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kids summer camps & programs


We're so excited to have fun with your family this summer at Village Church! Programs include Creations By Kids Camps, Kids Day Out, Music & Drama Camp, Heartland's Traveling Day Camp and Family Vacation Bible School (VBS).

Registration

register for mission campus programs
register for Traveling Day Camp at the Antioch Campus
Medical Form: After you complete your registration, you will be linked to a PDF health form that must be completed for each child registered for a Village summer program. Please complete the form and either return to us via email or bring a copy to the church. If you have questions or need help, please contact Kate at kate.ruecker@villagepres.org or ​913-671-2350.
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kids day out

9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, June 8-29
​Mission Campus
Ages 2-5


Amy Turpin
amy.turpin@villagepres.org
913-671-2352
Come have a KDO adventure! Join us and find out what fun awaits you and your friends this summer at KDO. Children will enjoy a wide variety of arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and outdoor fun activities, all while making new friends. Cost for Kids Day Out is $135.
register now

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vacation bible school (vbs)

mission campus

6-7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, June 8, 15, & 22
​Mission Campus

All ages (the whole family!)


Kate Ruecker
kate.ruecker@villagepres.org
913-671-2350
Village Church Mission Campus is featuring an intergenerational VBS this summer designed for the entire family—parents, grandparents, “little kids" and “big kids” alike! We'll have music, learning, games, fun and food for the whole family. Dinner will be provided for all.

VBS will be three consecutive Wednesday evenings this summer: June 8, 15 and 22. Our rain date in case of inclement weather will be Wednesday, June 29. Programming will be held in the south parking lot, lawn, and playground area at Mission Campus.

Program fee is $15 per person with a maximum of $60 per family (includes dinner).
register now

antioch campus

9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Daily, June 20-24
Antioch Campus

Completed grades K-6

Lisa Harrison
lisa.harrison@villagepres.org
913-681-8180
We’re excited to offer the Heartland Presbyterian Camp’s Traveling Day Camp once again to our members and neighbors. Programming will be held at the Village Church Antioch Campus. Campers will bring their own lunch. We will have more information about camp fees available in March.

This year's VBS is a unique blend of outdoor activities, such as water games and archery, along with daily Bible stories, crafts, and skits. Each day’s activities will focus on a Bible hero, from Samuel, Peter and Cornelius to Miriam, Lois and Eunice.

There will be volunteer opportunities for parents and high school students. Contact Lisa if you’d like to volunteer for one or more days.
register now

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music & drama camp

Daily, June 26-30
Mission Campus
Completed grades K-5


Jenny Hull
jenny.hull@villagepres.org
​​913-671-2319
This year we are telling the story of Noah and the great flood—a rainbow of hope, promise and lots of animals thrown in for good measure. After a fun-filled week of singing, acting, arts and crafts, we will conclude on Thursday evening with dinner and a performance.

The camp fee is $90 per child. This fee includes snacks each day and a camp t-shirt, which will be worn as a costume for the final Thursday night performance.

Before registration, please make sure that your child will be able to participate in the final performance. There are no auditions to participate in the performance and no solo singing or speaking is required. Those interested in solo roles will be able to try out at registration on Sunday.

Due to the holiday weekend, this year's camp will vary from our traditional schedule. More information will be sent out to registered families in May.

Sunday, June 26: Registration/casting auditions by time slots (TBD)
Monday, June 27: Rehearsal 1-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 28: Rehearsal 1-4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 29: Rehearsal 1-4:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 30: Rehearsal 1-4:30 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., performance at 7 p.m.
register now

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Creations by kids

Session dates & times listed below
Mission Campus​
​Age 4-completed grade 1


Debbie Smith
debbie.smith@villagepres.org
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​913-522-8130
Creations by Kids offers summer enrichment as well as creative play for children ages 4 and 5 and those who have just completed grades K-1.

