Jungle Safari VBS

Aaaaahhhh.......aaahhhh, aahhhhh, ahhhhh......aaahhhhhhh! (That's my best Tarzan yell, in case you were wondering.) Jungle Safari VBS at Northside Christian Church was wild this year. The stage seemed to be overgrown with vines, trees, and colorful flowers. We even had an active volcano that erupted on the last night! The stage could even glow in the dark through the use of special paint and black light. The Bible characters are based on the curriculum, but the drama scripts are original. The characters searched all week for a hidden treasure, encountering the symbol for each night as they looked. 

Construction materials: The vines, leaves, rocks and volcano were all made of paper. The bushes and "rock tower" were constructed from styrofoam.

 The Grand Finale of the week was the eruption of the volcano and an explosion of confetti cannons!

 The Grand Finale of the week was an explosion of confetti cannons and the eruption of the volcano!

Old World Style Wedding

On a beautiful October day Rachel and Joshua were married in an elegant ceremony with Old World style decor. Bird cages, Italian urns filled with Mediterranean greenery, gold spray-painted books, candlelight, stately columns and black iron gates turned a multi-purpose room/gym into something entirely different. 

Kingdom Rock VBS

If you see a castle, fair maidens, squires, and a king you might be at Kingdom Rock! Original scripts, amazing stage designs and a flying dragon made Northside's Kingdom Rock VBS one-of-a kind!

The castle in the Kingdom. It was constructed mostly of Cordalite. The silver bands around the turret, the red bands at the base of the red peaks, and the red framing around the windows are pool noodles. 

Twisted paper vines with paper leaves

The message of salvation is always presented on the fourth night.  The cross rose over Kingdom Rock. In the foreground you can see golden crowns that were laid at the foot of the cross.

The castle in the Kingdom. It was constructed mostly of Cordalite. The silver bands around the turret, the red bands at the base of the red peaks, and the red framing around the windows are pool noodles. 

The Kingdom Rock where the dragon lives. The dragon was scaring the villagers so they hired a dragon tamer . It turns out that the dragon wasn't scary at all, he was just shy! Once the dragon tamer convinced the dragon that the villagers were friendly and kind, he came out to see everyone. He could even fly (because he was attached to a cherry picker hydraulic lift)!

The Flying Dragon

The Flying Dragon

Each night a Bible character was introduced. They made a grand entrance to music and a procession through the crowd. Each one had a sign pole that was placed on the stage as they arrived.

"Family Signs" were posted prominently so the kids could find their group.

The kids could write out something that they were thankful for. As the week went on they were added to a "stone wall." We could visibly see the wall rise around the castle as each day progressed.

Each class had a "Family Sign" so that they could easily find their group.

On the last night the kids made luminaries in their Craft time.  As they left they discovered that their luminaries had been placed around the cross. It was just beautiful!