True North VBS Ultimate Starter Kit

Guide kids on the ultimate Alaskan adventure where northern lights glow over majestic mountains, racing rivers, and glistening glaciers. As kids trek the tundra, they'll explore how easy it is to lose sight of what's true in our wild world today. Point kids to Jesus, a faithful friend we can always trust. He's our True North.

It’s hard to find your way in a world gone wild. But we have Jesus—our true north! Together, let’s give kids a rock-solid foundation and point them to Jesus, their unmovable, unshakable friend forever!

• Ultimate Director Go-To Guide®: The name of this guide says it all! It’s the ultimate in all the need-to-know how-to's, easy instructions, and ins and outs of directing True North VBS!
• True North Ultimate Director Go-To Training DVD: Training at your fingertips! Here you’ll find an all-church commercial, a video to promote Operation Kid-to-Kid, and training videos that make your job a snap!
• Decorating Places: True North Digital Download Access: Downloadable access to easy step-by-step instructions on how to create your ultimate Alaskan adventure setting for True North!
• True North Clip Art & Resources CD: This CD includes clip art, Crew Leader Guides, newsletters, customizable daily schedules, and lots more!
• VBS P.R.O. Instructions: A director favorite, this online event management system is the easiest and most effective way to manage your VBS! These easy instructions will show you how to use this system for online registration and program organizing.
• 13 Leader Manuals: Every Leader Manual for all rotation stations is in this kit! Volunteer leaders will love getting their own easy-to-follow guides for running their stations and the activities there. Manuals are broken out into Elementary Leader Manuals and Preschool Leader Manuals.
• Preschool Director Manual: In addition to all of the individual Preschool Leader Manuals, there’s a handy Director Manual just for your Preschool Director that covers the whole area and all the details!
• Sing & Play Peak Music Leader Version 2-CD Set: This CD set includes audio music, instrumentals, and PowerPoint slides with lyrics!
• Sing & Play Peak Music DVD: Includes music videos with lyrics for all songs, plus daily video introductions to the Bible Memory Buddies!
• Sticky Scripture: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World DVD: Includes a special animated video segment for each day of True North VBS. This fun video guides kids through activities that help them go deeper with the day’s Scripture.
• Set of 5 Bible Memory Buddies®: Check out this sample of the 5 Bible Memory Buddies. These are the kid-favorite characters of VBS in 3D! These collectible cuties are a fun way to help teach the daily Scripture and give kids a way to take Scripture home with them!
• True North Buddy Pack (tote bag) Touch and feel the sample of the non-woven poly bags that help kids carry their Bible Memory Buddies home with them!
• Imagination Station Sciency-Fun Crew Pack Samples: We’ve included a sample of each day’s Crew Pack for this fun sciency station that’s packed with WOWs! You’ll see all the hands-on experiments for kids to experience in their Crews of five. Each pack is designed to get kids engaged—and to reinforce the daily Bible Point.
• Watch for God Wristband: A sample of the reminder used in elementary and preschool closings—a great reminder to watch what God is doing in their lives.
• Name Badge: This sample shows how simple it can be to help leaders keep track of all the kiddos! Plus, they have the daily Crew jobs on the back!
• Iron-On Transfer: For the craftiest in your group—show them this sample and get them inspired to make their own VBS creations!
• Follow-Up Foto Frame™: A sample of one the easiest ways to send kids home with a VBS keepsake. They’ll treasure the memory of their time with you, and the frame makes a wonderful follow-up outreach tool, too!

Each day at True North, kids trek into field-tested rotations that reinforce relevant Bible truths and truly immerse kids in unforgettable life-changing faith formation.

Watch How Elementary Works

Watch How Preschool Works

Learn about each True North VBS station:

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Start the day with high-energy music, and meet a new Bible Memory Buddy each day.

Sing & Play Peak

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In Wild Bible Adventures, kids trek through powerful Bible stories that demonstrate how Jesus is their unmovable, unshakable friend forever.

Wild Bible Adventures

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Imagination Station is the sciency spot for creativity, discovery, and surprising faith connections!

Imagination Station

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Glacier Games combines wild fun with meaningful learning about each day’s Bible Point!

Glacier Games

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Tundra Treats provides kid-approved snacks everyone will want to get their paws on.

Tundra Treats

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Immerse kids in the daily Scripture so they will UNDERSTAND God’s Word, APPLY it to their lives, and REMEMBER the Scripture for years to come!

