Rainforest Falls is packed with fun lessons and hands-on activities that keep kids moving and engaged at every station. It’s one of the many reasons we love Group’s curriculum so much! Still, we all know that VBS doesn’t always fit into a neat little box. What works perfectly for one church might need a little extra for another.
Sometimes you need bonus activities to fill a few extra minutes during snack or dinner. Maybe kids arrive early and need something to do. Or the pesky weather doesn’t cooperate and plans have to shift on the fly. Extra activities also come in handy for take-home fun or for Sundays after VBS wraps up. And since not every church is able to purchase the preschool activity materials, some of the free printables here may be a helpful option.
I’m just getting started adding resources now, but many more will be coming as we head into spring.
Each resource below is available to download as a PDF and/or image. In many cases, I’ve also included a Canva template link so you can easily tweak things to better fit your needs.
If you notice any issues with these resources or have ideas for other things that would be helpful, I’d love to hear your feedback.
- Bible Buddy Coloring Pages
- Daily Coloring Pages
- Bible Story Coloring Pages
- Dot Marker Pages
- Waterfall Word Find Pages
- Animal Fun Fact Coloring Pages
- Conversation Starter Cube
- Icebreaker Cootie Catcher
BIBLE BUDDY COLORING PAGES
If you are looking for some simple, Bible Buddy coloring pages, Group has some beautiful ones on their Tools page! You can download them here:
Even though Group makes them, every year I’m asked to make another option, specifically with preschoolers in mind. So, these are my “buddy” pages. There’s a page for each day that has the Bible Point and Bible Verse, along with a picture of the buddy animal. To honor Group’s copyright, I don’t post anything here that uses their clipart, so my copy has some cute substitute animals in it. However, if you are a Canva user, you can easily swap out my pictures for the buddies in your Clipart file/CD.
DAILY COLORING PAGES
Here are some more daily coloring pages! These have the Bible Point, verse, and Bible story picture on them.
BIBLE STORY COLORING PAGES
Need a little extra activity that reinforces the daily Bible story? You are welcome to download these coloring pages.
DOT MARKER PAGES
I love dot marker pages so much! Whether you use paint or stickers, they are such a fun way for the younger kiddos to decorate a page. Here’s one for each day of VBS. I’ve also included a couple options for title pages in case you want to put these together as a take-home booklet.
Need dot markers? They can be a little pricey, but the decent ones last awhile. I found this set on Amazon—pretty good reviews and less expensive than a lot of the others.
Nicecho Dot Markers, Washable Dot Markers for Kids Toddlers & Preschoolers, 24 Colors Bingo Paint Daubers Marker Kit with Free Activity Book
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Need an option that is even less messy? Cut off a strip of these 3/4″ circle labels and let the kids color their pictures with stickers and crayons. I love this pack with a huge variety of colors that are perfect for this year’s animals!
JANYUN 3920 Pcs 3/4″ Color Dot Stickers,Colored Coding Labels Circle Dots 14 Assorted Colors 0.75 Inch Colored Round Labels Stickers Dot with Zipper File Pocket for Office Classroom Student
Looking to keep it simpler with fewer colors? These are tried and true and stick well!
Misofuki 3000 PCS 3/4″ Round Color Coding Circle Dot Labels Includes Bright Yellow Green Red Pink Orange Blue(6 Rolls,500 Labels/Roll)
MAKE-A-FACE STICKERS
I’m amazed at how inexpensive these cute little sticker pages are. There are 6 each of 6 different reptiles. What a fun activity for toddlers or preschoolers!
36 PCS Make a face Sticker for Kids Toddlers, Make Your Own Reptile Animal Mix and Match Sticker with Snakes, Lizards, Frogs, Turtles, Kids Party Favor Craft Supplies
WATERFALL WORD FIND
Need an easy, no-brainer activity? These daily word searches are a fun way to sneak in some learning without much prep. Each one ties right back to the day’s Bible Point, Bible Verse, and Bible Story.
You can print them in full color or keep it super simple with black and white. Great for early arrivals, snack time, or those random extra minutes when you need something fast.
FUN FACT COLORING PAGES
I have found that the kiddos connect way better with all the animals in our themes than they do with the lovely flowers, vines, etc. Here are some fun fact coloring pages that can be used as filler…or just to emphasize our amazing God’s creativity in his Creation. There are posters with these same fun facts on the decorating page (or kiddos can color these to use as posters too!).
CONVERSATION STARTER CUBE
Snack time?
Arrival time?
Rainy day?
This versatile cube is a great way to get kiddos talking. Put one in each crew bag or on the tables during snack.
OR…Enlarge each square and tape it to the side of a cube-shaped box for even more fun tossing it around a room!
ICEBREAKER COOTIE CATCHER!
Did you ever make a Cootie Catcher when you were a kid? My daughter loves them!
This is another fun filler activity that gives kids the option of doing something active or answering a VBS-themed question. The Canva Link below will allow you to change it up as needed. Directions are included (as well as a YouTube link for video instructions).
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