We did VBS out of a box at home this year. It was kind of nice to go through it at our own pace together, but we did miss some of the socializing aspects, as well as a break from each other! The children's ministry team did a fantastic job organizing all of the activities and supplies for us, right down to the daily snack! We used these cups for a variety of stacking races, bowling, and memory games.
We had fun opening a different bag every day and uncovering new crafts, games, and music to break up the monotony of our days.
One of the crafts was to decorate a rock with the week's Bible verse (Hebrews 12:2), and then place it somewhere to bring joy to others. We put ours by the mailboxes, and one of our neighbors posted a thank you on our neighborhood site to "whoever put this rock here" because it was just what they needed to see that day.
In other exciting news, our inflatable pool finally arrived! Kids have had so much fun in this mid-size pool on our patio. Their favorite thing is to pretend to be alligators, because that's the best way to submerge yourself in 2 feet of water. Ha!
Free online classes have been a lifesaver this summer! Hadley got to do an art class and practice her drawing techniques, they both learned some basic German, and Owen heard a couple of lectures Coyote Peterson gave about "Bites and Stings" that he has sustained over the last several years.
The latest camps this week are cooking camp for Hadley and chess camp for Owen. Chess camp is a little dry for pictures, but cooking camp is set up from our church like our VBS box with recipes, ingredients, and materials for a snack, entree, dessert, and craft each day. Hadley is loving it!! And most of the recipes have a red, white, and blue theme for the upcoming 4th of July. Who knew you could dye butter and paint your grilled cheese for extra patriotic points?
And when in doubt, Lego!
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