Crave Totally Catholic VBS 2027 Ultimate Starter Kits

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The Crave Ultimate Starter Kit is carefully crafted with all the ingredients you need to plan the most delicious event of summer.

Crave Totally Catholic VBS 2027 Ultimate Starter Kit

VBS 2027 Starter Kit Options

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!

Best Value

Plus Digital Starter Kit

Only $324.99


Standard Kit

Only $314.99

Your Crave Totally Catholic VBS 2027 Ultimate Starter Kit Includes:

Crave Totally Catholic VBS Ultimate Director Go-To Guide

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.

Crave Totally Catholic VBS Station Leader Manuals

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.

True North Media Resources

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.

Crave Totally Catholic VBS Student Resource Samples

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!

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Overview

Whisk up a wonder-filled, faith-building VBS adventure!

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.

VBS Student reading Bible

Explore God’s Word

Engage kids’ hearts and minds like never before, making Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition really stick!

VBS Students Making a Tuinnel with their Arms

Experience Bible Adventures Focused on the Kerygma

Kids use all five senses to savor surprising Bible stories, nourishing faith and growing a friendship with Jesus.

VBS Leader doing an experiment

Experiment with
Sciency fun

Fuel curiosity with interactive experiences that help kids discover how Jesus satisfies our deepest hunger.

How It Works

A Day at Totally Catholic Crave VBS

Every field-tested station reinforces key teachings from Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition to spark kids’ curiosity about Jesus and his love for them.

Crave Vacation Bible School 2027 Rotation Chart

Learn about each Crave Totally Catholic VBS station

Sing & Play Mix at Crave Totally Catholic VBS

Get cookin’ with high-energy music, share God Sightings, introduce the Catholic ID, and meet a fresh new Bible Memory Buddy each day!

Sing & Play Mix

Sweet Bible Adventures at Crave Totally Catholic VBS

In Sweet Bible Adventures, kids delight in surprising Gospel accounts of Jesus’ life. Also features connections with the daily Catholic ID.

Sweet Bible Adventures

Imagination Station at Crave Totally Catholic VBS

Imagination Station is the sciency-fun spot for creativity, discovery, and flavorful faith connections!

Imagination Station®

Playing games at Crave Totally Catholic VBS

Goodie Games dishes out zesty fun with meaningful learning about each day’s Bible Point and a connection to the VBS Outreach project!

Goodie Games

Eating Treats at Taste & See Snacks

Taste & See Treats introduces the Saint of the Day while providing kid-approved snacks everyone will savor.

Taste & See Treats

Sticky Scripture at Crave Totally Catholic VBS

Immerse kids in the daily Scripture so they understand God’s Word, apply it to their lives, and remember it for years to come! Also features connections with the daily Catholic ID.

Sticky Scripture®

Flavor Finale at Crave Totally Catholic VBS

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

Flavor Finale

The OSV VBS Difference

The Secret Sauce Behind The Easy VBS®

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

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A fun, interactive daily video

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Motions that help them remember the Bible verse

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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.

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Day 1 Crew Pack:

Use mismatched Silly Scent Stickers and explore how Jesus gives purpose that flavors our lives!

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Day 2 Crew Pack:

Expand Joy-full Soakers with different liquids to explore the joy that Jesus gives!

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Day 3 Crew Pack:

Add some flavor by coloring Portion Puzzles and discover how Jesus gives us just the right mix of what we need.

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Day 4 Crew Pack:

Experiment to see—and taste—how Juicy Jelly Worms reveal that Jesus’ forgiveness allows us to be great friends with God!

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Day 5 Crew Pack:

Craft a scent-infused Peaceful Pouch as a reminder that Jesus is always near and gives peace.

