And leaders can get fun colored Staff T-shirts so they’re easy to spot in your VBS crowd. TODAY: Kids can enjoy fun-loving designs on “cooler” t-shirts. They were supposed to be pretend “life vests.” Deadly. THEME-WEAR: Every person got a bright orange plastic vest to wear! Nice and sweaty-hot for those sweltering summer days. ![]() (For nostalgia’s sake, Chadder lives on at Lifetree Kids YouTube. Leaders challenge kids with real kids’ stories and Scripture bringing Bible points to life. TODAY: KidVid Cinema captures real kids’ lives on screen, bringing the real world into your VBS. As charming as Chadder and his escapades were-Thom even showed up in a few-times have changed savvy viewers’ expectations. VIDEO: Knowing kids like videos, we wrote cliff-hanger video episodes relying on Chadder, a furry chipmunk puppet. TODAY: Sturdy, compact, colorful, collectible cans. PACKAGING: Vacation Bible Ship arrived in an oh-so-clever 3-D cardboard cruise ship! Cute, but flimsy, tricky to construct, and hard to store. Thanks to thousands of dedicated leaders willing to give us honest feedback, we’ve innovated to learn a boatload! For example… What changed from our first VBS 25 years ago? Just for fun, I looked back and thought I’d share how Group’s VBS has evolved. We take that information to design a VBS guaranteed to bring your kids closer to Jesus. ![]() We want to know what worked and what didn’t work. We painstakingly get feedback on each activity, each question, each Bible point. We also value field testing with real kids and real leaders. We take you “backstage,” get vulnerable, and make the mistakes so you don’t have to. Maybe that’s what led to Group’s popular “field test findings” found in every station leader guide. Innovation equates with failures, bloopers, and trial runs. What a thrill to innovate Group’s VBS for 25 years!
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