Vacation Bible School Memories

I love Vacation Bible School! I look forward to it every year. Some of my earliest memories of church are about VBS week. I most vividly remember the songs we sang, the games we played and the cookies we ate for refreshments. And although I don’t remember all the lessons, it made an impression on me that church could be a fun place.

Throughout the years, I’ve had the pleasure of being involved with VBS in several different ways, even serving as director while I was still in high school. But most of the time, my VBS experience has been as a teacher. And after teaching all levels from nursery through adults, I must admit that preschoolers (ages 2-5) were my all-time favorite. That’s because they get to do all the fun stuff like singing, dancing, coloring, cutting, pasting, drawing, and acting out bible stories.

Despite the many joys of teaching, leading and directing; my favorite VBS role is that of student. It doesn’t happen very often, but when the opportunity presents itself, I’m ready to jump all over it. That is why I was so excited when a friend invited me and my children to attend VBS at her church last month. The theme was “Step Up and Go Green For Jesus” and provided me with a new perspective of the creation story (more on that in a later post).

Now it’s your turn. What are your favorite VBS memories?