VBS 2005 - Top Picks

Vacation Bible School Curriculum - 2005 Top picks

Best, Most Creative Bible Lessons -

Best Craft Book -

Best Music -

Best Puppet -

Jungle Adventure - Chimpanzee - Regular Baptist Press
Safari Adventure - Lion - Concordia
Circle G Ranch - Horse - Cokesbury
Six pack of Jungle Animal Puppets - Lion, Giraffe, Elephant, Tiger, Monkey & Zebra - Oriental Trading - this is a puppet best buy!

Best, most affordable Craft Kits -

Best Mission Project -

Safari Adventure - Concordia - This project helps orphaned children from the village of Matongo, Kenya whose parents died of AIDS
Ramblin' Road Trip - Lifeway - This VBS has a variety of mission projects that involve kids in missions here at home in the USA
Good News Clues - Cook - This project provides Picture Bibles in Arabic for children in Iraq

Best African Safari Setting -

This was really difficult as I really liked all four Safari VBS resources - they all made my top three overall. If I had to choose I'd probably buy all four kits and mix and match them for a unique VBS experience for my kids. If you pick any of the African Safari VBS resources for Summer 2005, you will not be disappointed.

Best Non-African Safari Setting -

Most Unique Setting -

Over the years there are a number of VBS resources that stand out in my mind as curriculum with a unique, creative setting - for example, Gospel Light's SonTown Family Adventure, Gospel Light's SonZone Discovery Center, Concordia's Outback Expedition and Group's Polar Expedition. I like the African Safari setting, but this year, it isn't unique.

Most Improved VBS Resource -

Best Overall -

The "Best Of" for each individual category is based on my opinion - what I liked best. However, the Best Overall VBS resources are picked completely based on the VBS Comparison Chart - the VBS resources with the most features comes in First place, and so on.

Lynda Freeman

editor

'Round About the Church

Last Updated January 22, 2005

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