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Gift of Christmas "VBS" Event

St. John Lutheran Church

Opening and Closing Time

Station Summary

During the opening time, the students will decorate gift bags that they will take with them to the various stations.  If there is additional time, they can color or play with play dough.

During the closing time, while waiting to be picked up, the children can watch some short video clips (or color and play with play dough).  If there are still ornaments to be made from the Craft Station (we are using kits to put together ornaments for the people receiving Christmas food baskets in town), then the children could put more of these together.


Preparation 

Pray for the children and for your time with them.

Materials List:

  • Paper gift bags in solid colors--one per child
  • Name tags--2 per child (one for their shirt, one for their gift bag)
  • Signs for the tables (each group will be at a different table)
  • Large trays from kitchen (so that the guides can carry the gift bags from station to station--one per group
  • Coloring sheets (see separate document)
  • Crayons
  • Markers
  • Stickers
  • Play dough
  • Cookie cutters
  • Ornament kits (from the Craft station in the Opening Room)--if needed

Advance Preparation

  • Using registration sheets as reference, write children names on the name tags
  • Print out coloring sheets (see separate document)

Before Opening Starts:

  • Have one table for each group of children.  The guide for that group should be at that table. Set out each table with some crayons and markers, stickers, play dough and cutters. 
  • Put a sign at each table, so that children know which table to go to

 Before Closing Starts:

  • Get any extra ornament kits from the Craft Station in the Opening Room.

Activity

Opening

Children will be assigned to various groups. They will be traveling together with that group and a guide.  After registering, children will come down to 102 before the first station starts.  They will go to the table assigned to their group.  Give them a gift bag.  They will have a chance to decorate their gift bag.  Make sure that one of their name tags is on the gift bag, so that it can be identified later.  After they are done decorating their gift bag, it should be placed on the large tray (which will be carried by the guide).

 If there is still time after they are done decorating their bags, then they can work on coloring sheets/puzzles or play with play dough.

 Closing

The children will return to 102 while they wait to be collected by their parents.  They can go back to the coloring sheets and play dough.  They can also help put together the ornament kits.  The guides should know how to do this, since they have each been to the craft station.

 The people from the Welcome Table will be reuniting the children with their parents, as they will be aware of the process in place to do that.


Gift Bag

Make sure that each child has their gift bag before they leave to go home!

 


Turnaround Time

(Between the opening and closing)

Straighten up any mess left from the opening.  Keep the materials out as some children may want to do play dough or coloring at the end. 

 

Last edited by Luanne Payne
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