Reasons All Children Should Enjoy Vacation Bible School
Vacation bible school is a popular summertime activity for children from the ages of 3 to 10, or thereabouts. In many cases there is much more emphasis on “vacation” than “bible,” which is understandable for the age group, although like everything else there is a broad range of types and styles of these programs.
Some parents do consider the religious component of primary importance, especially for older children, and will choose a program that has more structured bible studies, at least stories with biblical characters and themes. For other parents, the most important thing is the socialization of their children, and the interpersonal skills they will develop in the vacation bible school setting. Children instinctively like being around other children, for the most part, and this allows most kids the opportunity for a great deal of fun, along with some education, too.
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read moreVacation Bible School Equals Summer Fun and Learning
Do your children tend to become bored over the summer, longing for something else to do? If you aren’t opposed to church, Vacation Bible School can be a great opportunity for your children to enjoy structured entertainment and learn more about the Bible at the same time. It can also open the door to making new friends for them to hang out with. VBS usually consists of arts and crafts, games, and a Biblical lesson for the children. Many churches even have a theme to go along with the camp such as “Underwater Adventures” or something like that.
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read moreVacation Bible School ‘Simplified’!
Imagine Vacation Bible School being implemented ‘simply’ through a set of four children’s picture storybooks. Or imagine having such a series of books at arms-length for children, something that’s part of their environment that could add such luster to the whole VBS experience.
Is it possible that a ‘simple’ set of picture books could have enough Biblical reference and entertainment value to warrant entire lessons being created from them for Vacation Bible School? That the often tedious preparation of Vacation Bible School could be carried out through a simple set of Bible lessons for kids in an entertaining story format? I know many of you would say, “no” so I’m going to challenge you since you’re probably followers of Christ being you’re reading this article. I turn you to the Bible, but in particular Daniel 14 where we see the simplicity of God overcoming the big, fancy, prestigious idols of the day in Babylon.
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