What is your favorite Vacation Bible School memory?
We are halfway through our Vacation Bible School at our church. It’s a lot of craziness and hard work, but it is great to see the smiles on the faces of those kids. I love seeing how excited they are about Jesus and the Bible.
Yet, I can’t help but wonder how much of a lasting impact is being made on these children. Will they remember what they learned and experienced ten years from now? a year from now? six months from now? a month from now? a week from now?
I have to be honest, I don’t have a lot of memories of VBS as a child. I remember petting a python at a VBS in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, though I do not have a clue what the snake had to do with what we learned. And that is pretty much all I have as far as VBS memories. Hopefully you are different than I am. Perhaps I am the exception, and the rest of you have many fond memories which have helped guide you all these years.
So tell me: what is your favorite memory of Vacation Bible School? It doesn’t have to be anything elaborate or life-changing (remember, my memory is of a reptile). Just tell me what your favorite memory is, as well as if and how it has helped you in your spiritual formation.
Michael L. Parks 
Singing the song “Booster, Booster be a Booster. Don’t be grouchy like a rooster. Booster, Booster be a booster and Boost our Bible School.”
I was always confused by that song. For the longest time, I thought roosters were grouchy, and then I met one. He wasn’t such a bad guy. VBS has been giving roosters a bad name for decades.
I have to agree with you. I really don’t have much recollection of what went on at VBS considering the years spent going. I vaguely remember singing in the auditorium and that the bible class lessons were taught through skits rather then telling a story and filling out papers. It was a fun spin on the norm.
I remember going to VBS at my cousin’s church when I was in middle school (early 90’s) and two guys came in one night and did our Bible lesson as “Hanz and Franz” of SNL fame… If I recall correctly, they were there to pump *clap* us up for Jesus.
While I don’t remember any specific stories or lessons, I do remember singing Onward Christian Soldiers; Booster, Booster and Tiptoe, Tiptoe and looking forward to cookies and Cool-Ade! Ialso remember always looking forward to it and having fun with all of the other kids. It was during the day when I went, because most of the moms didn’t work and were avaiable to teach. I wouldn’t worry about not remembering specific teachings. The teaching is important, but I also don’t remember many specific individual lessons from school even though I know I learned a lot. One of the things I learned from VBS was to love getting together with other kids who loved God and wanted to sing and be together.