Each summer, one of my group members conducts Vacation Bible School (VBS) at her church. For a few years now, she’s asked me to create printables that they can use in the classroom because they have a limited budget and can’t purchase the whole package. This year, their theme is Amazing Wonders Aviation through LifeWay and it looks like a great backdrop to teaching the kids God’s love.
They use the NIV version of the Bible, so any printables with the verse for this theme will come from that version of the Bible. Also, I just want to note ahead of time that I will be adding a few more items to this and I’ll do another blog post to update what ever else I create.
For the memory verse, I made a cryptogram, fallen phrase, double puzzle, and letter tiles. These are all puzzles geared more toward the older elementary age kids. There’s also an AWA maze.
I created a set of banners and doorknob hangers. You’ll find desk plates and name tags as well. There’s also a set of basic VBS bookmarks.
Finally, the things that I’m most excited about and proud of is a passport and tickets/boarding passes. The kids can hand the teacher a boarding pass each day as they enter class. Beforehand, the tickets can be filled in with the destination that the class is going during VBS. There’s also a set of semi-completed tickets for those that don’t want to fill in all the information. The passport can be stamped by the teacher as activities during VBS are completed or a lesson is done for the day. I just can’t tell you how much I love these!!
**PLEASE NOTE: When I printed the passport, it printed front and back perfectly on the 2 printers that I have. One, prints front and back, while the other, the paper has to be flipped over and re-inserted. I’m unable to give tech help on how your printer might print front and back, so if you have an issues, just print one-sided and then cut each page out and insert in the cover, then staple.**
Clipart and Images © LifeWay media.
Here’s a thumbnail view of some of the items for VBS….
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Thank you sooooo much, Elaine!!!! As always, they are wonderful!!!
You’re very welcome Lawanna!! I’m so glad that I can help and that it benefits your kids.
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies (please, notice the new url for my blog), under the Page 3 post on Jun. 06, 2012. Thanks again.
Bless you for helping in such a tangible way! We will certainly be glad of all these in our 3 and 4 yr old classes!
Morgan Mill Baptist Church
Loree, thank you for your kind comment and I’m so glad that your kids will be using them. Please check back because I’ve posted a couple new items!!
What a blessing!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Brandi Smith
Cross Point Baptist Church
Bossier City, LA
Brandi, you’re very welcome and thank you for your comment. Please check back because I’ve posted a couple new materials for VBS!!
Thank you! We attend a church in a small town in Montana and our budget is small. This is a GREAT resource for us!
Allison, I’m so glad that I could help and that you all will be able to use them. Please check back because I’ve posted a couple new things for VBS!!
Hi elaine! this passport is great. is there any way you can email it me? i can’t seem to download is using the suggested service.
mengoy.nlc@gmail.com
thank you!
Marissa, you’ll have to sign-up for a free 4Shared account in order to access them. It used to be less complicated, but with “improvements”, this is the only way that I know to access them.
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Love this printable! We are doing this VBS theme this year and are hoping to use the passport for the kiddos. I downloaded 4shared but I am receiving a message that I need the owner’s permission to access the folder. Thank you!
Traci, I’m working on getting my files uploaded again. I moved my blog and had to update all the files. It’s been a very long process and I’m trying to work on them in a way that I think people need them. I’ll work on these files this weekend so that they’re available again.
Hey Elaine! I wondered if you had a chance to work on the files. Your work is awesome and we would love to use it in our VBS, but the catch is that our VBS is next week. I’m kind of a procrastinator, can you tell?!? 😉 I know with the holiday and everything, your weekend was probably pretty hectic, but was wondering if you could maybe email me the file? If it doesn’t work, that’s fine, we will move to plan B (the not so cute passports). Thank you!
I’ve been working on updating files and trying to open up a store to sell my printables in. It’s time for me to help with income to support my family and it’s just been crazy. I’ll work on updating these tomorrow and get them posted here….or sent directly to you. Sorry for the delay on my end, but I didn’t know it was a rush. I’ll do my best to get them to you.
You should definitely sell your printables! What a great way to earn extra income for your family. I hope setting up your store goes smoothly. The passports sound great, if you end up not having time today, just let us know. Thank you so very much and I hope you have wonderful success with your new store!
Traci, the passport and boarding pass/tickets has been updated and uploaded. You can download them anytime you’re ready!! Thanks so much for your patience. I’m also working on the others in the collection and will upload them as I finish them today.
Also, we’d love to be your first paying customer if you have a paypal account!
I’d very much appreciate that, Traci!! The links to my stores are in the TOU of each download and there’s also a button in the right hand column of this blog. Selection is sparse right now, but I’m adding as I have time. I’ll also be including Christian printables!!
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