tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post6836932386362634468..comments2023-09-18T11:21:26.813-04:00Comments on Homeschooling in Park with The Zoo Crew: It is FinishedTina @ The Zoo Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691278635181403957noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post-25823768102660271532009-08-11T07:11:48.509-04:002009-08-11T07:11:48.509-04:00Karen - Thanks for sharing your experience. I don...Karen - Thanks for sharing your experience. I don't have much of a history with VBS, so I don't have many reference points. That's why I appreciate my assistant so much! This year was our second year running it, and we are planning to do it again next year.Tina @ The Zoo Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691278635181403957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post-50024131117486551342009-08-11T06:44:34.291-04:002009-08-11T06:44:34.291-04:00Glad to hear your VBS went so well. I've been...Glad to hear your VBS went so well. I've been in a small church and a large one and both had great Vacation Bible Schools. I love being a part of a team working together with other believers to reach souls for Jesus. It's just so rewarding. When you mentioned displaying the crafts, we used to do that too in my smaller church. Our Pastor's wife at the time was amazing at thinking of crafts using everyday items and the kids loved it! <br /><br />Here is the post I made about my experience VBS: http://zemeks.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-vacation-bible-school-has-changed.htmlKaren, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry"http://www.zemeks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post-92058142936031582062009-08-09T19:46:54.275-04:002009-08-09T19:46:54.275-04:00Maricris - You could always volunteer!Maricris - You could always volunteer!Tina @ The Zoo Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691278635181403957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post-78700308954517899832009-08-09T00:14:11.422-04:002009-08-09T00:14:11.422-04:00I miss those times I go to VBS. Makes me wish I wa...I miss those times I go to VBS. Makes me wish I was a kid again.<br /><br />Maricris<br />http://zenforyou.dalefg.netMaricrisGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18203730644838923232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post-87849897505324740722009-08-04T17:37:59.933-04:002009-08-04T17:37:59.933-04:00That's really interesting. We really went VER...That's really interesting. We really went VERY simple this year, and I think it was best. Not spending so much money on "frills" allowed us to really reach out to the kids and the community. Making a personal connection is SO MUCH more important to me than fancy decorations and silly extras that will soon be forgotten. A relationship can last a lifetime, and change a life!Tina @ The Zoo Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691278635181403957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29559137.post-4326255935722227032009-08-04T17:16:11.522-04:002009-08-04T17:16:11.522-04:00My kids are attending a VBS this week at the HUGE ...My kids are attending a VBS this week at the HUGE church down the road. The first thing I thought as I looked around was, "Wow, they must have a big budget". Impressive decorations, lots of details, (like banners above the areas where the kids sit with a special little symbol), fancy crafts, junky snacks (which OF COURSE appeal to the kids) and a catchy music score that they even sent home on a CD with the kids. (and not a homemade CD, I might add). <br />BUT--<br />do you think that bigger is necessarily better? I don't think so. While at the Warren VBS I definitely got the feeling that the Holy Spirit was working in these kids lives, that they were learning something and having fun. Not to mention the outreach part made it all the more meaningful for the kids. <br />Oh, did I mention that I spoke with one of the FOUR(!) VBS directors while I was there? (She's my neighbor) Can you believe having FOUR?????<br />And this part is funny--my kids already caught a couple of errors in their Bible stories! So, glizy, fun, exciting, but wrong? But hey, it sure looks impressive.Dinanoreply@blogger.com