The Crave Ultimate Starter Kit is carefully crafted with all the ingredients you need to plan the most delicious event of summer.
Choose from the standard Ultimate Starter Kit or unwrap more with the amazing Ultimate Starter Kit + Digital. Each includes everything you need to whisk up a faith-filled experience kids will savor, and the Ultimate Starter Kit + Digital includes access to downloadable digital leader guides, video, music and more!
Call 1-800-348-2440 to speak to one of our knowledgeable VBS consultants today. They are ready to help you serve up the best VBS ever!
The Ultimate Director Go-To Guide contains everything a VBS Director needs to plan a successful program, recruit and train volunteers, publicize, and follow up with families after the big event.
Station Leader Manuals that make VBS fun and easy for your volunteers. The easy-to-follow visual layout makes leading VBS stations a breeze. Each manual includes an overview of the day’s Scripture content, historical backgrounds, step-by-step directions, and lots more.
Media Resources include music video, music audio, station video, training, clip art, and promotional tools that will WOW your volunteer team and your VBS kids! CD and DVD format media is available in both starter kit options, but you also get downloadable media with the Ultimate Starter Kit + Digital.
Student Resources, including the Bible Memory Buddies, Bible Books, Saint Passport, and Imagination Station samples, are designed to help kids go deeper with their Crave experience. They’ll be talking about their adventure long after VBS is over!
Ignite imagination in a whimsical world full of savory and sciency fun! At Crave Totally Catholic VBS, kids unwrap hands-on, faith-filled experiences as they taste and see the sweet joy of a friendship with Jesus.
Every field-tested station reinforces key teachings from Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition to spark kids’ curiosity about Jesus and his love for them.
For more than 20 years, OSV has partnered with Group Publishing to create memorable, VBS programs rich in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition that kids love and leaders trust. The OSV Totally Catholic VBS brings that experience together in a way that’s simple to lead, deeply meaningful, and designed to make faith stick.
We make the mistakes so you don’t have to! Every activity, lesson, and experience is tested with real kids and volunteers, so you can lead with confidence from day one.
With two Scripture-focused stations, kids go deeper into God’s Word.
In Sweet Bible Adventures, kids step back into a Bible-times setting and experience the daily Scripture narrative firsthand with all five senses. They don’t just hear the Gospel account, they become a part of it themselves.
The Sticky Scripture® station takes Scripture memory from the head to the heart through a unique approach that makes the word really “stick”. 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 daily verse.
A kid-favorite rotation year after year, Imagination Station™ dishes out hands-on experiments and faith discoveries kids can’t wait to dig into. Each day’s Sciency-Fun Crew Pack is crafted for “aha” moments that connect to the daily Bible Point in unforgettable ways.
Use mismatched Silly Scent Stickers and explore how Jesus gives purpose that flavors our lives!
Expand Joy-full Soakers with different liquids to explore the joy that Jesus gives!
Add some flavor by coloring Portion Puzzles and discover how Jesus gives us just the right mix of what we need.
Experiment to see—and taste—how Juicy Jelly Worms reveal that Jesus’ forgiveness allows us to be great friends with God!
Craft a scent-infused Peaceful Pouch as a reminder that Jesus is always near and gives peace.
At Totally Catholic Crave VBS, one memorable Bible Point and one key aspect of Sacred Tradition (called the “Catholic ID”) are infused throughout the stations each day—making these key points easy to remember and apply to real-life.
Jesus gives purpose. (Thank you, Jesus!)
Russ the Potato
“Follow me.” (Luke 5:27)
Jesus chooses his first followers. (Luke 5:1-11)
Vocation
St. Edith Stein
Jesus gives joy. (Thank you, Jesus!)
CeeCee the Orange
“I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.” (Luke 2:10)
Jesus heals a man who couldn’t walk. (Luke 5:17-26)
Gaudete Sunday
Saint of the Day: St. Pier Giorgio Frassati
Jesus knows what we need. (Thank you, Jesus!)
Maple the Waffle
“...seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.” (Luke 12:31)
Jesus feeds a crowd. (Luke 9:10-17)
Prayers of Petition
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Jesus gives forgiveness. (Thank you, Jesus!)
Dash the Dragon Fruit
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34)
Jesus dies and is risen again. (Luke 22:7–24:12)
Sacrament of Reconciliation
St. Paul
Jesus gives peace. (Thank you, Jesus!)
Pittman the Avocado
“Peace be with you.” (Luke 24:36)
Jesus appears to his friends. (Luke 24:13-43)
Our Lady, Queen of Peace
St. Pope Paul VI
One part lab, a dash of factory, and a smidgen of kitchen—all blended together to create a savory spot kids will relish! It’s a piece of cake to transform your parish into this deliciously inventive environment with Crave VBS decor and a sprinkle of creativity.
With praise, energy, and fun written into every song, Crave VBS music will be a favorite of kids and parents alike. It’s music so catchy and fun, kids will have a great time growing in faith with every note they sing.
