Abby spent the week "Surfin' Through the Scriptures" at Vacation Bible School. A friend of ours is a member of the church that held this camp ... and boy, did Abby enjoy it. Each day she came home with great stories ... and wonderful crafts. Each little group had a surfer name (Abby's was Hookena) and traveled around to music, science, rec, art and mission. Here's a shot of Alex, Abby and Shelby "surfing" at the daily music assembly. I still have Beach Be Attitudes in my head!
It was great for Abby to have a chance to hang out with some of the friends she has missed, like Shelby...
It was great for Abby to have a chance to hang out with some of the friends she has missed, like Shelby...They did some free playing (Abby is on the far right doing bubbles and sidewalk chalk), but they also had a "rec time" each day. Abby overcame her fear of relay races when she and the rest of Hookena won a sock hop!
But, she had the best stories to tell about the science sessions (a.k.a. the Surfin' Sand Science Lab). The church did a fabulous job coming up with experiments with a science lesson, and they always related back to the bible message for the day. Here they were learning about cold and warm hearts ... how to treat people with kindness.
And, here's Abby's friend Alex doing an experiment with a button and carbonated soda. Abby came home and described in detail how the bubbles in the soda helped the button rise up to the top of the glass, this after a toothpick pushed it down to the bottom. It's amazing how at five years old she understood this was demonstrating how we can help our friends by lifting them up (i.e. being kind) when something has gotten them down.
What a great week! Hopefully the Be Attitudes she learned this week will stay in her head for a long time ... especially Be Obedient!
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