Four week-long sessions run from June 6-July 1. Camps are Monday through Friday unless otherwise noted and cost $90. The 4-day camps held in weeks 1, 2 and 4 meet Monday through Thursday and cost $73 as noted in the class listings. The week of June 21-24 Village Church is closed on Monday. This week’s camps will meet Tuesday through Friday and are $73.

Morning sessions are 3 hours in length, with staggered drop off and pick up times. See below for class times.

Creations by Kids summer staff is excited to spend time with your child. The summer will be packed with fun, creative and enriching learning!
register now

Week 1: june 6-10

1A: Book a Day!
Ages 4 & 5
8:30-11:30 a.m.

Monday-Friday: $90
​Cathy Gardner & Ann Huxtable
​Each day we will chose a book to read, with activities revolving around that book. Using the book’s theme, we will create art, sing songs, and play games. Campers will be decorating a book bag to take home the last day.

1B: Gardens Galore
Completed grades K & 1
9 a.m.-noon
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Monday-Friday: $90
​Mary van Thullenar
Campers will explore plants and flowers in pollinator, herb and rain gardens while learning about the insects that they benefit. We will build bug hotels and create garden art. One day we will focus on birds and make feeders, bird houses and bird baths. Wear your sunscreen and get ready to dig in the dirt.

Week 2: june 13-17

2A: Animal Action
Ages 4 & 5
8:30-11:30 a.m.

Monday-Friday: $90​
​Cathy Gardner
Campers will focus on a different animal group each day: farm animals, ocean animals, zoo animals and pets. We will do movement activities like Animal Action by Greg and Steve. Children will create animal art activities, like making a favorite animal mask to take home.

2AA: Science Wonders
Ages 4 & 5
8:45-11:45 a.m.

Monday-Thursday: $73
Anne & Amy Huxtable
We’ll do some fun, interactive experiments using materials found around the house. We will make predictions and see results. Messy activities are planned so come dressed ready to experiment and create. Each child will receive a booklet of experiments to bring home on the last day of camp.

2B: Build It
Completed grades K & 1
9 a.m.-noon

Monday-Friday: $90
Mary van Thullenar
Campers will use different building materials to create structures and our own Block City. Children will construct sound LEGO structures using bases, corners and roofs. We will be creative beyond the instructions. Come Build It with us!

Week 3: june 21-24

Village Church will be closed on Monday, June 20. This week will be 4-day camps meeting Tuesday-Friday ($73).
3A: Kids in the Garden
Ages 4 & 5
8:30-11:30 a.m.

Tuesday-Friday: $73​
Debbie Spurlin & Megan Evans
Dig in the dirt, plant and have snacks from the garden. Students incorporate science, math, literacy and art into this nature camp. You’ll dig it!

3AA: Wiggle and Jiggle into Kindergarten
Ages 4 & 5
8:45-11:45 a.m.

Tuesday-Friday: $73
Cathy Gardner & Anne Huxtable
Campers will wiggle and jiggle as they work on skills needed for a great start to Kindergarten. Join us as we learn through play, stories and songs. Our alphabet sounds song is so catchy you will be singing it at home.

3B: Creations by Kids
Completed grades K & 1
9 a.m.-noon

Tuesday-Friday: $73
Mary van Thullenar
Explore your creative spirit with paint, clay, glue and more. Our focus is on the process of art where the actual experience is more important than the finished product. One day the children will create with recycled materials creating treasures from trash. Artists will host a “Gallery Showing” on Friday.

Week 4: june 27-july 1

4A: Camping We Will Go!
Ages 4 & 5
8:30-11:30 a.m.

Monday-Friday: $90​
Debbie Spurlin & Megan Evans
Campers will experience nature right here at Village Church. Using our imaginations, we will go on a rock hunt, learn about bugs and read nature books in a tent. S’mores are always a favorite camping treat.

4AA: Awesome Artist
Ages 4 & 5
8:45-11:45 a.m.

