Vacation Bible School 2012 Curriculum Themes

Vacation Bible School 2012 themes for VBS 2012Welcome to our guide for all the new VBS 2012 themes. Our website does not sell any curriculum, but we work with all the publishers to provide accurate information to help your research.

On this page you’ll find our VBS reviews and links to all the music samples, decorating ideas, and product support from their respective publishers. For more help you should also browse our tips for planning Vacation Bible School. For churches on a tiny budget, you might consider our free Fruit of the Spirit VBS and an Armor of God VBS materials.

We’ll be right here, updating you with all the latest product news as the VBS curriculum is released. This is a big job, so leave a comment if you know of a theme that we’ve missed.

VBS 2012 Themes & Curriculum

Amazing Wonders Vacation Bible SchoolLifeWay “Amazing Wonders Aviation” VBS 2012: This theme is based on several famous natural landmarks around the world. It incorporates an air travel theme and the biblical content is focused on the power of God.

SKY Vacation Bible School logoGroup “Sky VBS” 2012: This is a curriculum built around the concept of trusting God and takes kids into the sky as its setting. Decoration ideas include clouds, kites, airplanes, and more. You can listen to music clips and watch a special video promotion on their website.

Clipart logo for Praise VBSGo Fish “Praise” VBS 2012: Who’s ready to put the Bible back into Vacation Bible School? The Go Fish Guys have announced their third year of VBS materials. It offers a strong evangelistic message and some of the most relevant kids worship music.

Babylon Vacation Bible School LogoGroup “Babylon VBS” 2012: This theme takes children through the story of Daniel’s captivity int he city of Babylon. Group intends this second offering to be more family inclusive and many churches use it as a family ministry event. Follow the links below for more information about the theme and its biblical content.

Gospel Light VBS logo“SonRise National Park” from Gospel Light has announced their new 2012 VBS theme. This outdoor theme ties together their biblical stories about Jesus with an exploration of the natural world.  ”Jesus provides what I truly need in every challenge of life.”

Promise Island VBS logo“Adventures on Promise Island” from Standard Publishing: This theme is all about trusting in the promises of God. The tagline reads, “Where kids discover God’s lifesaving love.” As a bonus, all their music is being recorded by children’s worship artist Yancy.

Operation Overboard VBS

“Operation Overboard” from Cokesbury: This ocean scuba theme should be easy to decorate and please this publisher’s regular customers. The tagline reads, “Dare to go deep with God.” This program encouraged kids to take bold action for God.

Get Connected VBS 2012“Get Connected” VBS from Abington Press: This Vacation Bible School 2012 theme will have wide appeal with the way it incorporates social networking and digital communications.  The tagline reads, “No friend like Jesus.” Abington is the first choice for churches looking for more diversity in their VBS.

“Bug Zone” VBS from Regular Baptist Press: The theme from RBP has been announced and is getting positive feedback from their readers on Facebook. The tagline says, “Transformed by our big God. Ideal for conservative churches who want strong biblical content.

“IncrediWorld Amazement Park” VBS from Answers in Geneis: This amusement park theme brings together apologetics and an evangelistic focus. Each day shows how specific animals display the glory of their Creator. Watch for our full review coming this winter.

Concordia VBS 2012 LogoConcordia House has announced their theme for next summer as “Amazing Desert Journey.” The key theme of this curriculum is “Where Jesus leads us home.” The artwork includes camels, tents, and desert sand. It reminds me a little of an Egyptian theme.

Rock the World VBSNextGen4Chirst has announced a new 2012 Vacation Bible School curriculum called “Rock the World.” The tagline reads “Be a Rock Star ~ Shine God’s Light.” The concept is built around a rock band’s road trip tour. Here is a brief introduction they sent me about the program.

