Welcome
To spark anticipation, encourage arriving children to meet and greet one another with today’s question.
Meet & Greet Question: How big was the biggest fish you have ever seen?
GAME: FILL THE NETS
Purpose: Children sit in two boats and help each other fill nets with fish as the fishermen did when Jesus provided the miraculous catch. Supplies: Two large containers (laundry basket, large box or trash can), non-helium balloons, marker, floor tape or two bed sheets Prepare: Create outlines of two boats with floor tape or two bed sheets. Inflate many balloons; enough to fill both containers. Use the marker to draw fish eyes and fish lips on each balloon to create a fish. Place the balloon fish on the ground between the two boat outlines. Place a container as a net to catch fish approximately 2 feet from the edge of each boat.
Optional:
Decorate the container with netting to more resemble an actual fisherman’s net.
"Have you ever been fishing? Many people love to go fishing. Some people go fishing for fun and other people go fishing because it is their job to
catch fish as food. Fishing was a hard job in Bible times. The fishermen had to spend many hours on wooden boats in the middle of the lake throwing their large nets over the side. They would drag and pull in the nets to catch as many fish as possible. Let’s pretend we are fishing. Let’s see how many fish your fishing crew can work together to catch in your team’s net! "
Directions:
1. Divide children into two fishing crews. Each crew sits in its own boat.
2. On your signal, each crew works together to fill their net with balloon fish.
3. All balloon fish should be bounced, one at a time, to every crew partner in the boats before it can be tossed into the crew’s net. 4. The game
ends when all of the fish are in the nets.
5. The goal is to be the crew with most fish in their team’s net.
Did you know some of Jesus’ disciples were fishermen? It was their job to catch fish. One day, Jesus did an amazing miracle that helped them catch fish. Then, Jesus asked them to follow Him and be “catchers of men” instead of catchers of fish. Let’s find out about
Jesus’ miracle and how we can fish for people, too!
Meet & Greet Question: How big was the biggest fish you have ever seen?
GAME: FILL THE NETS
Purpose: Children sit in two boats and help each other fill nets with fish as the fishermen did when Jesus provided the miraculous catch. Supplies: Two large containers (laundry basket, large box or trash can), non-helium balloons, marker, floor tape or two bed sheets Prepare: Create outlines of two boats with floor tape or two bed sheets. Inflate many balloons; enough to fill both containers. Use the marker to draw fish eyes and fish lips on each balloon to create a fish. Place the balloon fish on the ground between the two boat outlines. Place a container as a net to catch fish approximately 2 feet from the edge of each boat.
Optional:
Decorate the container with netting to more resemble an actual fisherman’s net.
"Have you ever been fishing? Many people love to go fishing. Some people go fishing for fun and other people go fishing because it is their job to
catch fish as food. Fishing was a hard job in Bible times. The fishermen had to spend many hours on wooden boats in the middle of the lake throwing their large nets over the side. They would drag and pull in the nets to catch as many fish as possible. Let’s pretend we are fishing. Let’s see how many fish your fishing crew can work together to catch in your team’s net! "
Directions:
1. Divide children into two fishing crews. Each crew sits in its own boat.
2. On your signal, each crew works together to fill their net with balloon fish.
3. All balloon fish should be bounced, one at a time, to every crew partner in the boats before it can be tossed into the crew’s net. 4. The game
ends when all of the fish are in the nets.
5. The goal is to be the crew with most fish in their team’s net.
Did you know some of Jesus’ disciples were fishermen? It was their job to catch fish. One day, Jesus did an amazing miracle that helped them catch fish. Then, Jesus asked them to follow Him and be “catchers of men” instead of catchers of fish. Let’s find out about
Jesus’ miracle and how we can fish for people, too!