BigHeart Farms is a free classic from the Ministry-to-Children archive: a simple, text-only Vacation Bible School manual on the Fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:16-26, written by Tara Tegard. It gives you five mornings of about three hours, with Bible talks, stations, games and snacks. It has no music, no decorations and no preschool track. Free printable PDF, 66 pages, in English.
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What's in the PDF
- A one-page map of the week, a supply list for each station and the order of each day
- Five Bible Seeds talks for the director: the Spirit, the Flesh, the Law, the Kingdom and the Cross
- Nine fruit stand lessons (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control), each with a Bible hero, a verse and how Jesus shows it
- Five field games and five snacks the kids make
- Parent take-home pages: a letter, daily Bible Seeds with questions, and a page for each fruit
- A fold-up Farmer's Almanac booklet in four designs and a flower petal pattern for the fruit stand craft
Want songs, decorations and a preschool track? Camp Courage is our full VBS.
Who it is for
VBS directors, children's pastors and Sunday school teachers who want a simple, Bible-first Fruit of the Spirit week they can run with their own supplies and songs. Every volunteer role is spelled out: a director, small group teachers, snack helpers, game leaders, a worship band and helpers.
How to use this Fruit of the Spirit VBS manual
Each day opens with worship and the Bible Seeds talk. Small groups then rotate through two fruit stands, a field game and a snack. The day closes with a page of the Farmer's Almanac and the memory verse, 2 Peter 3:18. Copy each volunteer's pages a week ahead and send the parent pages home on the first day.
From The Sunday School Store and Ministry-to-Children.com. Written by Tara Tegard.
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