Church Bulletin Board Ideas!

One Day VBS Idea!

Does your congregation need an idea for a 1 day VBS?  Because we attend a small congregation with very little children, we decided this year to do a 1 day VBS and reach out to the community and local churches through this effort.  We will have it on a Saturday for 2 hrs. in the afternoon.  Below is an idea of how we plan to work our VBS this year and the lessons provided.  This might be a helpful idea for your congregation!  See pictures below.

“Christ Our Carpenter Made Our World”

 One Day VBS 2013

Discovery Learning Center Rotation:  “The Universe Story Room”

1.)    Room Decorations: 

·        Black Light

·        Black sheets & bulletin board paper (to cover room & ceiling)

·        Glow in the dark stars (stick all over black sheets and paper

·        Solar system foam balls sprayed with different color glow-in-the dark spray paint (hanging from the ceiling)

·        Tape, tacks, paper clips, etc….. (hanging purposes)

2.)    Bible Lesson: God Created the Universe (Day, night, sun, moon, & stars)

·        Teachers will teach the lesson

·        Lime Green & Hot Pink Poster Board that will glow (Questions written on poster board)

Bible Learning Center Rotation:  “Creation Banner Activity” (purchased from oriental trading)

1.)    Room Decorations:

·        Days 1-7 creation décor and/or bulletin board

·        Plastic or paper table cloths

2.)    Activity: (Creation Banner – Self Adhesive)

·        Teachers will teach 7 days of creation lesson and explain creation banner

·        Each child will get a creation banner to put together

Craft Rotation: “Dinosaur Sun Catchers”

1.)    Room Decorations:

·       Dinosaur décor and/or bulletin board

·        Plastic or paper table cloths

2.)    Craft: (Dinosaur Sun Catchers)

·        Teacher will teach lesson

·        Each child will get a Dinosaur Sun Catcher to paint with suncatcher paint, paint brushes, and suction hook

Refreshment Rotation:

1.)    Room Decorations:

·        Solar system & table décor

·        Plastic or paper table cloths

2.)    Food Menu: (Donations from church members)

·        Corn Dogs

·        Chips

·        Cookies

·        Kool-Aid

  

Miscellaneous Items:

Construction Hats & Name Tags - Ordered from oriental trading

Curriculum Lessons:
Discovery Learning Center Lesson

Theme: Christ the Carpenter Made Our World

Memory Verse: “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth.” Col. 1:16a

Points to Emphasize:

• The Universe has not always existed. Heb. 1:10
• The Universe did not create itself. Job 28:4-6
• The Universe was created in six literal days. Ex. 20:6, Gen. 1:5, Num. 7:12
• God spoke the Universe into existence out of nothing. Psm. 33:9, Heb. 11:3

Application and Discussion:

• What does the word chaos mean? (disorder, confusion)

• What was the shape of the earth before creation (without form and void)

• God took nothing and spoke the Universe into existence.

• Read aloud Gen. 1:14-19

• What did God speak into existence on the first day? (light)

• This light was temporary because the sun wasn’t created until the fourth day.

• God created a temporary light on the first day, but then created permanent lights on the fourth day which are the sun, moon, and stars.

• Turn on the black light, then turn off the classroom lights.  Tell the small children what you are going to do a head of time so that they do not become frightened.  Show the children the night time sky.

• Ask the children to use their telescopes and locate the following in the night time sky: sun, moon, Saturn, stars

• What did the Lord make to rule the day? sun

• What did the Lord make to rule the night? Moon

• How many stars do you think are in this room? (approx. 1,100) How many stars do you think are in the real sky? (scientist estimate 200 billion stars)

• Read aloud: “The host of heaven cannot be numbered...” Jer. 33:22 “He counts the numbers of the stars; He calls them all by name.” Psm. 147:4

• Stars vary in temperature and size.  The hottest stars have a surface temperature of 50,000 degrees, while the coolest stars measure around 5,000 on the surface.  The hottest stars are a bright, blue-white color, while the coolest appear as dim, red stars.  Some stars known as “super giants” are more than 1000 times bigger than our sun, while small stars known as neutron stars have a radius of only 6 miles.

• God made the sun, moon, and stars for seasons, days, and years; so we had a way to measure time.

• What is the closest star to the earth? The sun, it is 93 million miles away.

