Get ready for Wildwood Forest, an exciting and mysterious place of discovery.
Young adventurers will journey through a world filled with secret caves, special hideaways, and surprises around every bend as they discover that God's character and love go beyond their imagination—and can be revealed in exciting, unexpected ways.
Through stories, dramas, songs, games, Bible memory, science experiments, crafts, and even snacks, kids will learn more about our Creator and what it means to be a follower of Christ.
Experience a Volunteer-Friendly
Rotational Model
 Wildwood Forest VBS is built on a rotational model, meaning that kids will rotate in groups to every activity each day. This provides them with a variety of learning opportunities designed to reach kids of different ages and learning styles. And volunteers love being able to
focus on one area of ministry that matches their passion and skills. Learn more »
Reach All Kids and Families at Their Level
Every child (and teen and adult) has a special place in the forest, regardless of age.
- Kids in fourth and fifth grades can enjoy a more adventurous journey through Wildwood Forest: Backcountry Trek.
- Preschoolers will join BOZ: The Green Bear Next Door™ on their adventure through the tamer areas of the forest in Wildwood Forest: BOZ's Great Adventure.
- Churches can also purchase special programs for teens or adults.
Learn more about VBS Age Level Alternatives (see below)
Send the Message Home with
Unforgettable Songs
 Kids won't be able to get songs from the Wildwood Forest soundtrack out of their heads (and neither will you!). This will help ensure that the lessons they learn about God stick with them throughout the week and beyond. Send a CD home with each child to extend the impact of VBS into the home through the year.
Stand Tall with the Mission Project
& Impact the World
Through this year's David C. Cook mission project, groups of VBS adventurers around the country will give to provide The Life of Christ Picture Bibles and a renovated youth center for children in Ukraine.
Learn more
Wildwood Forest Vacation Bible School includes content and options that can help your church reach kids, teens and adults o fall ages at their level of understanding.
Developed for children between three and five years old, Wildwood Forest: BOZ’s Great Adventure offers a fun, safe place in Wildwood Forest for little ones to discover the wild side of God. Here little ones are guided through the forest by BOZ, the Green Bear Next Door™ (from the beloved animated DVD series by Exclaim Entertainment).
 As a bonus preschool component to Wildwood Forest, your preschoolers join BOZ on an adventure designed just for them—with activities and lessons geared to their spiritual and developmental growth level. Children can begin the day with a short BOZ video clip from the BOZ’s Great Adventure DVD found on the inside cover of the leader's guide. Then throughout the day, children will discover the heart of God right along with BOZ and his friends.
Wildwood Forest takes elementary-aged children on an exciting journey through a wild, overgrown forest. Here, they’ll discover the untamed nature of God firsthand. Primarily designed for children in kindergarten through third grade, but flexible enough to appeal to fourth and fifth graders too.
Crafts, games, and Bible memory activities offer enough options to meet the needs of any elementary Adventurer. Leaders for each Discovery Site receive their own step-by-step guide provided in the Starter Kit.
Because children in fourth and fifth grades are often ready for a greater challenge, Wildwood Forest: Backcountry Trek was created just for them. It offers greater spiritual depth, more extreme games, more challenging crafts, and a youth-group style atmosphere they’ll love. An easy-to-use guide can be found in the Starter Kit.
Teenagers, and even middle-schoolers, also have their own place in Wildwood Forest through Wildwood Forest: Beyond the Boundaries. Here, they’re on an extreme quest through the forest to discover that God’s good and holy character exceeds our grandest expectations.
A downloadable, online guide offers a program complete with games, activities, and intense Bible discussions. The program addresses the challenges and issues teens face every day.
The Youth Guide is a download-only product that can be purchased separately.
Adults can explore Wildwood Forest through a downloadable devotional Bible study. This program reaches out to nonbelievers while offering significant discipleship and spiritual challenge for longtime followers of Christ. It provides opportunities to build community and to discover the awe and wonder of God. The Adult Wildwood Forest guide is a download-only product that can be purchased separately |