Roar VBS: Bible Buddies (Trading Cards)

Lions and zebras and elephants, oh my… Roar VBS is quickly approaching!  This year’s safari-themed VBS is sure to be an adventure your kiddos will cherish for years to come!

The last few years, we’ve designed our own bible buddies and ordered them as business cards/trading cards. This saves our church a substantial amount of money and the kids still get to take home a high-quality, bible-based keepsake. Here are our 2019 Roar VBS Bible Buddies (including free templates), as well as some helpful tips and info on how to order them at a reduced rate!

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Supplies
Bible Buddies (printed as business cards) – free templates below
Optional: Laminator
Optional: Laminating sleeves (business card sized)
Handheld hole punch
Carabiners

Instructions

  1. Order Bible Buddies.  You can download the Bible Buddies below.  To save these images, just click on each one.  The Bible Buddy will open in a new window, then you can right click and choose “Save image as…”.  You can then order business cards with the design you prefer.  You can choose 1-sided business cards with just the bible point and bible verse, or you can print 2-sided business cards with the bible buddy animal and fun fact on the back. (We place a bulk order of bible buddies to get lower pricing for several churches. If you’d like to order through our discounted bulk pricing, please email me via the contact page!)
  2. Optional: Laminate Bible Verse Buddies. If you want the Bible Buddies to last longer, you can laminate them.  You can purchase a laminator and laminating sleeves on Amazon.  I have one of these laminators – it’s affordable and super easy to use!
  3. Hole Punch Bible Verse Buddies.  Use a handheld hole punch – I put the hole in the top right of each buddy, but you could put it in any corner.  This is a great project to send home with a VBS volunteer!
  4. Hand out Bible Verse Buddies.  Each day at VBS, give kids the key verse of the day.  The first day of VBS, give them a carabiner to hold the Bible Verse Buddies.  You can also save all of the bible buddies to give out on night 5 if you’d rather.

Bible Buddy Images to Download:

I love designing VBS goodies, and get even more excited when we can print these materials on a penny-pinching budget!  If you would like me to personalize these or other VBS materials for you, please email me.  I am happy to help and any proceeds will keep BorrowedBlessings running!  If you’re going to share the name tag templates online, please link to this blog post.

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