The feeding of the 5,000 (Mark 6:30-44) happened when Jesus fed a hungry crowd by dividing a few fish and loaves of bread. Craft fish with old CDs by painting them and cutting the fins out of construction paper or felt. Glue a piece of magnet on the other side to transform your fish into a fridge magnet. Or, stuff a paper bag with old newspaper until it is 70 percent full, tie to make the fish' tail, glue paper fins and decorate. Use clay to make miniature bread loaves.
In the healing of a paralyzed man (Luke 5:18-19), Jesus cures a man who could not walk. Use plastic bottles to make Jesus and the cured man. Stick a Styrofoam ball on the bottle's cap to make the head. Cover the bottle with leftover fabric to make the clothes. Cut the arms out of another plastic bottle or cardboard. Alternatively, cut the bottle in half length-wise and make the stretcher for the paralyzed man. You can make the man by stuffing an old sock with scrap fabric and sewing legs and arms made of felt.
The stilling of the storm (Mark 4:35-37) tells how Jesus calmed a storm when in a boat with his disciples. Craft a boat with a large cardboard box; remove its bottom, and attach two straps to the upper side so children can wear it as a fancy dress costume. Alternatively, use smaller cardboard boxes or plastic pots to create the boat. Make Jesus and the disciples with clay or cut them out of cardboard pieces.
Tell the children the miracle story of Jesus walking on water (Matthew 14:22-33). Recreate the scene by drawing Jesus on a piece of cardboard, gluing it on a wine cork or piece of Styrofoam and placing it on a bucket with water. Alternatively, make puppets of Jesus and the disciples using stacked wine corks or plastic caps for the arms, legs and body. Use fabric leftover to make the puppets' clothes, and use a small yogurt pot to make the head. Attach pieces of nylon thread to the puppet's arms and legs.