, distributed, or stored on any other website including, but not limited to, school/church websites, other blogs, Scribd, Google Drive, DropBox, Facebook, CourseHero, etc. (You may, however, store it in your personal Google Drive or DropBox if you are the only person with access to it.)
• You may not change this packet, copy it as your own, or claim this as your own.
• All graphics in this packet have been purchased and used with permission. You may not use the graphics for creating other projects or printables.
• All materials (posts, printables, etc.) on this site are copyright protected.

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Get the 12 Apostles of Jesus Mini Book for Kids

If you want this mini book, you can get the printable packet for a very small amount in the Real Life at Home shop:

Purchase the 12 Apostles of Jesus Mini Book for Kids

If you prefer to purchase the mini book through Teachers Pay Teachers, you can get it in my TPT shop here. Or you can buy it in my Etsy shop.

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