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| Hey VBS directors, I directed a 1 day version of Bethlehem Village in December, and now my church is going to a full week Jersualem Marketplace this summer! But, here's my problem: During BV I didn't focus very much of my budget to decorations, and the kids didn't really seem to "get it" and understand that they were in "Bethlehem". So, who's used the Decor DVD? I thought so many of the ideas were way, way to complex for my church, let alone way out of our budget! I used a few of the ideas for making some "half-walls" for the entrance to VBS, but that's just about it! Anyone got great ideas for a stage set similar to the "Easy VBS" type. The way we set VBS up gives us an area for a stage with shops all around it. I really want to do something creative and fun for the kids this year, so they really get that there in Jerusalem! Anyone ever attempt a Jethro foam prop? I'd love to try it, but I have no skill at foam! God Bless, Matt actorgeek@cox.net
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| I know this is getting to you late, but I hope this helps. I did exactly what the video said. It wasn't too time consuming, nor too expensive. I did a dinner at church to help with the cost. I used the foam, and with a small hot knife, bought from Home Depot, I cut out the windows and door frames. It wasn't perfectly cut, but I thought being uneven it looked even better! So don't worry if the foam doesn't come out looking perfect. I used an overhead projector to draw on the foam. With the painting and cutting, it took about 2 days, and about 6 to 8 helpers. But well worth it! Our hall looked great. Then we went to garage sales and thrift stores to look for pillows, baskets and fabric for the doors and window coverings. It really made the room look "authentic."
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We decorate tomorrow and Saturday for this Sunday. Our plan is to attempt to make the "well" out of foam and the walls/building out of cardboard (to cut down on cost). We use cardboard covered with colored paper frequently for vbs's. (A couple ladies in our church can make anything out of cardboard.) We plan on using the canopies for the markets and making palm trees out of carpet rolls(with lunch bags on them to look like bark) and umbrellas with large green poaster board palms glued to them for the leafs. I have collected mexican style blankets, wicker baskets, fake fruit and bread etc.. from the church. I plan on making the "ark" for the synagogue out of a small book shelf painted gold with velvet curtain on it. The kids and all the helpers will be in bible costumes. I think this about covers everything (except lots of prayer!!). I hope this helps.
God Bless! Angie
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| We did what the manual suggested and used curved bricks to make the well (landscaping bricks? I cannot remember what they are actually called) It turned out really well, no pun intended. The worst part of it is hauling all those heavy bricks around! We left a little space between the bricks, so it maybe took less bricks than it would if it was solid. Our beggar sat on the side of the well--it was that solid. We used the gallon jugs of water so each tribe could "draw" their water each day, and I had a piece of plastic on the ground at the bottom of the well and just dumped some ice around the jugs beforehand, so they were nice and cold. We have ended up just leaving the bricks piled up behind a storage building for the rest of the year, so now they are a bit more weathered, and it really looks cool.
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| I covered a box with heavy brown paper, loosely, glued in spots, so that the box ended up with rough sides, used a paint to draw in rocks according to the way the paper laid, topped it with a light coat of a spray stone craft paint that gives a sandy multicolored look and then drew in mortor lines with a brush. On top of the box we built a frame from old wood, and then supports and a roof from cardboard. it was easy and looked great.
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| Hey guys! Thanks for all the wonderful ideas you supply on here! Now another question: The rooms I have been given to use for VBS are really wierd and don't really work for a conventional HolyLand Setup. I have 3 rooms that are about 30ft. by 20ft. each. They are linked together by a fairly large hallway that has a gathering space at the end. Any ideas on where to put everything and still try to keep the HolyLand setup. I'd like to keep all the shops in one room but that doesn't seem like it's going to work out. Any ideas!? God Bless, Matt
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| The carpet rolls sound like a good idea, but what else could be used if rolls like that can't be found? None of the newspapers in my area use rolls of print anymore. HELP!!
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Emilie (3/8/2008)
The carpet rolls sound like a good idea, but what else could be used if rolls like that can't be found? None of the newspapers in my area use rolls of print anymore. HELP!!You should be able to find them. Just contact anyone who lays carpet and ask them to save them for you. If you don't know someone who does that for a living, you could always ask for names at a lowes or homedepot. They usually just throw them away so it shouldn't be a problem, but if you can't find carpet rolls you can use the large PVC pipe (I think it is 4 or 5 inch). We had to use one pvc pipe because I only had enough carpet rolls for 3 trees and I wanted 4. The trees turned out awesome!! They really make the market place look great!
God Bless! Angie
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| We, too, are a very small church. Our marketplace will be very small. We are using pop-up canopy style tents: one will be registration w/our t-shirts and a place for selling CDs. Another will contain a blanket on the ground with as many basket (some old and broken) laid out with an older church lady as the seller. Another a simple table with unused fabric pieces piled on; the last a carpentry table with bit and pieces of wood and tools with one of our retired men using the tools. Finally, a "tent" will contain a table(s) where the children will come to make their crafts. We will also have a short table, 18" off the ground, for the children to sit and work. Snacks will be done in the kitchen. But the children are not actually "cooking." They will make butter and see how humus and bread to make. They can touch the ingredients but will not actually eat what they make.
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| i found large natural colored stripped woven rugs at walmart for 5.00!! what a deal!!!! and this is the everyday low price!! look in the rug section and see if your walmart has them!
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