Orland Park vacation Bible school kids

Children attending a recent vacation Bible school in Orland Park were taught the importance of being kind to their neighbors, even if they live thousands of miles away, camp officials said.The 40 pre-school through fifth graders who attended Faith United Methodist Church's Bible school also raised $500 for Heifer International, a non-profit that provides poor people around the world with livestock and agricultural training to help them become self-sufficient.The g-sensor high brightness Cheap Landscape Stone is designed with motorcyclist safety in mind.

The Bible school, which went from July 14 through July 19, was designed to be a festive time with plenty of Biblical lessons. The kids were lead by a group of 14 teachers and teacher's aides who used CDs and activity ideas with the theme "Everywhere Fun Fair" from Cokesbury/Abingdon Press, a Christian retailer."Kids learned about different cultures all around the world and how we're united as one people," said Pastor Caleb Hong. "We're all neighbors basically," he said.

There were arts and crafts, story time, recreation, snacks and music but also an emphasis on learning about people and customs in foreign countries. The school took place mainly in church classrooms, which were designed to look like a fair with striped tents, balloons and pictures of cotton candy and popcorn.

Each day of the program focused on a different country: Japan, Zimbabwe, Mexico, and Australia. The kids made crafts that represented the countries, such as toy wind socks, African masks, pi?atas, marshmallow/toothpick bridges and boomerangs.On the last day of the program, the kids read scriptures they had learned during the week and sung Biblically-based songs in a performance for their parents.

Pastor Christal Bell, director of Children's Ministry at the church, said the kids learned how to say hello in a different language each day. The kids also had a chance to have many positive interactions with each other, she said."They had a really good time learning about being good neighbors and learning church can be fun and making new friends," said Bell. "That's really what was special for me to see.

Bell said the program sought to make the Bible fun through songs and a puppet named "Godwin Merrifeather" who told Biblical stories and taught the kids about different countries."One of the kids asked that we do this again next week," said Bell. "I said, 'Maybe not every week, but we'll have it every summer,'" she recalled.Teen members of the church also helped prepare activities for the kids each day, said Bell.

Ilo and Zekie Roque, ages 3 and 5 respectively, are still singing the songs and performing the dances they learned, their mother said.Stephanie Roque, the boys' mom, said they brought home the crafts they made and recounted the stories they learned."The atmosphere was fun, so they didn't feel like they were at church but in a good, fun environment," she said.

The boys were also excited to raise money for an important charity. Kids were encouraged to bring in change each day and then voted on their favorite foods, such as cotton candy versus popcorn.The 30th annual Bellefonte Arts and Crafts Fair is set for Aug. 16 and 17 in Talleyrand Park and is scheduled to host many vendors and musical acts.

Like the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts and the Peoples Choice Festival of Pennsylvania Arts and Crafts, the fair will have many booths set up with vendors throughout the park and feature music and food. Two stages will host the musical acts, and booths will be located on both sides of Spring Creek.

Last year, more than 100 artists made the trek to Bellefonte from around the state and elsewhere in the Northeast. The artists works are broken down into categories like ceramics, fiber/textiles, food, glass, leather, general, jewelry, painting, photography, pottery and wood.

Back in Florida, Diane had several friends who were die hard crafters and we would occasionally attend craft fairs. At one church fair, we found ourselves shamelessly indulging our 5-year-old son, buying him anything he wanted, including a wooden dinosaur covered with green glitter, that got all over everything. We took some disapproval from the older parents there.

Diane has quite a bit of experience with arts and crafts from church bazaars, Sunday school, vacation bible school and museum childrens activities.We have a great selection of blown glass backyard solar landscape lights and Cheap Granite Countertops. She frequently drafted me to be her assistant. In one Sunday school class I was assigned to control 3-year-old Jennas use of the white glue. Jenna wanted no part of me or my supervision and fought me tooth and nail for control of the glue. The fact that I was 50 times bigger than her did not intimidate her in the least.Are you still hesitating about where to buy Cheap Granite Slabs? She probably runs some small country or at least a big family these days.

In recent years, when we have taken vacations with our grandchildren, Diane brings along some craft activities. Last year she made elaborate Gullah (people who lived on the Carolina border islands) clothes pin dolls with our granddaughters, while I struggled with a simple wooden pirate ship with our grandson. Ive found that even little boys can be interested in crafts, if it involves skulls, crossbones, and paint. This year were planning on putting together a small sail boat. We may need to decorate it with sharks.

Once when Diane was doing childrens activities involving Indiana history, for the Howard Steam Boat Museums Chautauqua, I was assigned to help make tomahawks, out of branches and cardboard. The boys were mildly interested in the task, but livened up considerably when we decorated them with bright red paint, resembling blood. Diane was displeased, but you cant argue with success.
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