Playground Games



We're taking the beach to the Rez this year.  In keeping with the theme, we'll be playing beach games and water games as often as possible during VBS.  Here is what is planned ...

Tug of War

Frisbee

Beach Ball Race (One beach ball per team.  Players will race 2 by 2 to get the beach ball to the finish line without touching it with their hands- can balance it between their heads, stomachs, or whatever works for them)

Penguin Race (two teams will line up, people on each team must put on a swim mask and fins and race the other team to the finish point and back.  This continues until one of the two teams wins by having all of their teammates finish.)

Shell Races (same as Penguin Race except that teams will balance a sea shell on their forehead while racing to the finish without dropping it. If it is dropped they  must go back to the start and start over)

Sand Castle Races  - Two teams will race to see who can build the biggest sand castle

Tarp Surfing - with a skateboard on a large blue tarp - two team members will hold the edge of the tarp up to catch the wind while someone surfs across it.  It looks just like surfing. 

And of course we'll have sack races, slip-n-slides, a misting machine, and sand piles for the little ones and sidewalk chalk to decorate the basketball court. 

VBS Teams

For those team members who may not remember ...

VBS Teams

Little Kids

Cathy
Charles
Earl
Fred
Bailey
Brian B.

Middlers

Roy
Jean
Angie
Ericka
Tyler
Dennis
Terie
Andy

We're Going to the BEACH !

And if you go to the beach you know you're going to need Flip Flops, Sunglasses, and a brightly colored bandanna to keep the sun off your head.  :)  

I was able to get them all to match ...

In the pic is also a couple of the crafts we'll be doing with the younger kids.  Some foam craft crabs and sandcastles. 

The teens will do some Tarp Surfing and scrapbooking and have a "make your own banana split" night. 

Those are just a few of the FUN things we have planned for the kids this year! 

I'ts Starting to Look Like a Safari

Thought you might want to see what's happening with the trip prep.

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These are some direction signs I've been working on. There will be more of them and they will be mounted on a pole poiting all directions. Yes, I'm aware the milage isn't right - it's just a decoration.

This is our "mascot". Unfortunately, Taser got a hold of him so he's in need of repair. In the background are the boxes of backpacks with school supplies. The hat is there too - we're taking a bunch of them for the kids (and us) to wear for fun.

A Bit of News From The Rez

I talked to Shelly again today. The newsletters are coming! As soon as I get them I'll pass them out.

Something cool - I told her we were doing a Safari theme this year and she told me that she would decorate the place for us before we get there. She did a Safari theme VBS in Rapid City a few years ago and still has all the stuff! It's just kind of cool how God works things out!