Whew, y'all... I just wrapped up a week of teaching VBS to 5th graders at the church we attend here in our community, and I am whooped! They were such a sweet group and I really enjoyed them. Plus I had a really great youth helper that was such a positive role model for the kiddos.
It has been a minute since I taught VBS, and so I stuck my "class schedule" to the back of my name tag so I could keep track of all the activities we had the kids rotating through every day. As you can see above, the curriculum does a really good job of keeping them hopping and popping around to fun things that really engage them, while reiterating as well as reinforcing the daily Bible story and memory verse.
Our theme this week was "Known & Called". The kiddos, ages PreK to 5th gr, learned three core ideas. 1) God is powerful, faithful and loving. 2) That Jesus knows them and loves them. 3) And they can choose to follow Jesus. Every day we opened VBS with a few of my favorite modern worship songs, including "Goodbye Yesterday" and "Can't Steal My Joy". The kids really got into the moves they learned to go along with the lyrics, and it was a joy to see them worship the Lord in song.
In true VBS fashion, even the snacks coordinated with the theme. For our Exodus story of Moses parting the Red Sea, you can see one of their edible efforts below. After we wrapped up our final day, the kids enjoyed a splash bash celebration - lunch, some of those big inflatable water slides, a dunk tank and a watermelon eating contest. It was a busy week teaching the kids about our Savior, Jesus, and my sincere privilege to volunteer alongside an amazing group of wonderful folks here in our neighborhood. Tonight I'm absolutely NOT setting my alarm since I'm off the VBS clock until next year.
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