Monthly Archives: July 2018

Shipwrecked Decorating Spaces: Sanctuary

Shipwrecked Decorating Spaces: Sanctuary

Our church sanctuary houses the opening and closing every evening of VBS.  The stage is our main VBS set and the kids are assigned to pews by their crews.  We typically spend the most time and energy on the stage decorations since they're the main set that kids will see several times each night.  Our sanctuary also houses the bible verse station.  I'll share those photos in another post!  Some of the decorations used in our sanctuary were given to us by a couple of other churches, while we made or re-purposed the…Read more …
Shipwrecked Decorating Spaces: Foyer

Shipwrecked Decorating Spaces: Foyer

Our church has now finished Shipwrecked VBS!  It was an awesome week of island adventures and sweet moments with our kiddos and adults.  This is the first of several posts where I'm going to share decorating photos from each of our Vacation Bible School spaces (watch for future posts of our other areas).  Please feel free to add your ideas in the comments below!  I'll add links in this post for the tutorials and/or supplies.  Let me know if you have any further questions about supplies or projects - I'm happy to give…Read more …
VBS Director Series: How to Plan a VBS Prep Party

VBS Director Series: How to Plan a VBS Prep Party

Years ago (when I was a kid attending VBS and my parents were station leaders), most of the congregation would spend all day at church on the Sunday before VBS started.  They would spend hours and hours transforming the entire church into the VBS theme.  Over the years, involvement from kids and adults has dropped.  As I've talked to other VBS directors and church leaders, I've found that this is a common theme.  The lack of adult participation in decorating means that (in past years) the bulk of the decorating has fallen on…Read more …