VBS 2008 Craft Ideas

VBS 2008 Craft Ideas!

2008 Vacation Bible School Review

Some vbs kits include craft kits - and this year I was pleased to see so many of them are actually affordable! While you might decide to order the craft kits designed to go with the curriculum you chose, you may want to consider some of the following craft possibilities from S&S Worldwide and Oriental Trading!

S&S Worldwide

www.ssww.com

Favorite Features -

complete kits - everything you need to make 24 ornaments

encourages creativity and use of color

Temari Ornaments

This kit is a great idea for vbs lessons with praise and celebrate themes as well as an item kids can make to give to others, making them a great fit for lessons on giving/encouraging others!

Favorite Features -

12 wooden dinos in package

complete kit

Wood Dinos

You supply permanent ink pens or use the paint provided and let kids design their own dino! Great for lessons on creation and the dinosaurs!

Favorite Features -

complete kit includes 12 animals - lizards and frogs

consider using permanent ink markers - almost no "dry time"

Sand Animals

Great for vbs lessons on creation, Amazon or island themes - kids will love these! Let children write their daily point on their sand animal to remind them of what they learned!

Favorite Features -

Complete kit includes enough tiles, magnets and paints for 24 magnets

quality tiles in several colors

Heart Tile Magnets

Great for any lesson on God's love, loving God and loving others. Consider allowing children to complete two tiles - one to keep and one to give away!

Favorite Features -

complete kit with enough for 100 projects

fun, unique both boys and girls will love this project

Hot Line Group Pack

Depending on what kids make, this could work with practically any lesson! Encourage kids to be creative and let them design their own cross, heart, person . . . whatever!

Favorite Features -

complete kit with enough for 50 chickens

Squeakin' Squawkin' Chickens
Great craft for a farm theme, creation lesson or could even tie in to children praising God!

Favorite Features -

complete kits with enough for 24 eggs

Dino Eggs
Be careful of the small plastic dinos - they are from China and could also be a choking hazard. You may want to consider allowing children to make their own dinos from foam or cardstock instead. These eggs would be fun for a lesson on creation or the dinos!

Favorite Features -

includes 12 backpacks in package

use permanent ink markers to allow children to decorate as they like

Color-Me Backpack

Could fit with any theme - give guidance on themes for children to keep in mind when decorating - let them write their daily point on it or make them to give away . . . could have kids fill with school supplies and give away as a mission/service project.

Favorite Features -

complete kit with 12 bears and paints

Color-Me Bears

These bears could fit with any lesson - just direct children to write their daily point on the bear and then decorate as they like. These would also make a great service project item - have children decorate in a way to encourage a sick child, homeless child, injured child and then give to a hospital, shelter or police.

Favorite Features -

complete kit with 12 birdhouses and paints

encourages creativity and imagination

Wood Birdhouse

While they would clearly fit for vbs' with creation, Amazon, mountains and backyard settings, these birdhouses could work with any lesson point - have children write their lesson point on their birdhouse and then decorate to show them living that particular point!

Favorite Features -

complete kit with shells, paints, glue and boxes for 24 projects

Shell Cross Boxes
This kit would work for an island vbs setting or any lesson on Salvation!

Favorite Features -

complete kit with dyes, paper, glue, journals to make 24 projects

encourages creativity and imagination

very "cool" finished look

Tie-Dye Journals

Unique journals will work with any lesson - have kids write the lesson point on their project or make journals to give to someone else as a service project.

Favorite Features -

enough paper for 12 garlands or for 144 individual stars

Origami Star Garland
I love this project - or at least once I figure out how to fold the stars, I'll love this project! Clearer more helpful directions would be a positive addition to this kit! However, this kit would work for any lesson on creation, praising God, sharing, love, celebrate or the birth of Jesus!

Favorite Features -

complete kit for 12 projects

Frog Thermometers
This craft would work for any lesson on creation or with a backyard setting

Favorite Features -

complete kit with enough supplies to make 12 boxes of eight markers

unique, fun - love this kit!

Make Your Own Markers

You could use this with any vbs lesson - kids are able to decorate their box as they like, so have them include the daily lesson point for a craft kits will love to make and never forget!

Oriental Trading Company

www.orientaltrading.com

Favorite Features -

50 balls in each package

use permanent ink markers for kids to decorate

Design Your Own Canvas Kick-balls

Extremely affordable and fun craft - this would work for any lesson! Let kids make two kick-balls - one to keep and one to give away!

Color Your Own Fish Windsock Craft

This craft would work well for island vbs settings as well as creation lessons!