LifeWay’s “Space Quest VBS” 2012:  This is the smaller of LifeWay’s two themes for Vacation Bible School. It’s typically meant for smaller churches or those doing backyard Bible clubs. We do not offer full coverage of this theme, but you can learn more from the links below.  Visit the official website to learn more

Bogard Press “Sonlight Express” is a train themed curriculum using the KJV of the Bible. We don’t provide full coverage of this publisher, but click here to see an introduction video.
Group Rocky Point “Weekend” VBS is a new product from the leading VBS publisher. Check out their official website for more information.

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Other VBS Options: There are several companies that produce non-dated themes for Vacation Bible School. Here are some of those options  you might consider. These are often useful in smaller settings like Backyard Bible Clubs.

Specialty VBS Options: Here are some additional links if you have other VBS needs.

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Janice D. Green April 24, 2012 at 9:53 am

I am developing a set of activities on my Honeycomb Adventures website to complement my book, The Creation. It is currently a work in progress so my post is continually updated as I come up with new ideas to include. It includes many links to additional materials that can be used. This should make for a very low-cost Bible school program. The number of copies of The Creation needed is also very flexible – one for each classroom or one for each student. Another option is to offer to let the students buy a book. If a church did this, I could contribute a portion of the sale to the church to help offset the cost of Bible school materials they need to purchase for the activities.

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cesar l. sigua jr April 18, 2012 at 6:20 pm

Good day Sir!
It has been for almost eight (8) years we are performing our summer vacation bible school, there were times that the concept or central theme of this kind of activity is not appropriate with the participants.Praise God, hopefully, that the theme i choose in your website is very timingly. Thanks God that you have a very nice theme that we could choose. Thank you very much! God bless.

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cheryl james April 17, 2012 at 8:22 pm

I am very excited to find this website and the chance to use the free literature. I have already printed the admin. manual and teachers manual. What a true blessing it is to find brothers and sister sharing the Gospel with the children. Thanks for a great idea, we pray for you as you pray for us, always putting Jesus first makes for a God full VBS 2012!

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Lynda Freeman February 24, 2012 at 10:56 am

Tony, thank you for linking to my reviews :^)

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Jennifer Perrow February 16, 2012 at 5:24 pm

Hi Tony,

Just checking back with you to see if you’ve had a chance to review our Starter Kit for “Olympion” VBS by VBS Reachout Adventures (www.vbsreachout.com). You’ve listed us in past years on your website, and we’d love to be included again this year. This year’s curriculum is “Olympion” and is based on the Bible hero Joshua—it’s great fun for kids because it corresponds with the Summer 2012 Olympics. Our program gets kids deep into God’s Word, presents the Gospel daily, and emphasizes service at home and church. And we offer free, personal coaching to all of our churches! Please contact us with questions: 1-866-468-2772.

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Heather February 6, 2012 at 9:33 am

Andy,
We have talked about this and remarked on it when visiting families expect to pay a fee. We always build the expense of VBS into our Children’s Ministry budget and have been fortunate to receive tangible donations from our congregation (craft items, decorations, etc.) to cover the rest. Our church sees it as a community service and outreach of the church that should be available to all. There is no charge to come to know Jesus Christ. – Blessings

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Andy spencer February 5, 2012 at 1:43 pm

Just in the process of publicizing our VBS and was wondering how many of you out there have a fee to come to your VBS. I have had the question asked why do we charge when it’s ministry. Would be very interested to know you thoughts and feelings in this.

In God’ service

Andy Spencer

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Cheri Harrison February 7, 2012 at 3:54 pm

Hi Andy,

I coordinate an evening children and adult VBS program. We don’t charge a fee and we provide a snack. Are you charging a fee to cover the whole program or just to cover snacks and incidentals? That may make a difference. People seem to think that anything affiliated with church should be free but they have to understand that it is a business as well and that things have to be paid for. I personally feel like charging may discourage a lot of people from attending. Just a thought….

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Parungao Lilibeth C. April 27, 2012 at 6:57 am

This is very useful to us ,since our church is so small i mean we have a small congregation ,and not so big fund for the VBS 2012.How can we get the copies for yearly VBS?

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