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A completed craft showing a Loaves and Fishes paper basket filled with fish and bread pieces, an easy Christian Bible story craft for kids and Sunday school.

Loaves and Fishes Craft Activity

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
This Loaves and Fishes craft lets kids create a paper basket filled with loaves and fish while learning about the miracle of Jesus feeding more than 5,000 people.
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Materials

  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Loaves and Fishes Craft Template

Instructions

  • Print the template and cut out the pieces you need.
  • Begin by gluing the eyes onto the fish faces.
  • Next, take a fish and glue it to the back of the basket.
  • Glue a loaf behind the first fish, then glue the second fish behind the loaf of bread.
  • Glue a second loaf behind the previous fish.
  • Finish up by placing the other 3 loaves behind the first row of fish and bread and glue them in place.