Download our BOOT Camp Sampler! Only $99! Buy Online or by Phone! Our no-worry refund policy! Introduction | VBS Overview | What the BOOT Camp VBS Kit Includes | How this VBS Operates Each Day Download Information and Samples | Buy It Now How This VBS Program Operates Each Day Each day of BOOT Camp includes numerous activities for the children to participate in. All of these activities can be covered in five days, running three or more hours per day. The Director's Guidebook shows you how to create a schedule which will allow you to include all of these activities in your VBS. Here’s a quick look at how this VBS program is designed to operate each day. As you will see, each day’s VBS activities are divided into eight time sessions, which run for roughly 20 minutes each. Opening Assembly (Session 1) After children have arrived each day and checked in with their Age Group Leaders, all the children will assemble as one large group in a large room such as a church sanctuary. The opening assembly consists of the following: Opening Song The worship leader or drama leader will lead the children in singing the VBS Theme Song to start off on the right foot. Opening Skit A fun drama and puppet skit is performed for all the children which introduces the lesson focus for that day of VBS. VBS Lesson and Activities (Sessions 2-7) After the opening assembly, the children are divided up into their six respective age groups and sent to participate in five VBS activity sessions. During any given time session, each VBS age group will be involved in a different activity from the other groups. At the end of each time session, each group will ROTATE to a different activity until all six age groups have participated in all of the activity sessions (meaning that each group will go to the VBS activities in a different order). You will need a room or area for each of these activity sessions, which are as follows: Bible Outlook Lesson & Worksheet Time with Memory Verse Here, the children learn from the Bible each day and also have time to work on worksheets which they will take home. This activity lasts for TWO time sessions, meaning that it is TWICE as long as the other sessions. There are also TWO age groups participating in this activity at a time, meaning that you will either need TWO sets of rooms and teachers, or you will need to teach the same lesson to two age groups at once. Tactical Outreach (Evangelism) Training Here, the children learn the importance of evangelism, including techniques for spreading God's Light into the world. Physical Training (Game Time) Here, the children get to run off some energy by participating in a fun game which either helps them to apply the day’s lesson or just to have fun. Mess Hall (Snack Time) Here, the children get to enjoy a yummy and fun snack which is related to the VBS theme. Crafts Detail Here, the children get to create a simple but fun craft project to remind them of their day at VBS. Closing Assembly (Session 8) At the end of each day, the children are all re-convened into one large group for the closing assembly, which takes place in the same room where your opening assembly took place. The closing assembly includes: Praise & Worship Music At the start of the closing assembly, the worship leader or drama leader leads all of the children in singing worship songs such as those which have been provided on the VBS Music CD. Closing Skit Next, the second half of the drama skit for the day is performed for the children, reviewing what has been learned and concluding the story for that day of VBS. Gospel Presentation & Prayer Each day’s VBS skit includes an option to present the gospel to the children during the closing VBS skit, along with a closing prayer.