The four men were called to follow, to walk in the dust of a rabbi, becoming like him and learning to fish for men. These games all hang on the ideas of calling, imitating and fishing.

Magnet men

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All Ages

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Small group

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Can be seated

Make up fishing poles using a dowel, string, and a magnet hook. Then cut out some small man shapes and slide a paper-clip around their waist. A quick time-saver is to cut a people paper chain and then divide it up. Add a twist by writing a task for the child to fulfil on each paper man.

Mirror Mirror

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All Ages

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Stand opposite your partner. Copy your partner’s gestures. E.g. lift your right arm and your partner will lift his left, smile and your partner will smile, etc

Fishing for…

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Under 7’s

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You’ll need plenty of items, small multicolour balls/beanbags work well in a group, or if you are at home, any item from around the house. In this gathering game, you gather things that share an attribute, perhaps a colour or a shape etc.

Follow the leader

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Under 7’s

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A classic copying game that takes you on a journey around your space.

Tag or catch

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Under 7’s

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Another classic but perfect to get the wriggles out and still links well.

‘I will make you fishers of men’ is iconic of itself. Here Jesus takes the everyday of the four men’s lives and transforms it radically. This spinning boats catch fills their nets with fish and then men, it’s super simple and suitable for any age group.

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To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, scissors, and a spilt pin (a ‘brad’ for our American friends).

Add colour if needed and cut out both pieces.

Make a small hole where the two small circles show.

Thread the split pin though the holes with the net behind the boat.

Open out the spit pin on the back.

Spin the circle to ‘change’ what the men are catching.

(There is a small “fishers of men” sign included if you wish to add it to the sail.)

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Jesus calls the first four disciples, and they drop everything to follow him, to become ‘fishers of men’. It’s a passage oh so familiar, but one that needs context to understand fully. This craft looks at that context using a mirror, reminding us that to fully see the picture, we need to see the background as well.

To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, a mirror, scissors, and glue. I would strongly recommend a push pin and ruler for scoring too.

Score along all the straight inner lines on 3 of the pieces if you are scoring.

Cut out all the shapes.

Fold up each piece apart from the base – all the folds go the same way.

Glue together to make a triangular tube.

Find the letter side of your tube and the corresponding letter placement on the base.

Glue onto the base.

Repeat until all three pieces are in place.

Check your image is in the correct order by viewing at an angle.

To be sure, repeat in the other direction!

Now place the edge against a mirror and view the whole picture.

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These are the Character resources provided for: The first 4 Disciples (Mark 1)

For each passage, there is a collectable card alongside high-quality character images and a colouring page. All other graphics are extra’s!

Click on the images below to see a larger version. Save the images by right click + ‘save image as’ (computers) OR long press + ‘save image’ (mobile).

These images are NOT copyright free.

These resources are provided for personal/classroom use only.
Use can use them for teaching, games, publicity, decorations, big screen presentations, flannel graphs, stickers, or any other non-commercial activity in your church, school, home, or organised group.
You may not use them in products you are going to sell (both printed and digital). Nor may you upload the original images online, on websites, social media or in YouTube videos.
Any questions, please reach out to me using the contact page link at the end of the page.

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