Elementary Daily Schedule Bible Point: God s love helps us stand strong! Key Verse: Bible Story: David writes about God s love. (Psalm 23) Key Verse: I love you, Lord; you are my strength. (Psalm 18:1) Time GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D Snack Service Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Announcements: Pup Prints: You ve got fingerprints, but Truman s got a nose print. A dog s nose print is sort of like a person s fingerprint. Investigators can use it to identify a specific dog! Permission to photocopy this resource page from from Group s Kingdom VBS granted for local church use. Copyright 2013 2013 Group Group Publishing, Inc., Inc., Loveland, CO. group.com/vbs
Kingdom Talk Stuff to Do With Your Crew! The Nose Knows A dog s sense of smell is 100,000 times better than a human s. (Don t ask us how they measure that!) What are some of your favorite smells? What smell reminds you most of: summer? Christmas? school? your family? happiness? When I Grow Up Today you ll hear about a guy named David who had the fun job of watching sheep when he was a kid. That shepherd grew up to be a king, though! Hey, that makes me wonder what do you want to be when you grow up? In your Kingdom Crew, talk about who would be good at these jobs: Doctor Cake decorator Laugh It Up! Teacher Zookeeper Race car driver Lion tamer Shark cage tester Clown What does Truman like to eat at the movies? Pup-corn. Which kind of dog likes to take baths? A sham-poodle! Why does Truman always know what time it is? Dogs have twice as many muscles for moving their ears as people do. That means it s a breeze for me to wiggle my ears but is probably hard for you. See if anyone in your Crew can wiggle his or her ears. He s a watch dog. Catch Truman in Action! Just scan this code with your mobile device; then download the app! vbsbuddies.com Kingdom Quiz Ask Leaders who first told them about God s incredible love. Permission to photocopy this resource from Group s Kingdom VBS granted for local church use.
Elementary Daily Schedule Bible Point: Family and friends help us stand strong! Key Verse: Bible Story: Mordecai encourages Esther to do the right thing. (Esther 1 9) Key Verse: So encourage each other and build each other up. (1 Thessalonians 5:11) Time GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D GROUP A Snack Service Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Announcements: The Dirt on Duke: Duke doesn t need to curl up under a blanket to catch some zzz s. Horses can sleep standing up! Permission to photocopy this resource from Group s Kingdom VBS granted for local church use.
Kingdom Talk Stuff to Do With Your Crew! Eye Spy Horses have the largest eyes of any land mammal! Even though your eyes are tiny compared with Duke s, open your peepers and see if you can spy these things at Kingdom VBS: Chadder someone laughing a leader wearing a costume a musical instrument friends a Bible a barnyard animal food something smaller than your eye someone sporting a hat There s No Palace Like Home Today you ll hear about a woman in the Bible who was picked to be the queen. She left her regular house and got to move to the palace. How awesome would that be? With your Crew, let each person say the following sentence, filling in the blanks with words that start with the first letter of their name: A horse named JJS Summer Breeze holds the record for the longest tail 12 feet and 6 inches! That s about the same length of your three smallest Crew members standing on each other s shoulders. I m [Name]. My palace would be in [place], filled with [items], and everyone in my kingdom would [activity]! So someone named Adam might say, I m Adam. My palace would be in Antarctica, filled with alligators, and everyone in my kingdom would play air guitar! Laugh it Up! Who lives next door to Duke? His neigh-bors, of course! What does a horse say when it falls down? I've fallen, and I can't giddy-up! Where did Duke go when he got sick? The horse-pital Kingdom Quiz Ask Leaders to name their three best friends or family members. Permission to photocopy this resource from Group s Kingdom VBS granted for local church use.
Elementary Daily Schedule Bible Point: Prayer helps us stand strong! Key Verse: Bible Story: Nehemiah perseveres to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 1 6) Key Verse: Don t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. (Philippians 4:6) Time GROUP C GROUP D GROUP A GROUP B Snack Service Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Announcements: Falcon Facts: Swift is a peregrine falcon. Peregrine means wanderer, which is a pretty good name for this kind of falcon. Some peregrine falcons migrate more than 15,000 miles every year! Permission to photocopy this resource from Group s Kingdom VBS granted for local church use.
