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Castle in Progress We put a castle in the foyer to kick off VBS Registration.  We are doing  Group's Kingdom Rock  VBS and we are loving it.  I love the castle theme and the Biblical truths that go with it. Day 1 Bible Point: God’s love helps us stand strong. Bible Verse: "I love you, Lord; you are my strength." (Psalm 18:1) Bible Story: David writes about God's love. (Psalm 23) Day 2 Bible Point: Family and friends help us stand strong. Bible Verse: "So encourage each other and build each other up." (1 Thessalonians 5:11) Bible Story: Mordecai encourages Esther to do the right thing. (Esther 1–9) Day 3 Bible Point: Prayer helps us stand strong. Bible Verse: "Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything." (Philippians 4:6) Bible Story: Nehemiah perseveres to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 1–6) Day 4 Bible Point: Trusting God helps us stand strong. Bible Verse: "Trust in the Lord always, for

(Old post I found and added here) Last year we did something a little different.  We had a big planned decorating day with stations set up for each item to be made, put together and installed. For instance last year's theme was "Sky" so we had a cloud making station.  Whatever type of crafting you liked; messy, cutting/gluing, getting on a ladder, stapling, blowing up balloons etc. there was a station for you. It worked out so well we are doing that again this year. Here is my plan for the stage area: We have a huge PVC pipe back drop we made for last year.  We've used it dozens of times since then!  I will use it on stage to be the base of the castle.   We ordered tons of stone wall bulletin board paper so it will be a cinch to wrap that back drop with castle paper and add the details.  We will have a puppet stage this year so I'm just going to incorporate it into the castle as an added level. We will have green hedges like  this one  or  this one  i