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| Singing Time! |
Wow! What a great Vacation Bible School week we had last week!
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| Each group sang in front of the whole camp |
Without any advertising about the camp, we had twenty six children registered and nine high school students volunteered in the camp for the entire week.
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| It might be messy but kids love to paint! |
We worked hard to make sure that all the children had a great time.
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| Building things with paper |
The day camp provided a full time program so that parents could drop off the kids in the morning before work and picked them at the end of their working day.
We even provided extended care for those parents who needed it.
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| A bible story play- Lifting Moses' hands! |
The camp ran like clock work with a variety of activities.
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| Daily outdoor games allow children to exercise and enjoy fresh air |
Morning:
1. Activity Station
2. Singing - church and camp songs
3. Outdoor activities
4. Snacks/ Washroom break
5. Bible Drama Presentation
6. Crafts
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| Lunch time - free hot lunches for volunteer leaders |
Lunch was at 12:00p.m.
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| Volunteers came every day to prepare food for the children |
Adult volunteers came daily and prepared a hot delicious lunch for our volunteer leaders.
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| Children ate lunch in their groups together |
The children brought their lunches from home and ate in their own group.
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| Structured free play time ! |
After lunch, it was followed by structured free play time.
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| No video games but card games only at camp |
Activity stations were set up and children were free to choose to work on their favourite activity.
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| Chess games stimulate the brain of children |
We found that children handled their structured free time very well.
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| Working together on a floor puzzle |
This free play time allowed them to interact and develop social skills with their peers.
When given choices, children would choose a variety of activities. They didn't just choose games to play.
If we made good books available, they also chose reading as one of the activities.
They chose activities that challenged their intellect as well.
The Sudoku was quite popular among the older kids.
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| Creating something together from legos |
Afternoon:
1. Fun with Science lessons
2. Science craft
3. Snacks / Washroom break
4. Indoor/ outdoor games
5. Songs / Ready for home
6. Extended care
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| Bible story time |
This year we did the stories of Moses and the ten commandments.
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| High school students volunteered in the camp |
I modified the scripts so that the people assuming the different roles would not have to memorize long speeches with the narrator reading the background information etc.
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| Indoor group games |
Judging from the feedback we received, from both the students and volunteers, it was a fantastic week!
We even held a special VBS Sunday Service and invited all the parents to come and join in the celebration.
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| An outdoor guessing game |
However, one thing we did not foresee was the large number of extra young children who came with their parents to watch their older siblings to perform.
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| Kids love group games! |
There was a need to look after a group of around fifteen to twenty children while the Sunday message was being delivered.
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| Learning to listen to instructions |
Next year, we must plan to have a program for our little guests so that their parents would be able to sit and enjoy the program in the chapel!
We can always learn something when we organize a public event and make it better next time!
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| Learning to pray at VBS camp |
We thank God that we had a great and safe week for all the children and volunteers in this year's VBS!
R.T.
Director - TECA
Toronto Education &
Communications Associates
Conducting training and running
VBS, Waterloo
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