Backyard Bible Camp

Last week we spent every morning at church attending Vacation Bible School. The theme was Backyard Bible Camp and it proved to be a good one!

Lucas isn't quite old enough to attend an actual class yet, but since I volunteer in crafts (yes, for all those people who just said "what? Rachel crafts?" I did in fact say crafts!) Lucas attends nursery during bible school. The first morning, went as I expected...he turned on the tears as soon as I handed him over to his teachers. Every subsequent day, he would run all excited to the door and announce "I here!" and then he would turn on the tears when I said "ok have fun". He gets over it quick though and he had a good time. Here he is sitting on Emilie's shoulders on the last day watching the big kids perform!


Then there's Isaac. He was really excited about Bible School especially after we discovered that his best friend Faith was in his group. These two are a set of characters!!

 Isaac busy during craft time...

 
One of the days (It was super busy, so they all run together now!), a Wake Forest police officer came in to talk with the kids. When we got home that day, Isaac immediately dressed himself in his police outfit and informed me that the policeman said that he should wear it ALL the time. I was worried we were going to end up with an issue and never get him out of the outfit, but I think it got hot in all that polyester so he took it off by late afternoon!
Lucas looks super impressed by Officer Isaac now doesn't he?!

 On the last day, the kids do a program to sing their songs. Isaac isn't much for participating in the perfomance. I was just happy that he stood up front with his friends. Even if he did hide behind Faith the entire time. That's what friends are for right?

 

 

After the performance Faith came over and played for a while. Officer Isaac was back on patrol....looks like he found himself a speeder!!


Like I mentioned earlier, I volunteered to help with crafts again this year. BUT only because my vbs craft buddy Christine volunteered to help again too. We had a blast...probably more so than the kids on most days...but you have to be a little nuts to volunteer to do crafts with almost 300 kids in 2 hours, especially when the challenge of the day is 75 kindergartners in one 20 minute block! Here is some of what we made....

Bug fences (God Made Bugs you know)

 

The distressed cross (probably my least favorite of the week)

Ants (again, God made ants!)

And not pictured are our fireflies made out of easter eggs and a tea light and the painted or markered light switch covers dependent on how early in the day your group came to crafts. After 2 groups of paint, we mysteriously "ran out" and we forced the kids to use markers, a much better idea than paint!

And with all that going on we still had time to goof off!


We're already looking forward to an planning for next year!!