Treasures Await!
Program Overview
Program Components
The building blocks of Treasure Tour
Program Components |
Build to Suit!You can build your ideal Treasure Tour schedule by using and interspersing the following building blocks in any quantity or sequence as you see fit! It's completely flexible! Below is a brief description of the Treasure Tour components: |
Opening SegmentA time for check-in of children, stamping of Passport Books (workbooks with Bible assignments which are kept by the children), setup of mixed-age teams, and introduction of the day's teaching topics. |
Lesson SegmentThis segment is when the Treasure Tour lessons (summarized in the "Lesson Overview" section below) are actually taught. All Treasure Tour lessons are visual or interactive, are taught to all ages of kids, and focus on applying a key principle from a Bible book. You can have several Lesson Segments on any day of Treasure Tour. |
Treasure HuntA fun team race to “unlock” the next segment by finding “keys” which you have hidden on your campus. Each team is presented a clue which they must solve in order to be led to their team’s key. A day of Treasure Tour can include up to six Treasure Hunts! Use the included tools for setting up treasure hunts on your campus. |
Team ChallengeA simple game time where teams can work to complete a goal to “unlock” their next segment. All games include Scripture memory challenges to go along with the physical challenges. |
Scripture SearchA Bible challenge wherein teams race to “unlock” their next segment. Teams are presented Bible questions (and verse ranges where the answers may be found) which require them to search their Bibles for the answers and verse references. |
Puzzle PlayA team race to determine the location of your hidden “Treasure Chest.” Each team is given puzzle pieces which, when assembled, form a photograph of the location where you have hidden your “treasure.” Treasure Tour has provided tools to help you with this. |
Closing SegmentSummarize the day's activities, announce competition winners (if any), and close in prayer. |
Lesson Overview
Books of Law
Lessons 1-9
Books of Law |
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1. "Inspired by God" | Why the Bible is God’s Word |
2. "How It’s Built" | The structure and organization of the Bible |
3. "A Master Plan" | The plan of salvation showing through the OT |
4. "Genesis" | Noah’s Ark vs. salvation in Christ |
5. "Exodus" | Exiting slavery to be God’s servant |
6. "Leviticus" | How hard it is to be holy |
7. "Numbers" | Standing against the crowd |
8. "Deuteronomy" | Keeping God’s commands on our hearts |
9. "Summary of Law" | Don’t worship the Law–worship the LAWGIVER |
Books of History
Lessons 10-22
Books of History |
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10. "Joshua" | Obeying God when it doesn’t make sense |
11. "Judges" | Learning from past mistakes |
12. "Ruth" | Our need for a kinsman-redeemer |
13. "1 Samuel" | God looking at the heart |
14. "2 Samuel" | How our choices affect others |
15. "1 Kings" | Being drawn away from God |
16. "2 Kings" | Setting a Godly example |
17. "1 Chronicles" | Leaving a Godly legacy |
18. "2 Chronicles" | The results of obeying or disobeying God |
19. "Ezra" | Trading comfort for a better home |
20. "Nehemiah" | Trusting God and doing great things |
21. "Esther" | Understanding God’s place for us |
22. "Summary of History" | Learning from history |
Books of Poetry
Lessons 23-28
Books of Poetry |
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23. Job | Trusting God in tough times |
24. "Psalms" | Sharing our thoughts with God |
25. "Proverbs" | Finding wisdom by trusting God |
26. "Ecclesiastes" | The value of the world vs. God |
27. "Song of Songs" | Love saved for your One and Only |
28. "Summary of Poetry" | Receiving wisdom by giving worship |
Major Prophets
Lessons 29-34
Major Prophets |
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29. "Isaiah" | Believing God |
30. "Jeremiah" | Ignoring vs. obeying God’s truth |
31. "Lamentations" | The sorrow brought on by sin |
32. "Ezekiel" | Being an example to others |
33. "Daniel" | Resolving to honor God daily |
34. "Summary of Major Prophets" | Listening and responding when God gives warnings |
Minor Prophets
Lessons 35-47
Minor Prophets |
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35. "Hosea" | Our unfaithfulness and God’s faithfulness |
36. "Joel" | Being truly repentant instead of acting |
37. "Amos" | Heeding God’s warnings |
38. "Obadiah" | God’s judgement for the unmerciful |
39. "Jonah" | Being willing to obey God |
40. "Micah" | Allowing God to break us and remake us |
41. "Nahum" | The consequences of returning to evil |
42. "Habakkuk" | Trusting God to judge rightly |
43. "Zephaniah" | God’s dominion over ALL nations |
44. "Haggai" | Honoring God FIRST |
45. "Zechariah" | Glimpses of God’s future promises |
46. "Malachi" | Giving to God vs. withholding from Him |
47. "Summary of Minor Prophets" | God destroying and rebuilding |
Between Testaments
Lessons 48-50
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48. "Preparing the Way" | World events that paved the way for Jesus |
49. "400 Silent Years" | Parallel between 400 years in Exodus and 400 years between Testaments |
50. "A New Promise" | The Gospel: The stage has been set! |
What You'll Get
Fast Facts
Information about Treasure Tour
Question | Answer |
For Ages? | 3 through 6th grade (in mixed-age teams) |
Teaching Levels? | One. All kids learn from the same lessons, taught to all ages at once. |
Bible Versions? | NIV, KJV, HCSB, ESV |
Length of Program? | Variable. Can be adjusted for your needs to operate in nearly any timeframe for up to one year. |
Scale of Program? | Designed to require minimal staff. Teens can easily assist with kids, and older children can also assist with younger children. |
Reproducible? | Yes. You are free to re-use or re-print materials freely for use within your own ministry. |
Format? | Digital web-based. Print your own materials as needed or teach straight from your mobile devices. No physical materials provided. |
Cost? | $99, plain and simple. Sure, you might incur other costs depending on how you choose to use our program (printing, crafts supplies, and so on), but all you'll pay US is the price we're showing you. We won't nickel-and-dime you. |
Web-based
Stored for you on our servers...
