Bible times decorations

The theme for this year’s Vacation Bible School was The Jerusalem Marketplace. The gym, chapel, classrooms, and courtyard were decorated to give the children an idea of what kinds of shops and activities could have been part of Jesus’ life in Jerusalem and nearby areas. The kids were able to dress in first century clothing, walk through the marketplace shops, stop to hear about the importance of bread and spices, make a musical instrument, stomp in mud and straw to make bricks, weave a…

VBS Church decorations for Marketplace, biblical times, old city, Jerusalem

Bible Bazaar: Carpet tubes and muslin tent, baskets of fake fruit and cloth, pillows, burlap.

Jerusalem village out of flat cardboard I got from a grocery store. Used markers to draw the bricks, would be great for a vbs

Bible Adventures Day 2 - Samaritan well

Fabric Tent I made this easy fabric tent so that all the children in my class (22-25) could fit inside while I tell the Bible story....

inside a Bible times house (session 4)

Babylon VBS

Foam Board Rock Wall by Brian McGuire from Parkview Baptist Church in Monroe, LA. To make a rock wall like the one pictured you cut "rocks" out of foam board and attach them to a larger sheet of foam board or wood (possibly even sturdy cardboard), and then paint them in shades of gray or brown. Some paints, especially spray paints, will eat away at foam, so you will want to test your paint out before applying to a large area. However, you can also use this property to make foam board rock…

Bible Blast to the Past- but make it from plastic rectangle tablecloths and construction paper for the stones so it doesn't take up much room and is light to travel with

Michelle Barrera let me use lots great pictures of how her church, Teaching Word Faith Center (Fort Worth, TX) decorated for Athens VBS several years back. Here is how they made large pots. You can see the bases of the vases are made of cardboard and duct-tape which is then covered with paper mache. They then covered the vases with plaster (At least, I think that's plaster). The greenery really looks stunning on these. More Greco-Roman Decor Here More VBS Rome Resources and Ideas Shared on…

VBS Babylon marketplace snack area

Life in Bible times. Weavers, spindles and looms.