So emails are starting to fly amongst my gal pals, we are starting to plan for summer. Starting to plan because weeks and weeks on end with no plan at all sort of stresses me out. Mostly because without a goal each day, I’d sit here, on the Internet while my kids zone out at the TV until at least noon every day. We are looking at the free movies, the library reading programs and maybe jazzing up the around-town itinerary with a scavenger hunt or two.
As we were figuring out who was going where when, the topic of Vacation Bible School came up. MaM’s been looking forward to going to our Church’s program, and I’ve been planning what I could do for two hours each morning with Junior while she sings Kumbayah.
Then we registered this past weekend. And VBS this year is 6-8 PM. There goes that plan. Of course she’ll still go, of course she’ll still love it, but there won’t be that week of “this is why we are getting dressed before noon, and Junior, what would you like to do today” .
Then a friend shared that her boys were going to VBS at a church near their house, not their actual church. And then she threw out the name of a church near us that has a morning VBS one week in June.
AND THEN I GOT AN IDEA.
What if we church hopped all summer? What if each week I sent MaM to a new VBS? The price can’t be beat (most are $20-$30 for the week), and who couldn’t use more Bible schooling?
AND THEN MY FRIEND GOT AN IDEA.
What if we church hopped all summer, scavenger hunt style?
Each week, the kids would get clue, and once they figured out which church it was, they could go to that VBS.
Theme for the summer:
Where
Would
Jesus
Be
What a NEAT idea! Ours is also evening this year – Blech. From 6:30 until 8:30. But 2 blocks down from us, Mamaw’s Christian church is also having VBS on a different week. And ours are free, so he’ll get to do both this year.
If ours weren’t far away for a night event, I’d invite you!
Most of these Christian churches do somewhat nondenominational Christian Bible School themes right? Even if two have the same theme, they’ll probably still be a little different.
Have fun!
Oh yippee for two family churches! As far as I know they are basically nondenominational, I think there are companies that develop and sell themes (this year there seems to be an abundance of nautical and jungle posters around town). Your hamlet is too far for a nightly drive, but I really hope we make it out to WT Expo!!