Kingdom Talk Stuff to Do With Your Crew! Fly Away Peregrine falcons can be found on every continent in the world except for Antarctica. They re really into travel! Where have you traveled? In your Crew, find out who s traveled to a place where people speak a different language. with a rainforest. with a desert. that starts with the letter K. by a long car trip. by train. Wall-A-Palooza Today you ll hear about a guy in the Bible who headed up a major building project rebuilding a broken-down wall that went all the way around his city. Whew! We ve got an easier job for you today! See if your Crew can make a wall of hugs around three other Kingdom Crews (one at a time) sometime today. How about making one around a Leader? We falcons were dying off because certain chemicals made our eggshells too thin. But those chemicals were banned, and now there are lots of falcons all over the world. I m glad someone protected us! Who protects you? Laugh It Up! Which of Swift s bird friends steals soap from the bathtub? The robber duck. What did Swift give his wife? A wedding wing. Knock-knock. Who s there? Nest. Nest who? Nest time try ringing the doorbell instead of knocking! A Bible Memory Buddy Blast! Scan this code with your mobile device to see and hear all 5 Buddies! vbsbuddies.com Kingdom Quiz Ask Leaders to tell you where they d fly if they had wings like a falcon. Permission to photocopy this resource from Group s Kingdom VBS granted for local church use.
Elementary Daily Schedule Bible Point: Trusting God helps us stand strong! Key Verse: Bible Story: Jesus dies and comes back to life. (Luke 22:39 24:12) Key Verse: Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal. (Isaiah 26:4) Time GROUP D GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C Snack Service Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Announcements Lion Tales: Invite Sir Valiant to your next pool party. Unlike most other cats, lions are great swimmers! Permission to photocopy this resource from Group s Kingdom VBS granted for local church use.
Kingdom Talk Stuff to Do With Your Crew! Lazy Days of Summer Lions like to be lazy a lot! Lions spend about 20 hours a day just hanging around. (At night, they re up and at em, hunting for a late-night snack.) What do you spend your days doing? Tell your Kingdom Crew your top five favorite things to do on a summer day. But You Can Call Me Today you ll hear about Jesus God s very own Son. In the Bible, Jesus actually had lots of names: Emmanuel (that means God with us ), Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace, and Lion of Judah. Do your friends or family members call you a name other than your real name? Sometimes we call those nicknames they might describe you or be a shorter way to say your real name. If you have a nickname, tell your Crew what it is and how you got it. If you don t have one, maybe your Crew can come up with a fun or silly nickname for you! Laugh It Up! What play did Sir Valiant star in on Broadway? "A Chorus Lion." What do you call a crazy lion? A mane-iac. Lions live in big groups called prides. A pride is kind of like a lion s family. Who s in your pride? Think of one thing you love about your family. Tell why you re proud of your pride! Knock-knock Who s there? Mane Mane who? Mane I come in? I ve been standing out here knocking on your door for a while now. Kingdom Quiz Ask Leaders, What s your proudest accomplishment? Permission to photocopy this resource from Group s Kingdom VBS granted for local church use.
Elementary Daily Schedule Bible Point: The Bible helps us stand strong! Key Verse: Bible Story: King Josiah follows God s way. (2 Kings 22:1 23:23) Key Verse: " Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. (Psalm 119:105) Time GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D Snack Service Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Fanfare Finale Announcements: Fox Facts: Victoria can stay cozy wherever she is. Foxes curl up and then wrap their big tails around themselves to stay warm. Permission to photocopy this resource from Group s Kingdom VBS granted for local church use.
Kingdom Talk Stuff to Do With Your Crew! Smarty Pants Foxes are known for being resourceful that means they can figure out a way to get what they need or solve a problem. For example, a hungry fox will become friends with a dog or cat in order to share the pet s food dish. Pretty smart! Speaking of smart, the friends in your Crew are clever kids. Who would you go to if you wanted to learn about bugs? needed to solve a big math problem? had to learn a dance? wanted to make a spectacular snack? wondered how to throw a football? had a question about the Bible? King of the World! Today you ll hear about a guy named Josiah who became the king when he was only 8 years old! One of the first things Josiah did was make sure everyone obeyed God s laws. Smart kid! If you became king (or president) tomorrow, what s one of the first things you d do? Laugh it Up! It s your turn! We ve seen you laugh. We ve seen you make your Crew Leaders laugh. We know you ve got funny inside you! It s time to let it OUT! Tell your best joke, and have your Crew Leader write it down. Hand your jokes to the VBS Director sometime during Kingdom today. The VBS Director will share a few jokes during Fanfare Finale! We foxes aren t picky eaters. We ll eat bugs, worms, and beetles! What s the weirdest thing you ve ever eaten? Did you like it? What s something you like to eat but you think most kids probably don t like? Kingdom Quiz Ask Leaders, What s the strangest food you ve ever eaten? Permission to photocopy this resource from Group s Kingdom VBS granted for local church use.