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How to Make a Jonah and the Whale Catch Game

A simple game of catch can help Sunday School children retain the lessons of Jonah and the whale. Hands-on learners will appreciate the craft of making the whale from plastic jugs and the movement of the dolls through the air. Children can role-play as Jonah or the whale and must answer questions about the story to catch Jonah.

Things You'll Need

1-gallon plastic milk jugs with lids (one for each person in the game)
Non-permanent marker
Small knife
Utility scissors
Glue
Black permanent marker
Ken doll with full-length bathrobe and sandals

Instructions

- 1
  Wash out the milk jugs and lids with warm, soapy water and let dry.
- 2
  Draw the whale's mouth on the bottom of the milk jug with a non-permanent marker. Draw the top lip on the handle side and the lower lip slightly larger. The corners of the mouth should stretch four inches on each side, or big enough to catch the Jonah doll.
- 3
  Puncture the mouth with a knife and use scissors, following the mouth line, to cut the rest.
- 4
  Use the remnant of the mouth for the whale's tail. Cut two small slits in the bottom of the tail for insertion into the lid. Draw parallel lines with a permanent marker from top to bottom on the tail.
- 5
  Cut two slits into the lid with a knife. Insert the tail into the slits in the lid and glue.
- 6
  Use the permanent black marker to draw a line around the mouth opening and eyes on each side.
- 7
  Dress the Ken doll in a full-length bathrobe and sandals to represent Jonah. Alternatively, sew a simple Jonah doll and stuff with beans.
- 8
  Insert the doll into the whale's mouth and toss the doll out to the other person holding a whale.

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