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Trek into an unforgettable Alaskan adventure! Whether you order the Ultimate Starter Kit or elevate to the Ultimate Starter Kit + Digital, you will receive all the essentials you need to start your planning journey. Order the Ultimate Starter Kit + Digital to unlock downloadable digital leader guides, media, and resources!
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True North Ultimate Starter Kit + Digital
$309.99
Jesus is our true north! Provide kids with a rock-solid foundation by pointing them to Jesus, their steadfast and unshakeable friend forever!
Take kids on the ultimate Alaskan adventure where the northern lights shine over majestic mountains, racing rivers, and sparkling glaciers. As they trek the tundra, they’ll discover how easy it is to lose sight of what's true in our wild world today. Guiding them towards Jesus, True North VBS reveals that He is a faithful friend we can always trust. He's our True North!
Kids will foster a deeper connection with our faithful friend, Jesus, while discovering the great Alaskan frontier. As kids trek through the tundra of Alaska and experience what it means to trust in Jesus, prepare for amazing faith connections to unfold!
Explore God's Word with Sticky Scripture™
True North VBS by Group VBS 2025 has a thrilling new station captivates kids like never before, moving God's Word from their heads to their hearts!
Wild Bible Adventures
This epic station is mountains of fun, bringing Bible stories to life with actions and emotions. By engaging all five senses, True North VBS by Group VBS 2025 takes faith to a deeper level!
Imagination Station
In this dynamic experiential station, Crews and their Leaders use a Crew Teaching Kit to explore firsthand a wilderness of scientific wonders at True North VBS by Group VBS 2025!
What to Expect at True North VBS
Get ready to trek through the book of Matthew!
Why Directors Love It
Easy planning and innovative experiences you and your kids will LOVE!
During True North by Group VBS 2025, children journey through the Book of Matthew to discover how Jesus is their guiding light, offering unwavering faithfulness throughout life's challenges. Each day focuses on a different Bible story, reinforcing the message that Jesus is always present and dependable in every situation.
The Bible Memory Buddies are a kid-friendly, collectible keepsake. Kids receive a new Buddy figurine from their Crew Leader in a meaningful experience each day in Sticky Scripture. The Bible Memory Buddies are a kid-favorite, collectible keepsake! Kids receive a new Buddy figurine from their Crew Leader in a meaningful experience each day in Sticky Scripture!
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Full-color fabric wristbands remind kids to Watch for God!
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A must-have, key take-home item, the full-color Gospel of Matthew Bible Book is an excerpt from the kid-friendly Hands-On Bible. It is a kid-size bite of the Bible that every child gets to take home with them. Used to engage kids with the daily verse in the Sticky Scripture station, kids learn to find, read, remember, and apply the daily Scripture to their lives. It is also a valuable take-home piece to engage families.
All-new for 2025: Bible Buddy Sticky Tabs! These fun Buddy-themed stickies are a perfect addition to Sticky Scripture. Kids can use them to mark verses in their Gospel of Matthew Bible Books, and with 125 total stickies per pad, each kid will have plenty to use in their Bible at home too! Plus, they're really affordable at less than a dollar per kid.
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Sing & Play Peak
Start the day with high-energy music, and meet a new Bible Memory Buddy each day.
Wild Bible Adventures
Kids trek through powerful Bible stories that demonstrate how Jesus is their unmovable, unshakable friend forever!
Imagination Station
Imagination Station is the sciency spot for creativity, discovery, and surprising faith connections!
Glacier Games
Glacier Games combines wild fun with meaningful learning about each day's Bible Point!
Tundra Treats
Tundra Treats provides kid-approved snacks everyone will want to get their paws on.
Sticky Scripture™
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!
Compass Closing
Wrap up the day with cool science experiments, drama, and music that all tie to the daily Bible Point.
With worship, praise, energy, and fun in every song, True North VBS music will be a hit with kids and parents alike. The music is so catchy that kids won't even realize they're learning important Bible truths with every note they sing.
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We hear it every year: Kids love Imagination Station! Here, kids learn important Bible truths through fun science demonstrations. Every day, kids look forward to doing (not just watching) hands-on experiments that tie in to God's magnificent creation...and the daily Bible point.