• How does the sun help us out? (It gives light and heat.  It’s energy can be converted into electricity and its rays help plants grow)

• Read aloud: Lift up our eyes on high, and see who has created these things, who brings out their host by number, He calls them all by name, by the greatness of His might and the strength of His power; not one is missing.” Isa. 40:26

• Read aloud: The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament show His handiwork.” Psm. 19:1

• Read aloud Gen. 1:6

• What Did God speak into existence on the second day? (firmament)

• What is firmament? (atmosphere; literally “thin, stretched out space)

• Read aloud: Gen. 1:7-8

• What does God’s creation tell us about Him? (that He exists, He is powerful, and that He cares for us)

• Read aloud Rom. 1:20

• Help the children memorize their memory verse

• Emphasize that the world was not the result of some random accident, but a part of the Lord’s special creation.

* Sing VBS songs if you have time during the rotation.

Bible Learning Center Lesson

Theme: Christ the Carpenter Made Our World

Lesson: “Days of Creation Bible Lesson”

Memory Verse: “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth.” Col. 1:16a

Activity: Days of Creation Banner

Introduction: Say, “I am feeling hungry this morning and really wish I had a nice big chocolate chip cookie for a snack. I wonder if I could just say “Let there be cookie” and by the power of my words create a cookie out of nothing?” Hold out your hand and say it in a commanding voice  - look surprised when nothing happens. Ask for a volunteer to explain what went wrong. Explain that today's lesson will help them to understand more about when God created the world.

Days of Creation Bible Story (Genesis)

* For the younger children you can use the Giant Creation Story Book to teach lesson

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (1:1)
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (1:3)
God called the light “day” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day. (1:5)

And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water.”(1:6)
God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning – the second day. (1:8)

And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. (1:9)
Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. (1:11)
And there was evening, and there was morning – the third day. (1:13)

God made two great lights – the greater to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars, (1:16)
And there was evening, and there was morning – the fourth day. (1:19)

So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. (1:21)
And there was evening, and there was morning – the fifth day. (1:23)

And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that moved along the ground, and wild animals, each according to their kind.” (1:24)
So God created man in his own image, the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (1:27)
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning- the sixth day. (1:31)

By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. (2:2)

Review: Quiz the children to see how much they recall from the lesson.

·        “What did God create on the first day of creation?” heavens, earth, light

·        “What did God create on the second day of creation?” the sky to separate the water

·        “What did God create on the third day of creation?“ land, plants with seeds, plants with fruit with seeds

·        “What did God create on the fourth day of creation?” sun, moon and stars

·        “What did God create on the fifth day of creation?” birds and the animals in the waters “What did God create on the sixth day of creation?” land animals and humans

·        “What did God do on the seventh day of creation?” rested

True or False: Ask the children to choose which of the following statements are correct. If the statement is correct they should stand, if it is false they should remain seated.

·        God used Lego Blocks to make the first humans. {False}

·        God simply spoke and everything began to exist. {True}

·        God made the animals in His Image. {False}

·        In the beginning there was no death {True}

·        Adam & Eve were real people like us {True}

·        Over time monkeys turned into humans. {False}

Song: “Seven Days of Creation Song”

* The teacher can use the creation numbers while singing the song with the students

Pray: Lead the children in prayer giving thanks to God for the goodness of the creation.

Activity: Explain the Creation Banner Activity and help students do the activity.

VBS Craft Lesson

Theme: Christ the Carpenter made our world!

Memory Verse: “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth.” Col. 1:16

Craft Activity: Dinosaur Sun catchers

Where did dinosaurs come from?

When God created the world, dinosaurs were one of His creations.  God created all the animals.  God made everything in the entire universe—people, stars, planets and all that there is.  Like Adam, the bodies of the first dinosaurs were formed from the dust of the earth.  Man and dinosaurs lived at the same time.

Are dinosaurs in the Bible?

Dinosaur like creatures are mentioned in the Bible.  The Bible’s best description of a dinosaur like animal is in Job chaper 40 saying: “Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.  What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly!  His tail ways like cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit.  His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron.  He ranks first among the works of God… Job 40:15-19

In Job God describes a great King of the land animals like some of the biggest dinosaurs, the Diplodocus and Apatosaurus.  It was a gigantic plant-eater with great muscles and very strong bones.  The long Diplodocus had leg bones so strong that he could have held three others on his back.