Sticky Scripture™

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Wrap up the day with cool science experiments, drama, and music that all tie to the daily Bible Point.

Compass Closing

At True North VBS the Sticky Scripture station is designed to immerse kids in the daily Scripture so they will UNDERSTAND God’s Word, APPLY it to their lives, and REMEMBER the Bible for years to come! It’s a unique, interactive approach that makes God's Word really “stick” in their hearts and their lives.

In Sticky Scripture, kids experience:

A fun, interactive daily video

Motions that help them remember the Bible verse

Scripture exploration that adds context to the verse

Kids loved the experiences from the Imagination Station Crew Teaching Kits in Scuba VBS! But some directors told us they like the flexibility to choose which items they use because not everyone does a full five-day VBS. We heard you! For 2025, you have options to fit your program. True North features individual Crew Packs, packaged by day!

The new daily Imagination Station Crew Packs still supply a Crew of five kids plus a Crew Leader with the Sciency-Fun Gizmos™ they need for hands-on, faith-building wow experiments. But now you can purchase packs just for the days you need. You told us you wanted more flexibility, and we've delivered. You can now choose from 5 different packs, a separate pack for each day of Imagination Station. It's a more versatile option for your VBS!

Day 1 Crew Pack:
True North Compass Kit

Crews learn about “magnetic north,” then craft a compass to discover what it means to trust Jesus—he always points us in the right direction!

Day 2 Crew Pack:
Let It Snow Kit

Crews create powdery snow and unique crystals in a flurry of fun learning about snow formation, connecting God’s cool creations with the way we are each uniquely made… but never alone.

Day 3 Crew Pack:
Mighty Wires

Crews will be amazed by astonishingly strong Mighty Wires as they explore the surprising power we have in Jesus.

Day 4 Crew Pack:
Glow Show Kits

Crews create their own northern lights with their Glow Show Kits, discovering how Jesus is like a light bringing hope in dark times.

Day 5 Crew Pack:
Polar Pencils

Crews study God’s grand glaciers—frosty formations that are a huge help in cooling the earth by reflecting bright light! They’ll be amazed by Polar Pencils that change color—cool take-home reminders of Jesus’ helping hands!

At True North, one memorable Bible Point is reinforced throughout each station, each day—making it easy for kids to remember and apply to real life.

Day 1

Bible Point:

When we wonder, we can trust Jesus.

Bible Buddy:

Ponder the Sea Otter

Key Bible Verse:

“Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise.” (Matthew 7:24)

Bible Story:

John prepares the way and baptizes Jesus. (Matthew 3; 11:1-6)

Day 2

Bible Point:

When we feel alone, we can trust Jesus.

Bible Buddy:

Clawdia the King Crab

Key Bible Verse:

“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

Bible Story:

Jesus teaches about God’s love for us. (Matthew 6:25-33; 18:12-14)

Day 3

Bible Point:

When we feel powerless, we can trust Jesus.

Bible Buddy:

Kody the Bear

Key Bible Verse:

“‘Don’t be afraid,’ he said, ‘Take courage. I am here!’” (Matthew 14:27)

Bible Story:

A Roman officer trusts Jesus. (Matthew 8:5-13)

Day 4

Bible Point:

When we need hope, we can trust Jesus.

Bible Buddy:

Earnest the Bald Eagle

Key Bible Verse:

“And his name will be the hope of all the world.” (Matthew 12:21)

Bible Story:

Jesus dies and comes back to life. (Matthew 26:47–28:8)

Day 5

Bible Point:

When we need help, we can trust Jesus.

Bible Buddy:

Bruce the Moose

Key Bible Verse:

“I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:20)

Bible Story:

Jesus gives the Great Commission, and the Holy Spirit comes. (Matthew 28:16-20; Acts 2:1-12)

Bursting with the glow of northern lights, vistas of majestic mountains, and the wonder of God's wildest creatures, this Fabric Wall Hanging will have kids trekking the tundra while learning all about Jesus' faithful and trusting friendship!

With worship, praise, energy, and fun written into every song, True North VBS music will be a favorite of kids and parents alike. It’s music so catchy that kids won’t even realize their learning important Bible truths with every note they sing.

Learn more about True North VBS 2025, where kids embark on the ultimate Alaskan adventure under the glowing northern lights, through majestic mountains, racing rivers, and glistening glaciers. True North VBS teaches that Jesus is a faithful friend we can always trust—He’s our True North!