The last post explained how we set the theme for VBS this year, based on previous year's programs. Over the past several years we have celebrated Holy Week, conducted Boot Camp (Catholicism 101), held God the Builder, (the Plan of God), King of Heaven and Earth, Go Forth, and more, all aligned with our Catholic Faith. (My son is a priest and he checks things over for me.) It seemed like a good time to incorporate some classics from the Hebrew Scriptures, hence, Greatest Hits.
Once we set the theme, we decided to make the set movies with the kids as 'extras' in these Bible stories. The kids will act them out in Story. We may even film. At this point, the group hit Pinterest for 'Oscar' party ideas to shop for props at Goodwill and yard sales. Think loads of red fabric. It also means there is plenty of time to make props. This year, VBS is adding a photo booth with plenty of props to coincide with each day's story, which means more thrift stores. I read several practical articles on budget-friendly photo booths before buying a used photo printer. This past week, my son was home after a marathon Holy Week to visit and helped field test the printer before we committed to it and bought extra ink cartridges and printer paper. See why we set our theme a year in advance? We cherry pick the church yard sale shamelessly.
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