Bible Stories for Kids - Jesus feeds the 5000

One day, Jesus and His disciples were by the Sea of Galilee. A big crowd of about 5,000 people followed Jesus to listen to His teachings. As the day went on, everyone became very hungry.

Jesus asked His disciple, Philip, “Where can we buy bread for all these people to eat?” Philip was confused and said, “It would take a lot of money to buy enough food for everyone!”

Then another disciple, Andrew, spoke up. “There is a boy here with five small loaves of bread and two fish, but it’s not nearly enough for all these people.”

Jesus smiled and said, “Have the people sit down.” The people sat on the grassy hillside, ready to see what Jesus would do next.

Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks to God, and began to break them into pieces. Then He did the same with the fish. The disciples started handing out the food to the people. Amazingly, there was enough bread and fish for everyone to eat as much as they wanted!

When everyone was full, Jesus asked His disciples to gather the leftovers. They filled twelve baskets with what was left over. The people were amazed and realized that Jesus had done a great miracle.

## Activity

Fish and Basket Craft

**Materials Needed:**
- Paper plate
- Scissors
- Crayons or markers
- Glue or tape
- Construction paper (brown, blue, and yellow)

**Instructions:**

1. Take the paper plate and cut it in half to create a basket shape.
2. Use brown construction paper to cut out small loaves of bread and blue paper for the fish shapes. You can draw and cut them out yourself.
3. Color the paper plate to look like a basket using crayons or markers.
4. Decorate the loaves of bread using yellow construction paper for a realistic look.
5. Glue or tape the loaves and fish onto the paper plate basket, making sure that some poke out of the top to show the "abundance."
6. On the backside of the plate, write “Jesus Feeds the 5,000” as a reminder of the story.

## Reflection Questions

1. How do you think the boy felt when he shared his food with Jesus?
2. Why is it important to share what we have with others?
3. Can you think of a time when someone's kindness helped you or someone else? What happened?