  • Each line in the VBS materials is carefully checked and crafted to be consistent with Catholic teaching, and Totally Catholic Crave VBS has an Imprimatur, so you can be confident that it faithfully presents the Catholic view of Sacred Scripture
  • Totally Catholic Crave VBS uses the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition for all Scripture references and features Catholic prayers, doctrine, and concepts that are inspiring and engaging for kids of all ages. The Bible Verse posters in the Totally Catholic version of Crave, and the videos used in Sticky Scripture, use the NRSV for Scripture quotes.
  • The Bible Book, used in the Sticky Scripture station, includes notes for kids about our Catholic understanding of the Scripture passages and the Gospel as a whole.
  • Catholic Scripture Background is based on Catholic understanding of Scripture. The Scripture story for each day is carefully and thoughtfully connected to our Catholic Tradition.
  • Catholic ID highlights the beliefs and practices of the Church to promote Catholic identity and help kids connect faith and life. This year we are exploring Vocation, Gaudete Sunday, Prayers of Petition, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and Our Lady Queen of Peace. The Catholic ID for each day connects with that day’s Bible Point, key verse, and Scripture story. Look for the Catholic ID videos on the Digital Download Center and at vbs.osv.com/tools.
  • Saints of the Day are chosen to connect with each day’s Bible Point. These are integrated into multiple stations, including Taste & See Treats and Sweet Bible Adventures.
  • Saint Passports are distributed to children during snack. They are a unique and inspiring tool for children and adults to learn about ordinary people who did extraordinary things.
  • Saint of the Day videos for St. Edith Stein, St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, St. Elizabeth of Hungary, St. Paul, and St. Pope Paul VI are available on the Digital Download Center and at vbs.osv.com/tools.
  • Closing Celebration Options include a Eucharistic liturgy and prayer service for an extra special Catholic closing on Day 5 of TOTALLY CATHOLIC VBS. Look for these options on the Digital Download Center and our Totally Catholic Crave VBS website: vbs.osv.com/tools.

Daily Scripture & Tradition Content

God’s Word Is Layered In

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.

Select a day below to see that day’s content from Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

1
Russ the Potato

Bible Point:

Jesus gives purpose. (Thank you, Jesus!)

Bible Buddy:

Russ the Potato

Key Bible Verse:

“Follow me.” (Luke 5:27)

Bible Story:

Jesus chooses his first followers. (Luke 5:1-11)

Catholic ID:

Vocation

Saint of the Day:

St. Edith Stein

2
CeeCee the Orange

Bible Point:

Jesus gives joy. (Thank you, Jesus!)

Bible Buddy:

CeeCee the Orange

Key Bible Verse:

“I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.” (Luke 2:10)

Bible Story:

Jesus heals a man who couldn’t walk. (Luke 5:17-26)

Catholic ID:

Gaudete Sunday

Saint of the Day:

Saint of the Day: St. Pier Giorgio Frassati

3
Maple the Waffle

Bible Point:

 Jesus knows what we need. (Thank you, Jesus!)

Bible Buddy:

Maple the Waffle

Key Bible Verse:

“...seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.” (Luke 12:31)

Bible Story:

Jesus feeds a crowd. (Luke 9:10-17)

Catholic ID:

Prayers of Petition

Saint of the Day:

St. Elizabeth of Hungary

4
Dash the Dragon Fruit

Bible Point:

Jesus gives forgiveness. (Thank you, Jesus!)

Bible Buddy:

Dash the Dragon Fruit

Key Bible Verse:

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34)

Bible Story:

Jesus dies and is risen again. (Luke 22:7–24:12)

Catholic ID:

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saint of the Day:

St. Paul

5
Pittman the Avacado

Bible Point:

Jesus gives peace. (Thank you, Jesus!)

Bible Buddy:

Pittman the Avocado

Key Bible Verse:

“Peace be with you.” (Luke 24:36)

Bible Story:

Jesus appears to his friends. (Luke 24:13-43)

Catholic ID:

Our Lady, Queen of Peace

Saint of the Day:

St. Pope Paul VI

Decorating

A Feast for the Eyes—and the Imagination

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.

Music

Mix Up Some Fresh Beats With Crave VBS Music

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.

Can’t Get Enough (Theme Song)

Everybody Ought To Know

Live on Purpose

Joy, Joy, Joy

I Need You Every Hour

The Goodness of Jesus

You Forgive Me

Good in Every Way

In Christ Alone