Here is a recap of Nights 2 and 3 from VBS.
All day on Monday, Quinn asked if we were going to see the "Bible Show"? I think he's getting Bible School and Puppet Show confused, but basically, that's what we are doing. The little children are getting God's Word through puppets. When I asked Quinn what we do at Bible School, here is what he told me:
"See da cowboy with da orange Bible": One of the puppets wears a cowboy hat, and when we do the pledges, he holds an orange Bible.
"Put my corns (coins) in da blue bucket": The boys put their pennies for the Penny War offering in a blue bucket.
This is the puppet that starts the program each night and is also the one who has the orange Bible.
Each night the children have to help Mr. Sizemore "wake up" Kodiak the Bear. Then they read the night's verse to help Kodiak learn his verse. Kodiak seems to have some memory issues, as he always begins to quote the verse from the night before, but quickly quotes the correct verse for some candy! Quinn calls Kodiak "my bear".
After teaching Kodiak his verse, the 3 year olds go to craft time. Monday night's craft was making bandannas. Each child got a plain white one and decorated them using paint and rubber stamps with various western images, like a cowboy hat, cactus, wagon, wolf, etc. Quinn enjoyed painting the stamps. His new buddy, Jonathan, is helping him. Jonathan is one of the teens helping with Quinn's group.
I caught this picture of Quinn on Tuesday night (VBS #3). He is watching for Kodiak and other puppets to pop their heads up from behind the back drop. Quinn and many of the other little kids thinks this is hilarious. When any of them catch a glimpse, they all begin to squeal with excitement.
Because Quinn is in the youngest VBS class, his group is always called up first to drop pennies in the buckets for the penny war. The girls dominated the first two nights, but finally on Tuesday night, the boys won! Both buckets are overflowing with pennies! I've heard that VBS typically raises upwards of $1000 in pennies in one week!
Tuesday night's craft was cow print sheriff vests. We tied the vests together with yarn and then created a sheriff's badge to attach to the vest.
Somehow the 3 year olds always get done with their craft before the schedule allows. And we can't go back to the sanctuary because the older students are still having their Bible Time. So the teens have been taking the 3s on a walk to go see the school buses! Sounds kind of funny, but the kids love it! They even open the door and the kids climb in the bus and sit in the seats. Quinn pretended to drive it! Hey, if he can "drive" a fire truck, he can "drive" a bus!
During the Bible time on Tuesday night, the puppets had 2 special guests...Amazon monkeys! I think these guys may have been used in a previous VBS unit, and are also going with the group to New Zealand. Mr. Hartman asked the kids if they had any questions for the monkeys. Quinn saw all the children raising their hands to ask questions and he raised his too and said "My Turn!" Mr. Hartman handed him the microphone and I thought to myself...oh my, what in the world is he going to say?
Quinn's question was "Can dey sing?" And so the Monkeys sang Jesus Loves Me! So I took a picture while they were singing in response to Quinn's question.
Quinn is remembering and understanding more than I thought he would about Bible School. He hasn't quoted any verses and he doesn't always sit still, but he does seem to be enjoying all the aspects of VBS. I am so glad I get to experience this with him each night. 2 more nights to go....can't wait to see what is in store!
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