We had a really good vacation Bible school week! I'm still not convinced that doing VBS and then Mission Trip back-to-back weeks is a perfect idea...but it is sure nice to arrive at the July heat insanity and be already done with both.
VBS is uniquely challenging at our church because we include as many from our preschool as we can. Which means I might be re-writing activities or stories to accommodate even our 2 year old class who came to VBS for Bible and Crafts time only this year. We also have to use rooms that are on 3 separate floors (they are perfect rooms for what we do, we just need to manage the upstairs/downstairs transitions). Ever try getting 9 2-year-olds up and down 2 flights of stairs? Some of them can handle stairs decently, but others don't even come close. It is very easy to tell who has stairs in or near their home, and who does not.
Music/Opening/Closing/Snack all happen in the Children's Center downstairs
Craft/Bible/Tribe Time all happen in the upstairs classrooms (2 floors up from Children's Center)
Recreation happened in Scott Hall or the playground (middle floor between Children's Center and upstairs)
Xaris, demonstrating that she is her mother's daughter in the "balance-a-sponge-on-your-head relay"
I love this picture of Xaris and her friend Amaya. And Luke's expression in the background is pretty much dead-on for his character.
iXy and mama
The big kids during music time
This was as close to a group photo as we could manage--I know we still had a few stragglers and volunteers still around.
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