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SSTN # 52 - July 3, 2006
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IN THIS ISSUE OF THE SSTN e-NEWSLETTER:
1) Dessert Fundraisers 2) Trading Places 3)
Acronym Thank you
JULY 4th - USA Patriotic Catcher ... download it today!
4) Adult VBS Craft? 5) Sheet-music or hymnal angels? 6) Fishing Songs? 7) Popcorn Trees and Bushes
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1) Dessert Fundraisers
Just wanted to comment on the dessert fund raiser. We have done that several times and it is always a hit and generates good money. Best wishes on your Fundraisers. Sherry
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2) Trading Places
We used Trading Places this year and just wrapped up last week. It was hard to really get into but if you really set back and give it a chance and get into the theme there is about 7 songs that can be used that are good. We didn't use the theme song they chose, we used 'God Loves Everybody'. Then we used 'I've Got Joy', 'God Changed My Heart', 'When God Looks on the Inside' or something like that. When we did our commencement, we re-wrote it just a little bit, but at the end we included the Flag of Nations and had each child introduce their flag of the countries we taught them about and they said 'Jesus Loves Me' in that language. Then we sang 'Eternal Life'. Just to name a few. Our congregation is an old-fashioned southern gospel kind of place, and they have been saying it was one of the best programs they've seen us do in a while! Good Luck Vickie
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Acronym Thank you
I just writing to say thank you to our sister that came up with the idea of the acronyms to teach the old testament books. I tried it with the children in Sunday school and they came up with their own and really enjoyed the activity. Thanks again to everyone for their ideas they are very helpful. Thanks Sarah and may The Lord Bless You always.
JULY 4th - USA Patriotic Toy ... download it today!
Want a fun activity for July 4th? Kids will learn the answers to eight basic USA citizenship questions! Check out the USA Patriotic Catcher paper toy in the "Easy Make & Take" section at:
At my church we have VBS for all ages, including adults. I have an assignment to come up with a craft for the adults to do during a four day period. Please help with some ideas for a project that can be started the first day and each day add to it to have a complete project on the final day. Any ideas will be very much appreciated.
Thank you, Alice
--from SSTN: the following projects in our Crafts section are great for adults or older teens: "I Am The Vine-Mosaic" and the "Wire Beaded Cross". http://www.SundaySchoolNetwork.com
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5) Sheet-music or hymnal angels?
Does anyone have the pattern for sheet-music or hymnal angels?
I do not have any ideas but I came across your website looking for Fishing songs to use for VBS. I really need some help finding something that would go along with our theme. Can you help??
Michael Barnes
--from SSTN: "Fishers of Men" is a classic.
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7) Popcorn Trees and Bushes
In May, when spring had sprung, I used white popcorn glued above a stick to create a flowering tree. I also used yellow popcorn to be a bush next to the tree. I then had the kids glue a bowtie noodle next to the tree as a butterfly. All they did was draw antennas. Some of them colored on the noodle with markers. If you are real brave, they can paint them. You can’t use construction paper, because it isn’t sturdy enough. Use oak tag or cereal box cardboard. (Always save thin sheets of cardboard that come with packs of paper etc. They are so handy for craft projects.) I ended up using computer paper printed with a sky and rainbow for a background. I use a few small pieces of 2-sided tape to get the computer paper to stick quickly to the cardboard. You could just use a light blue paper to represent the sky. Just have the kids color some green grass onto the very bottom. The parents were as thrilled with this as the kids were. I also sent each child home with a baggie of popcorn to eat on their way home from church. Tip: Use popcorn that pops on the stove, for the white, so that you don’t have the greasiness and salt associated with microwave popcorn. Used ready made butter- popcorn, sold in dollar stores, as the yellow. Think of other colors of popcorn that stores sell, or mist some with squirt bottle mixed with food coloring to make pink or purple.
This lesson can be used for creation or spring Bible stories.
Jesus Loves the Little Children, Carla Amarosa Tabernacle Baptist Church Tioga, PA
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