A Bible Activity to Cut Out, Build, and Learn Through Play
Get ready for a unique experience where children don’t just hear the story… they bring it to life with their own hands! ✂️🎨
With this fun cut-out activity, kids can recreate, scene by scene, the incredible story of Jonah—a prophet who tried to run away from God but ended up living one of the most amazing adventures in the Bible: from the storm at sea 🌊, to his time inside the great fish 🐋, his obedience in Nineveh 🏙️, and the mysterious vine 🌿 God used to teach him a powerful lesson.
This resource includes:
✅ Cut-out figures of Jonah in different moments
✅ A giant fish with an interactive interior
✅ A boat with sailors
✅ A lush and withered vine
✅ A child-friendly narrated story to accompany the activity
✅ Spaces to place Jonah in each scene
Perfect for:
👨👩👧 Family time
📚 Bible schools or Sunday classes
🎁 Christian educational gifts
🎨 Creative activities with a spiritual purpose
📥 Download "Jonah's Adventure and the Giant Fish"
Download Now!📖 The Story of Jonah (Teacher’s Guide)
Once upon a time, there was a man named Jonah who loved God… but sometimes struggled to obey. 😬
One day, God asked him to go to the city of Nineveh with an important message.
But Jonah didn’t want to go… so he ran away on a ship! 🚢
While Jonah was sleeping on the ship, a great storm arose. 🌊
The frightened sailors woke him up.
Jonah confessed:
—“I’m running from God… throw me into the sea and the storm will stop.”
So they did. 😮
But instead of drowning, God sent a great fish 🐋 that swallowed him.
Even though he had disobeyed, God protected him with mercy. 🙌
Jonah prayed from the belly of the fish, asking God for forgiveness. 🙏
After three days and three nights, the fish spit him out on the shore! 😅
This time, Jonah obeyed and went to Nineveh.
He preached God’s message, the people listened, repented, and God forgave them. 💖
🌿 The Lesson of the Vine
Jonah, still upset, sat outside the city to see what God would do. 😐
God caused a leafy vine to grow and give him shade, and Jonah was happy. 😊
But the next day, a worm dried up the plant 🪱 and the sun scorched him. ☀️
Jonah became very angry…
Then God said to him:
“Are you upset about a plant you didn’t plant or care for?
And shouldn’t I have compassion for a city full of people who don’t know right from wrong?”
God taught Jonah that His love and mercy are for everyone—even those we think don’t deserve it. 💛
✝️ Jonah and Jesus: A Story That Points to the Savior
Jonah spent three days in the belly of the fish, then came out to deliver a message of salvation.
Jesus also spent three days in the tomb, and then rose to give eternal life to the whole world. 🌍✨
Jesus Himself said in Matthew 12:40:
“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish,
so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
Jonah was a sign. Jesus was the fulfillment.
💖 He gave His life so you and I can be forgiven and have eternal life.