Friday, March 16, 2018

Rolling River Rampage VBS Craft Ideas!



Getting ready for the Rolling River Rampage VBS? Don’t board the raft without your paddle—or these neat craft ideas sure to get your kids excited about this wild river adventure from Concordia Vacation Bible School!


Firefly Jars

Your kids will let their lights shine bright with these glow-in-the-dark mason jars!


What You Need:
Clear Mason Jars
Glow-in-the-Dark Fabric Paint (assorted colors)
Glitter (assorted colors) 
 
1.       Dot the inside of the mason jars with the fabric paint.
2.       For extra sparkle, sprinkle glitter into the jars before the paint dries.
3.       Allow a day for the paint to dry completely. Setting them in a sunlit window will help them to dry faster and will also charge them.
4.       Once the paint dries, charge with sunlight, bulbs, or black light. Estimated times are below:
a.       Sunlight: 5 minutes
                                                               i.      Best option. Glow will last much longer if left in direct sunlight for a long period of time.
b.      UV/Black Light: 5-10 minutes
c.       Normal Light (Bulb): 20-40 minutes
                                                               i.      This works better if you hold the jar directly under a lamp.
5.       Turn off the lights and watch these jars glow!    

*Tip#1: It is better to get the tubes of fabric paint designed for dotting surfaces (so that the kids can squeeze out the paint as with an icing tube). You can dot the jars using a brush, but the paint may not show up as well.
*Tip#2: The brighter the light you use to charge these, the brighter the glow will be. Also, the more quickly you bring the jars from light to dark, the more likely you are to see a really bright glow. As they are left in darkness, the light will gradually fade until they have to be recharged again.



Make Your Own Bonfire


What You Need:
Orange, Red, and Yellow Finger Paint 
Cardboard (or light brown construction paper for background)
Cotton Balls
Glue 

1.       FIRE: Each child will make two or more handprints in red, yellow, and orange in the center of their piece of cardboard or light brown construction paper. Start by making three handprints in a row (one in yellow, one in red, one in orange) toward the bottom of the page. Then, make three or more overlapping handprints for additional ‘flames.’
2.       LOGS: Cut a piece of dark brown construction paper into medium-sized rectangular strips. Then, cut out a wedge (or a ‘mouth’) from one side of each strip. Each child should have two of these to glue onto the bottom of their handprints with the ‘mouths’ facing in opposite directions.
3.       MARSHMALLOWS: Insert a round craft stick into a cotton ball (if using a flat craft stick, you may glue the cotton ball onto the stick). Then glue the stick onto the paper at an angle so that the top of the marshmallow touches the top of the handprints.

*Tip: For extra fun, you may give out small pieces of chocolate. Just make sure no one eats the cotton balls!

To view more supplies for your Rolling River Rampage VBS Prep click HERE!

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