Tag Archives: VBS

The Value of Serving TOGETHER

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If you follow us on Facebook, you might have seen some of our summer posts about Mr. Fix-It and I leading a VBS class together this past summer. Not just being someone else’s helper, but planning, teaching, and leading our own class. Together. It was a completely new experience for us, as individuals and as a couple. I’ll just come right out and admit that I was nervous. One, because it was new. And two, because Mr. Fix-It and I are very different personality-wise and this kind of activity really, … Continue Reading…

Sewing Goldfish Smiles…Wednesday Windings 06/29/2011

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Last week I detailed my VBS adventures with bats, snakes and penguins, and the grand finale on Friday was fish. Yep, fish. Friday at lunch my totally not-artistic self hand-drew a pattern for goldfish and whipped them together. I’ve discovered that there’s a simplicity of scale involved in sewing. Smaller is not always better because it makes it hard to turn inside out, stuff, or edge. There’s a perfect size that’s not too big and not too small… I cut some ribbon for a handle and tucked that in between … Continue Reading…

Sock Snakes and Paper Penguins

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My adventures with being SuperMomma this week are almost over! (Ha!) I’ve done fleece bats, sock snakes, paper penguins, and I’ve got to come up with 3 fish by 5 pm this evening, before I put my cape away for a while. To be serious for a moment, VBS ends tonight and while the kids have had a great time, it’s been a long week. We get up early around here and now they’ve been staying up late too. They’re tired. And I know all the amazing VBS workers at church … Continue Reading…

Batty For You…Sewing Stuffed Bats Wednesday Windings 06/22/2011

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So yesterday I mentioned that the kids were supposed to try and find a bat (as in winged, cavern-dwelling mammal) to try and bring to VBS Tuesday night as part of their Treasure Quest program. It had to be stuffed, plastic, or an otherwise actual object–no pictures (and minus credits for bring a real bat!)–for points toward end of the program prizes. Well, we don’t have creepy things like stuffed bats around here. And I’m not really a big Halloween decorator. So I pulled out some brown fleece left over … Continue Reading…