Monday-Thursday: $73
Anne & Amy Huxtable
Come be creative with us! We’ll have various art materials to use while enjoying the process of making our own art. Campers will make a t-shirt to wear on the last day of camp. Let’s create some masterpieces together.

4B: I Spy
Completed grades K & 1
9 a.m.-noon

Monday-Friday: $90
Mary van Thullenar & Cathy Gardner
Secret Agents will solve mysteries using hands on activities. Children will sharpen their observation skills through games, brain twisters and scavenger hunts. Your assignment, if you chose to join us, is to think about your Secret Agent name. We are on the case.

meet this year's creations by kids teachers

Cathy Gardner is excited to be back at Village for summer camp this year. Cathy currently teaches early childhood special ed for the Blue Valley school district, prior to that, she taught preschool at Village! Cathy loves preschoolers, and can’t wait for all the fun we have planned this summer.

Anne Huxtable has her Early Childhood/Elementary Education degree and has taught at Village for six years, after 24 years at Shawnee Presbyterian. She loves her family time, cheering on Sporting KC, creating art, and reading to preschoolers. Anne is excited to teach camp with her daughter Amy again this summer.

Amy Huxtable is an Art Therapist at the KU Health System (Marillac Campus) and a freelance graphic designer. She has nine years of experience working with children and adolescents in a variety of educational, recreational, and therapeutic settings. She has taught several years at Village with her mom during the summer camps.

​Megan Evans is a graduate of the University of Tulsa with a degree in Elementary Education. She currently teaches 4th grade in the Spring Hill school district and is an alumni of Village Preschool. She has worked for several years at the Village Summer Camps, usually with her mom, Debbie Spurlin. Megan has two boys, almost 4 and almost 2, and really appreciates the chance to work with younger children at camp now that she is experiencing life with her own.

Debbie Spurlin has taught at Village Preschool for 30 years prior to retiring in 2018 to take care of her grandsons. She has been with the summer camp program since its inception in 2004 and looks forward each year to the interaction with the kids and their families. Debbie has a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education from Iowa State University. She is looking forward to teaching with her daughter.

Mary van Thullenar, Village Preschool’s ‘Movement with Mary’ teacher, will be a camp leader for her ninth summer. She enjoys teaching children how to move and be healthy. Mary is a 1992 KSU Graduate in Elementary Education. She feels blessed to have found Village Preschool as a parent of her two children, then became a preschool teacher, after a year off she is now Village’s Movement and Music teacher.

Debbie Smith is the director of Creations by Kids Summer Camp. She has a BS in Art from Baker University. “I have been blessed to work with Village Preschool for 30 years and the summer camps for 18 years. My passion is helping children nurture their creative spirit. It has been a gift to experience the wonders of God’s world through the eyes of children.” Happy creating!

Registration

register for mission campus programs
register for Traveling Day Camp at the antioch campus
Medical Form: After you complete your registration, you will be linked to a PDF health form that must be completed for each child registered for a Village summer program.  Please complete the form and either return to us via email or bring a copy to the church. If you have questions or need help, please contact Kate at kate.ruecker@villagepres.org or ​913-671-2350.
Click here to view our summer program booklet!
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summer program leaders

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Brooke Brundige
VBS Mission Campus

brooke.brundige@villagepres.org​
913-671-2355

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Kate Ruecker
VBS Mission Campus
​kate.ruecker@villagepres.org
913-671-2350
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Kenyon Vrooman
VBS Mission Campus

kenyon.vrooman@villagepres.org​
913-671-2332
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Lisa Harrison
​​​VBS Antioch Campus
lisa.harrison@villagepres.org
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913-681-8180
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Amy Turpin
​​​Kids Day Out
amy.turpin@villagepres.org
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913-671-2352
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Sandra Stephens
​​​​Kids Day Out
sandra.stephens@villagepres.org
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​913-671-2352
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Jenny Hull
Music & Drama Camp
jenny.hull@villagepres.org
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913-671-2319
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Debbie Smith
Creations by Kids
debbie.smith@villagepres.org
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913-522-8130

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