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We are putting on our very first cVBS in Cape May, New Jersey and we need ideas on how to build the Israelite Houses for Day 3 of the Crocodile Dock Theme. Any Ideas anyone??????
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| Posted 7/31/2009 10:18:54 AM |
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| We used the paper grocery bag idea in the materials. I wasn't sure how it would work out but it was great and cheap!
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| Posted 7/31/2009 11:49:06 AM |
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 Here is what we did .tables were too small Sheets and wood polls we used and then the paper bags in fron God bless
Doreen
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| Posted 7/31/2009 6:52:35 PM |
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We got boxes from Sam's Club that are free...the ones that downy come in..covered them with paper grocery bags ....easy 1 2 3 and worked perfect...I felt this would be a little more sturdy than just the bags...hope this helps.
Reaching kids for Jesus ~ Johnette FergusonChildren's Ministries Director : Faith Assembly of God , Salem, Virginia
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| Posted 7/31/2009 10:44:20 PM |
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| We went the simple route. We took the church's rolling coat rack and covered it in brown butcher paper. The kids entered through this as the doorway and then when it was time to do the blood they each used a red marker on it.
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| Posted 8/1/2009 8:18:25 AM |
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We used cardboard pieces, folded them over, had 4 houses in a row, with brown paper over the doorways to paint. The last group painted right on the cardboard, and thought there were actually different box houses that the other rotations had used. It didn't take up as much space as individual ones one have, and they had better balance. We were given 20 sheets of 4.5' x 7.5' corrugated from a local box making company. There are recycle places that might have them too, or any lumber yard or appliance store. People like donating, and they're great for all kinds of needs, games, decorating, storing stuff, etc.
Shawn Parker
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| Posted 8/2/2009 2:09:06 PM |
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| We did our houses yesterday. We put cardboard boxes together with duct tape- 4 across and 3 down each side (the number would depend on your table height and width) then we covered the fronts with some old cloth material that we found at a thrift store and cut a slit in the middle that can be pulled back for the kids to crawl through. You could paint the boxes or even cover with paper. Or just cut a cardboard template to place in front of your table and put a tablecloth over the back of the table.
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| Posted 8/19/2009 8:21:23 PM |
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| Maybe others have already suggested this, but we found that big refrigerator boxes worked great. To make sure they didn't tip over, we supported 2-3 corners in each with a dowel. We also used a heavy staple gun to secure the boxes to posts, walls -- whatever was nearby. Sounds like overkill, but we suspected, and were right, that the kids got very excited once inside and some of the homes took a licking. The day before, we painted the outside of the houses and then put several layers of tear-off butcher paper around the door as a doorframe, and that's what the kids painted with red swipes. (Between rotations, we just pulled off the doorframe and were good to go.) We cut out windows and doors in each box so it wasn't completely dark. Also put about 5 Godlights in the middle of each. We could fit 5 smaller kids, or 4 larger kids in each "home." We had a large room, and were able to fit 7 refrigerator boxes in it, so we could handle 35 kids per rotation. We also stationed the Crew Leaders right outside one of the windows in case any of the little ones got scared when the Wind/Angel soundtrack came on. It all was great!! Many kids said that was their favorite night.
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| Posted 8/23/2009 5:17:55 PM |
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We used pvc to build a frame you can get any assortment of elbows and t's.... in the sprinkler section of any hardware store. We made them 4'x4' draped sheets over the sides and top put houses against the wall so that took care of the back. For the front we cut out cardboard in a shape of a house front, cut open a door and left one side attached for the hinge. Poke some holes through the front of the house at the top and bottom you can use wire ties or string to tie the front of the house to your pvc frame. You can also use same assembly to make a tomb....no need to glue the pvc they stick together just fine give a strong pull to disassemble.
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