Favorite Features -

12 fabric fish in each package

use permanent ink markers for kids to decorate

Favorite Features -

complete kits except for paints or makers, these include enough supplies to make 12 projects

consider using as a picture holder instead of a recipe card holder

Decorate Your Own Wood flower/butterfly recipe cards
Great idea for lessons on creation or with a backyard setting as well as for lessons about caring for others as kids can make one to give away.

Favorite Features -

12 projects in a package

encourages creativity and imagination

Decorate Your Own Birdhouses
While they would clearly fit for vbs' with creation, Amazon, mountains and backyard settings, these birdhouses could work with any lesson point - have children write their lesson point on their birdhouse and then decorate to show them living that particular point!

2008 Vacation Bible School Review

Lynda Freeman

editor

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Copyright © Lynda Freeman

Last Updated June 1, 2008

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Favorite Features - complete kits - everything you need to make 24 ornaments encourages creativity and use of color	Temari Ornaments This kit is a great idea for vbs lessons with praise and celebrate themes as well as an item kids can make to give to others, making them a great fit for lessons on giving/encouraging others!	Favorite Features - 12 wooden dinos in package complete kit	Wood Dinos You supply permanent ink pens or use the paint provided and let kids design their own dino! Great for lessons on creation and the dinosaurs!
Favorite Features - complete kit includes 12 animals - lizards and frogs consider using permanent ink markers - almost no "dry time"	Sand Animals Great for vbs lessons on creation, Amazon or island themes - kids will love these! Let children write their daily point on their sand animal to remind them of what they learned!	Favorite Features - Complete kit includes enough tiles, magnets and paints for 24 magnets quality tiles in several colors	Heart Tile Magnets Great for any lesson on God's love, loving God and loving others. Consider allowing children to complete two tiles - one to keep and one to give away!
Favorite Features - complete kit with enough for 100 projects fun, unique both boys and girls will love this project	Hot Line Group Pack Depending on what kids make, this could work with practically any lesson! Encourage kids to be creative and let them design their own cross, heart, person . . . whatever!	Favorite Features - complete kit with enough for 50 chickens	Squeakin' Squawkin' Chickens Great craft for a farm theme, creation lesson or could even tie in to children praising God!
Favorite Features - complete kits with enough for 24 eggs	Dino Eggs Be careful of the small plastic dinos - they are from China and could also be a choking hazard. You may want to consider allowing children to make their own dinos from foam or cardstock instead. These eggs would be fun for a lesson on creation or the dinos!	Favorite Features - includes 12 backpacks in package use permanent ink markers to allow children to decorate as they like	Color-Me Backpack Could fit with any theme - give guidance on themes for children to keep in mind when decorating - let them write their daily point on it or make them to give away . . . could have kids fill with school supplies and give away as a mission/service project.
Favorite Features - complete kit with 12 bears and paints	Color-Me Bears These bears could fit with any lesson - just direct children to write their daily point on the bear and then decorate as they like. These would also make a great service project item - have children decorate in a way to encourage a sick child, homeless child, injured child and then give to a hospital, shelter or police.	Favorite Features - complete kit with 12 birdhouses and paints encourages creativity and imagination	Wood Birdhouse While they would clearly fit for vbs' with creation, Amazon, mountains and backyard settings, these birdhouses could work with any lesson point - have children write their lesson point on their birdhouse and then decorate to show them living that particular point!
Favorite Features - complete kit with shells, paints, glue and boxes for 24 projects	Shell Cross Boxes This kit would work for an island vbs setting or any lesson on Salvation!	Favorite Features - complete kit with dyes, paper, glue, journals to make 24 projects encourages creativity and imagination very "cool" finished look	Tie-Dye Journals Unique journals will work with any lesson - have kids write the lesson point on their project or make journals to give to someone else as a service project.
Favorite Features - enough paper for 12 garlands or for 144 individual stars	Origami Star Garland I love this project - or at least once I figure out how to fold the stars, I'll love this project! Clearer more helpful directions would be a positive addition to this kit! However, this kit would work for any lesson on creation, praising God, sharing, love, celebrate or the birth of Jesus!	Favorite Features - complete kit for 12 projects	Frog Thermometers This craft would work for any lesson on creation or with a backyard setting
Favorite Features - complete kit with enough supplies to make 12 boxes of eight markers unique, fun - love this kit!	Make Your Own Markers You could use this with any vbs lesson - kids are able to decorate their box as they like, so have them include the daily lesson point for a craft kits will love to make and never forget!