Rocky Railway VBS: Painting with Trains
Want an artsy-crafty activity for your Rocky Railway VBS students? Try painting with trains!
Preschool
Rocky Railway VBS: Ideas I never actually tried
Check out these Rocky Railway VBS ideas I brainstormed but never actually tried!
Non-Toy Gift Ideas
In an effort to encourage gratitude and keep our lives centered on faith, I've been working on a list of non-toy gift ideas for kids... read on for the ideas I've come up with so far!
Rocky Railway VBS: Scribble Train Craft
Try this scribble art craft with literally any age kiddo - if they can hold a crayon, they can make this train!
How to Make File Folder Games
One of my favorite kids activities is making & playing file folder games {shhh... don't tell them the games are super educational}. File folder games are great for reinforcing skills and independent practice! Follow these simple steps to make your own affordable, educational file folder games...
Preschool Bible Verse Activities
Try these preschool bible verse activities - they're educational, fun and simple enough that preschoolers can work on them independently.
Rocky Railway VBS: Printable Preschool Bible Verses
Print these simplified bible verses for your preschool kids to use for decor, crafts and more!
Pom Pom Train Painting Craft
Try this fun painting method using pom pom balls... you could paint trains during Rocky Railway VBS, or paint them before VBS and use them as decor!
Rocky Railway VBS: Train Tangram Craft
Try this train tangram craft with your Rocky Railway VBS kiddos - includes versions for preschool through older elementary kids, plus an object lesson!
Magic Dough Cross Craft
Try this fun Magic Dough cross craft to explore different textures and materials with your kiddos!
Roar VBS Decorating: Preschool
Our preschool group includes kids who are at least 3 years old through those who haven't been to kindergarten yet (so 3-5ish years old). Check out these decorating pictures from our preschool area...
Toilet Paper Tube Binoculars
Going on a safari adventure? Looking into the future? Hunting for Jesus? These paper towel tube binoculars are a classic VBS craft that can be used with many different themes!
Cave Quest VBS: Decorating Spaces – Preschool Cave Pool
Our church used Group Publishing's "Cave Quest" VBS curriculum this summer. I've shared many of our projects, but you may be missing out on a big picture idea of how our Preschool Cave Pool space looked. This area is definitely one of our most elaborately decorated. The preschoolers have their own program in our gym building. They come to opening and closing with the big kids, but stay in their building for all other activities. This works really well for us, since this age can be challenging to keep on a tight schedule. I've…Read more …
Cave Quest VBS Decorating: Simple Cave Crystals
We made two different versions of Cave Crystals for VBS this year. The first used cardboard, brown kraft paper, cardboard tubes, spray paint, painter's tape and spray foam {that instructional went up yesterday}. The second version of Cave Crystal {that I'm sharing here} was super simple to make and only used a few supplies. You can download printable instructions for the Simple Cave Crystals. These were perfect for our Cave Quest preschool area! SUPPLIES: -Empty planters {preferably plastic} -Brown kraft paper -Foam pool noodles {bright colors} PROJECT COST: The plastic planters came from…Read more …