Each Crew Pack is designed to supply one Crew (five kids and one Crew Leader) with what they'll need for a single day’s experiences.
Packs are designed to be economical and low-waste. More importantly, the packs fuel relationship-building and jaw-dropping Bible discoveries that stick with kids long after VBS.
Shop Imagination StationDay 1
Build A Real, Working Compass!
Crews learn about "magnetic north," then craft a compass using the True North Compass Kit. They'll discover what it means to trust Jesus — He always points us in the right direction.
Day 2
Create Instant "Snow" and Tiny "Ice Crystals"!
Crews create powdery snow and delicate crystals with the Let It Snow Kit. Kids will learn about snow formation, connecting God's cool creations with the way we are each uniquely made...but never alone!
Day 3
Watch Bent Wires Spring Back Into Shape!
Kids will marvel at the power of the Mighty Wires, creating a memorable hands-on connection to the Bible Point about standing strong in Jesus.
Day 4
Glowing Hands and Colorful Water Bottle Displays!
Kids participate in creating their own glowing northern lights displays with the Glow Show Kit, combining science and wonder to bring the Bible lesson to life.
Day 5
Each Kid Gets To Take Home A Color-Changing Pencil!
After learning about God's grand glaciers, kids will be amazed by Polar Pencils that change color — cool take-home reminders of Jesus' helping hands!
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! Read more on our blog...
Our top picks for equipping young hearts with God's Word!
NLT Hands On Bible
Why KidMin leaders love it:
Experience-based learning communicates God's word in an active, understandable way (softcover).
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NLT Hands On Bible
Why KidMin leaders love it:
Experience-based learning communicates God's word in an active, understandable way (hardcover).
as low as $25.99 with bulk pricing
NLT My First Hands On Bible
Why KidMin leaders love it:
Age-appropriate activities engage young readers with God's word.
as low as $16.99 with bulk pricing
Planning and pulling off your True North by Group VBS 2025 event is easy all these free extra resources!
The theme for True North VBS is an Alaskan frontier! Be ready to embark on the coolest critters, unique landscapes, and the jaw-dropping Northen Lights.
Kids will learn that Jesus is trust worthy in the midst of a chaotic world, by studying stories in the Book of Matthew.
Group Publishing is the publisher of True North VBS. Group VBS makes it easy for you to create your best VBS. All of Group's programs are field tested and designed with you in mind. They do the work so you don't have to! Group provides fun, engaging, hands-on Bible learning experiences that are easy to do and adaptable to your church size and budget. It's a win-win! All of Group Publishing applies R.E.A.L. learning to engage kids with Bible content in a way that sticks and is fun!
R.E.A.L. Learning is Relational, Experiential, Applicable, and Lifelong, and is the foundation of all activities at this VBS.
Imagination Station sparks imagination and wonder! Each day, kids experience cre-ativity, discovery, and surprising faith connections.
Sticky Scripture Station takes Bible memory from the head to the heart. Immerse kids in the daily Scripture so they will UNDERSTAND God's Word, APPLY it to their lives, and REMEMBER it for years to come.
True North VBS is non-denominational
New Living Translation (NLT)
True North VBS provides teaching materials for Preschool to Teen ages.
Yes, there is an all digital kit available in Spanish for True North VBS.
The mission project for True North VBS is, Operation Kid-to-Kid.
True North VBS is a 5-day VBS, but modifications to this schedule for shorter or longer VBS can be found in the Ultimate Director Go-To Guide.
True North VBS by Group Publishing guides kids on an adventurous journey through the rugged beauty of Alaska, where they learn that Jesus is the ultimate compass in life’s storms. This unique VBS experience combines thrilling Bible stories from the Book of Matthew with memorable interactions with Bible Adventure Buddies, helping kids understand and remember key lessons about love, truth, and miracles. The True North VBS Ultimater Starter Kit provides everything you need to bring this adventure to life, including leader guides, music, and more, making it easy to anchor children in the truth that Jesus is always there to lead them through any challenge.
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