Crafts
Option 1: Beaded Fish
pipe cleaners, beads
Gather supplies. Make a sample craft.
Set supplies on tables. Have each child choose a pipe cleaner. Have children thread 24 beads onto the pipe cleaner. Have children fold the pipe cleaner in half and twist the ends together at the end of the beads to form a fish shape.
Option 2: Torn Paper Picture
paper, construction paper, glue sticks
Gather supplies. Make copies of a paper with five loaves, two fish, and the Memory Verse on it (one per child). Make a sample craft.
Set construction paper and glue sticks on tables. Give each child a printed paper. Have children tear the construction paper into small pieces and glue them onto the pictures of loaves and fish. Remind children that Jesus multiplied one boy’s food to feed thousands.
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Option 1: God Provides Mobile
cardstock, scissors, yarn, clear tape, crayons
Gather supplies. On cardstock, print pictures of five loaves and two fish (one per child). On cardstock, print copies of the Big Truth and cut them out in strips. Cut varying lengths of yarn (seven pieces per child). Make a sample craft.
Set tape, scissors, crayons, and cut yarn on tables. Give each child a fish and loaves paper and a Big Truth strip. Have children tape the ends of the Big Truth strip together to form a circle. Have children color and cut out the five loaves and two fish, then tape each one to the end of a piece of yarn. Attach the yarn pieces to the Big Truth circle to make a mobile. Add a piece of yarn to the top for hanging.
Option 2: Jesus Provides Basket
paper, paper lunch bag, colored pencils, glue sticks, scissors
Gather supplies. Print a paper with five loaves and two fish. Make a sample craft.
Give each child a printed paper and a paper lunch bag. Set remaining supplies on tables. Children should cut the bag so it stands about 6 inches high, then color it to resemble a basket. Write the verse “And they all ate and were satisfied” (Mark 6:42) on the basket. Have children use the part of the bag they cut off to make a handle and then attach it to the top of the open basket. Have them color and cut out the five loaves and two fish and place them in their baskets.
