Vacation Bible School

We just wrapped up a week of Vacation Bible School (VBS) at the Methodist Church in Sterling, where Brennan went to preschool.  I volunteered there and was the crew leader for one of the preschool classes.  They had a nursery for young children of volunteers, so that is where Tyler spent his week.  One hundred and sixty kids participated in this VBS and the theme was "Kingdom Rock."  My crew was the Castle Crew and I was asked to decorate my room in this theme.  I made castle name tags for the door.

 

The preschool crews did the Bible story and craft in their own classrooms.  I ordered some castle themed backdrops on Amazon to use in the room.  We did our Bible story beside the castle door each day.

In the main lobby, parents, kids or volunteers could stop by the royal information booth to get questions answered or buy a CD/DVD of the songs from Kingdom Rock.

Each morning, kids entered through the castle doors to meet their crew leaders in the sanctuary.

 

The set was beautifully built in Kingdom theme.  You may not be able to tell, but this set was fully navigable.  The actors were able to go in and out of the set, behind pillars and the stone wall.

We were entertained each day by the antics of Sir Righteous and Sir Clutzalot.  Princess Debbie helped them overcome their challenges by pointing them to the day's Bible lesson.

Each day, we were introduced to a new Bible Buddy that would help us remember a Bible point and memory verse.  Truman the Dog taught the kids that God's love helps us stand strong.  Duke the horse taught that family and friends help us stand strong.  Swift the falcon taught that prayer helps us stand strong.  Sir valiant the lion taught that trusting God helps us stand strong.  Victoria the fox taught us that the Bible helps us stand strong.  The man who played "Sir Righteous" made life-sized Bible Buddies out of plywood and painted them.  Swift the falcon is pictured below.

Brennan had a great time and so did I!  We'll be singing the songs we learned in the months to come and we look forward to next year's program!