The behemoth was not afraid.  They did not need to be; they were very huge.  Behemoth tails were so long and strong that God compared them to cedars—one of the largest and most spectacular trees of the ancient world.  After the dinosaurs died out, many people forgot about them.  They became extinct and the fossil skeletons that are in museums today did not begin to be put together until about 150 years ago.  Today, some people have mistakenly guessed that these creatures mentioned in the Bible might be an elephant of a hippopotamus.  But those animals certainly do not have tails like the thick, tall trunks of cedar trees!

Application and discussion:

• The Lord spoke animals, man, insects, and dinosaurs into existence.

• Evolution is a false theory which says that all living things evolved from common ancestors in a very long process of change.  The theory rejects that all life was designed and created at the beginning of time by God.

• The Lord did not use natural processes to bring the universe, earth, plants, animals, and man into existence.  Instead, he used the miracle of creation.

• Read aloud: Psm. 33:8-9

• Man and dinosaurs lived together on the earth.

• Read aloud: Ex. 20:11

Songs:

God Made Me and All of You

sing to the tune of “London Bridge”

God made me and all of you
All of you,
All of you,
God made me and all of you.
He loves us!
(point to self and others when you say me and you. Hug self at the end)

He made frogs and birdies too
Birdies too,
Birdies too,
He made frogs and birdies too
Cheep! Cheep! Cheep!
(Hop around like frogs/flap around like birds)

 

God Made Me

sing to the tune of “London Bridge”

(Make a sun above your head by placing your hands together)
GOD MADE THE SUN!

(Make wave motions with your hands at your side)
GOD MADE THE SEA!

(Place the palms of your hands together and wiggle them like a fish)
GOD MADE THE FISHEYS!

(Point to your chest)
AND GOD MADE ME!

(Make a sun above your head by placing your hands together)
THANK YOU FOR THE SUN!

(Make wave motions with your hands at your side)
THANK YOU FOR THE SEA!

(Place the palms of your hands together and wiggle them like a fish)
THANK YOU FOR THE FISHEYS!

(Point to your chest)
AND THANK YOU FOR ME!!!

 

He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands

He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands!

He’s got the itty, bitty, baby in His hands,
He’s got the itty, bitty baby in His hands,
He’s got the itty, bitty baby in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands!

He’s got momma and papa in His hands,
He’s got momma and papa in His hands,
He’s got momma and papa in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands!

He’s got you and me, sister, in his hands,
He’s got you and me, sister, in his hands,
He’s got you and me, sister, in his hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands!

 

Jesus Made Me Just Like Him

To the tune of “Jesus Loves Me.” Touch each part as you sing.

Jesus made me just like Him
Eyes and ears and nose and chin
Hands and fingers, feet and toes
Heart that loves and hair that grows.

Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
Yes, Jesus loves me
He made me just like Him.

Seven Days of Creation Song

Tune of “Are You Sleeping Brother John”

God created: God created
Night and Day: Night and Day
That was on the first day: That was on the first day,
It was good: It was good.

God created: God created,
Sky and Clouds: Sky and Clouds
That was on the second day: That was on the second day
It was good: It was good.

God created: God created,
Land and Plants: Land and Plants
That was on the third day: That was on the third day,
It was good: It was good.

God created: God created,
Sun, Moon, and Stars: Sun, Moon, and Stars
That was on the fourth day: That was on the fourth day
It was good: It was good.

God created: God created,
Birds and Fish: Birds and Fish
That was on the fifth day: That was on the fifth day
It was good: It was good.

God created: God created,
Creatures on Land: Creatures on Land
People too! People too!
That was on the sixth day: That was on the sixth day
It was good: It was good.

Then God rested: Then God rested
From His work: From His work.
That was on the seventh day: That was on the seventh day
All was good: All was good.

Let’s sing praises: Let’s sing praises
To our God: To our God
He is everywhere, giving love and care
God is good: God is good
God is Good.

The Discovery Learning Center - "The Universe Room"

Bible Learning Center - "Creation Days 1-7"

Crafts - "Dinosaur Sun Catchers"

Refreshments

 Open Assembly

Closing Assembly