| There is something thrilling about being on a boat. | | | | 8. Matthew 8:24 |
| Whether in a little canoe out on a quiet lake or on | | | | 9. John 6:21 |
| a sailboat out in the middle of the ocean, boating | | | | 10. Acts 27:41 |
| is a beautiful way to enjoy God's creation. | | | | 11. Ship Sunk! |
| The Bible has some interesting ship stories. Here is | | | | 12. Matthew 4:21-22 |
| a list of 9 Bible passages about boats. You will use | | | | The second chart that the children can see, should |
| them for the following activity: Genesis 7:1, | | | | contain these 9 different captions: |
| Exodus 2:3, Jonah 1:3, Luke 5:3, Matthew 13:2, | | | | Noah's Ark, Moses' Basket Boat, Jonah's Ship, |
| Matthew 8:24, John 6:21, Acts 27:41 and Matthew | | | | James' and John's Boat, Peter's Boat, Parable of |
| 4:21-22. | | | | the Sower was Told, Jesus calmed the Sea, Jesus |
| For this idea, I suggest you obtain a kiddie pool | | | | Came Here after Walking on Water, and Paul's |
| filled with water. Next, if you can, purchase 12 toy | | | | Shipwreck. I actually wrote my on pictures of |
| plastic boats (your local dollar store will probably | | | | boats I found on my computer. |
| have some) and with a permanent marker, | | | | To play the game, divide your children into 2 |
| number each one with a number from 1 to 12 | | | | teams. Have a child from the first team "fish' a |
| and set them afloat in the pool. Now, you will | | | | boat out of the pool. He will look at the number |
| need to create 2 charts - one for your eyes only | | | | on the boat and tell it to you. You will look on the |
| and the other for all the children to see. The first | | | | first chart and see whether the child will read a |
| chart should be written out as follows: | | | | verse or whether his ship has sunk. If his ship |
| 1. Genesis 7:1 | | | | sunk, the play goes to the next team. If he is to |
| 2. Exodus 2:3 | | | | read a verse, he does so from a Bible and then |
| 3. Ship Sunk! | | | | tries to pick the caption that matches the |
| 4. Jonah 1:3 | | | | passage he just read. If successful, he gets 50 |
| 5. Ship Sunk! | | | | points for his team. The team with the most |
| 6. Luke 5:3 | | | | points wins! Happy sailing! |
| 7. Matthew 13:2 | | | | |