True North VBS
Easy VBS 2025
True North VBS 2025 Ultimate Starter Kits
Finding your way in a world gone wild.
We have Jesus—our true north! Give kids a rock-solid foundation and point them to Jesus, their unmovable, unshakable friend forever!
VBS 2025 Starter Kit Options
Choose from the standard Ultimate Starter Kit or go even deeper with the amazing Ultimate Starter Kit + Digital. Each includes the essential gear you need to plan an amazing Alaskan adventure and the Ultimate Starter Kit + Digital includes access to downloadable digital leader guides, video, music and more!
Call 1-800-447-1070 to speak to one of our knowledgeable VBS consultants today. They can’t wait to point you in the right direction!
Starter kits begin shipping 1/9/2025. Preorder early to receive yours sooner!
Plus Digital Starter Kit
Only $309.99
$419.99 in Canada
Starter Kit + Digital Edition
Contents Include:
- Ultimate Director Go-To Guide®
- Decorating Places: True North Digital Download Access
- True North Clip Art & Resources CD
- True North Ultimate Director Go-To Training DVD
- VBS P.R.O. Instructions
- 13 Leader Manuals
- Preschool Director Manual
- Sing & Play Peak Music Leader Version 2-CD Set
- Sing & Play Peak Music DVD
- Sticky Scripture: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World DVD
- Set of 5 Bible Memory Buddies®
- True North Buddy Pack (tote bag)
- Imagination Station Sciency-Fun Gizmos Sample
- Watch for God Wristband
- Name Badge
- Iron-On Transfer
- Follow-Up Foto Frame™
Plus Digital Access to:
- All the elementary and preschool leader guides in PDF format
- All the True North songs in MP3 format (instrumentals too!)
- Complete song lyrics in PowerPoint slide format
- All the True North music videos in MP4 video format (and daily Buddy intros too!)
- Sticky Scripture videos in MP4 video format
- The complete collection of clip art in downloadable format
- Decorating Places videos in MP4 video format
- All the contents of the Ultimate Director Go-To Training DVD in MP4 video format
Standard Starter Kit
Only $289.99
$394.99 in Canada
Ultimate Starter Kit
Contents Include:
- Ultimate Director Go-To Guide®
- Decorating Places: True North Digital Download Access
- True North Clip Art & Resources CD
- True North Ultimate Director Go-To Training DVD
- VBS P.R.O. Instructions
- 13 Leader Manuals
- Preschool Director Manual
- Sing & Play Peak Music Leader Version 2-CD Set
- Sing & Play Peak Music DVD
- Sticky Scripture: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World DVD
- Set of 5 Bible Memory Buddies®
- True North Buddy Pack (tote bag)
- Imagination Station Sciency-Fun Gizmos Sample
- Watch for God Wristband
- Name Badge
- Iron-On Transfer
- Follow-Up Foto Frame™
Your True North VBS 2025 Ultimate Starter Kit Includes:
The Ultimate Director Go-To Guide contains everything you need 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 snap. Each manual includes an overview of the day’s Bible 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, and Imagination Station samples, are designed to help kids trust Jesus in a wild world. They'll be talking about trekking these trails long after VBS is over!
Overview
Point kids to Jesus, a faithful friend we can always trust.
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. Pointing them toward Jesus, True North VBS shows them that he is a faithful friend we can always trust. He’s our True North!
How It Works
A Day at True North
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.
Learn about each True North VBS station
An Unforgettable Station
Sticky Scripture™
Take Bible memory from the head to the heart…like never before!
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
What’s New for 2025
Exciting New Changes in Imagination Station!
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. Want all five days of fun? There’s more good news! We’ll have a discounted bundle that includes five days of experiments!
Daily Bible Content
Point Them to Jesus!
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.
Select a day below to see the Bible content
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Decorating
Create the ultimate Alaskan backdrop for your True North VBS!
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!
Music
The Music of True North VBS
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.