Welcome to Backyard BOLT!Welcome to the BOLT Backyard VBS!
With minimal preparation, easy to follow instructions, and a video that leads you and your kids step-by-step through each of the activities, BOLT is designed to bring the fun music, games, activities and faith-formation of VBS to the cozy confines of your own home or backyard. Depending on your pace, each day should take about an hour and a half. Materials are divided into 3 segments/days. BOLT is self-paced. You choose the days and times! Kids "not feeling it" today? Try again another day or the next week. |
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Step 1: Will you do this as a family or will you invite friends/neighbors?
If health guidelines permit and if you feel comfortable gathering with other people, consider inviting friends, family, and neighbors to participate in BOLT with you. It’s a terrific way to share the good news of Jesus with your community.
Step 2: Gather a few materials.
During BOLT, kids will be playing games and doing origami. Everything has been designed to be performed with minimal materials—materials that you will most likely have around the house or can easily and inexpensively purchase at a local store.
Step 3: Press play.
When you’re ready, gather the kids around and press play on the video. Each video will lead you and the kids through the entire experience. Occasionally, the video will ask you to pause and do something. When you’re finished doing it, press play again.
Step 4: Play the games.
When the video prompts you to, press pause and lead the kids in playing the games. Each day has 3 games. One of the games each day is demonstrated in the video, the other two are not. There’s no rush to get through the games, so take your time and have fun. When you’re finished, give the kids a snack, open a Bible and have someone read the verses indicated on the screen, then press play again.
Step 5: It’s origami time.
For the craft, kids will be doing origami. It’s so simple, yet fun! The video will show them exactly what to do. Just have some square pieces of paper ready to go. You can buy colored, square origami paper online or just cut a piece of white paper or colored paper into a square yourself.
That’s it! It’s that easy!
Are you ready? Let’s BOLT!
If health guidelines permit and if you feel comfortable gathering with other people, consider inviting friends, family, and neighbors to participate in BOLT with you. It’s a terrific way to share the good news of Jesus with your community.
Step 2: Gather a few materials.
During BOLT, kids will be playing games and doing origami. Everything has been designed to be performed with minimal materials—materials that you will most likely have around the house or can easily and inexpensively purchase at a local store.
Step 3: Press play.
When you’re ready, gather the kids around and press play on the video. Each video will lead you and the kids through the entire experience. Occasionally, the video will ask you to pause and do something. When you’re finished doing it, press play again.
Step 4: Play the games.
When the video prompts you to, press pause and lead the kids in playing the games. Each day has 3 games. One of the games each day is demonstrated in the video, the other two are not. There’s no rush to get through the games, so take your time and have fun. When you’re finished, give the kids a snack, open a Bible and have someone read the verses indicated on the screen, then press play again.
Step 5: It’s origami time.
For the craft, kids will be doing origami. It’s so simple, yet fun! The video will show them exactly what to do. Just have some square pieces of paper ready to go. You can buy colored, square origami paper online or just cut a piece of white paper or colored paper into a square yourself.
That’s it! It’s that easy!
Are you ready? Let’s BOLT!