Our products are digital, not physical. That means you won't have to wait for us (or pay for us) to ship you a box full of stuff. Instead, we deliver all of our materials to you INSTANTLY by hosting it all "in the cloud" on our website. This allows you to get started right away, without having to keep track of books, discs, or other stuff. You and your staff can simply log in to our website from any computer or mobile device, and all of your materials are right there waiting for you, right at your fingertips, wherever you are!
Better still, our servers will always have the most recent, up-to-date versions of our materials, all backed up regularly and waiting for you to access, now or years in the future, anytime you need them! It's a faster, smarter, and less expensive way to do Children's Ministry! See our information below about what this product includes!
What's Included
See what Treasure Tour includes
Included Components | Description |
For Ages | 3 through 6th grade |
Four Bible Versions | NIV, KJV, HCSB, ESV |
Director's Guidebook | Overview of Treasure Tour with tips and directions for planning and operating the program |
Treasure Tour Lesson Book | Lessons for all 39 Old Testament Books, plus eleven summary, prologue, and epilogue lessons. (50 Lessons) |
Treasure Tour Passport Book (for kids) | Reference and activity books with pages for every Old Testament book. To be used throughout Treasure Tour. |
Treasure Hunt Setup Tool | An editable PDF document that allows you to create custom clues and hiding places for your treasure hunt activities |
Scripture Search Pages | A page of Bible questions for every Old Testament book (except Song of Songs) for kids to race to answer |
Puzzle Play Materials | Templates and directions for producing puzzle clues for your teams |
Challenge Games | A set of 20 Treasure Tour games which include physical and Scripture-memory challenges |
Discipleship Booklet: “Growing Up In Christ” | Thirteen lessons and activities, along with extensive Scriptural references designed for parents and children to go through TOGETHER. Delivered in printable PDF format. |
Gospel Tract: “All About Jesus” | A one-page explanation of the problem of sin and how Jesus’ death and resurrection can save us |
Gospel Tract: “The Bible in 30 Seconds” | A two-page rhyming summary of the Bible, showing how sin threatens us and how Jesus can save us |
Helpful Tools | A few extra features to help you make Treasure Tour the best it can be! |
What's Needed
Items you'll need to supply
Item | Explanation |
Classrooms Needed | One “Home Room” classroom and one game room. If Home Room is a gymnasium, no other rooms are needed. |
Volunteers Needed | One Director, One Teacher, a couple of Check-In volunteers, and one Teen Helper for each team (up to six teams). Volunteers may fill multiple roles. |
Supplies Needed for Games | Our games call for low-cost supplies which can be purchased from nearly any discount store like Walmart. The specific items you'll need are detailed in the materials themselves, and the quantities needed depends upon the number of children you will have. |
Paper | If you choose to print everything we supply, you'll need 500-1000 sheets or more of paper. See "Printing Solutions" below. |
Ink or Toner | If you choose to print everything we supply, you'll probably go through a couple of ink cartridges. Laser printing may be more cost-effective. See "Printing Solutions" below. |
Printing Solutions | It may not be necessary for you to print many of our materials. Using smartphones or tablets, you and your staff can access our materials from those devices and work straight from their screens. Or, you can have multiple people login to our website and ask them to print a portion of the materials you need. For example, you could ask teachers to print their own lessons, etc. Smaller churches will surely not need to do as much printing, and larger churches will tend to be more capable of larger amounts of printing. Higher amounts of printing will cause increased costs in paper and toner. However, even if your ministry spends as much as $150 for ink and paper, the cost of our VBS still comes in lower than most of our competitors. |
Sampling and Ordering
How to try out and order
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