Cool Decorating Ideas
Host the best Cool Kingdom Party VBS in all the land!
Your church hall, school gymnasium, classrooms or church basement can be transformed into a royal theme party. Set the tone to transport your guests back in time to a place known through tales of knights, kings and queens. This royal theme brings enjoyment to all ages, as kids will relish in the valor and chivalry of ancient times. You can refer to the main assembly area as The Cool Kingdom Castle, the games area as the Royal Courtyard, the snack area as The Feasting Hall, the music station as the Music Hall, the craft area as the Royal Art Gallery, and the faith room as the Prayer Room.
Examples of a Prayer Room and Feasting Hall (Faith Station and Snack Station)
As you commence the preparation of transforming your humble abode into a royal castle or a renaissance banquet hall, your first consideration will be the colors that you plan on incorporating. Some great choices for your Cool Kingdom Party are any combination of blue (for Mary), purple (for royalty), gold, white and silver.
- Build a Cool Kingdom Castle! Castle walls can be built using cardboard boxes or styrofoam and painted gray.
- “Metal bars” made of duct tape or streamers could be used to make a portcullis. These were a type of gate used in fort or castle walls that could be raised and lowered to allow or block passage.
- Create a draw bridge at the entrance of your main assembly using cardboard or plywood. Attach paper or plastic chains to the cardboard and door frame area, in an open draw bridge fashion.
- Decorate the entrance and walkway with paper torches, flags and banners and place a few throughout the rooms.
- Make a royal throne for Mary, the guest of honor, by attaching a tall piece of wood and a cushion to a chair. Cover the chair with blue or red fabric.
- Decorate it with gold ribbon, a large crown, the letter M, jewels, sequins, etc.
- Make a large treasure box using a cardboard box or chest and place a treasure inside: a Bible. Put a note on the Bible: “True treasure is found in the Word of God.”
- Place stacks of old books throughout the room.
- Decorate some tables with large candelabras, tapered candles, plastic votives, and gold coins.
- Hang toy swords and shields on the walls.
- Design a coat of arms incorporating a cross, heart, or the letter M for Mary.
- Hang banners and tapestries on the walls. For easy to make banners, cut large pieces of fabric the length of a wall. Cut the bottom into a “V” shape and fold over the top to create a casing and sew or glue in place. The opening should be sufficient to accommodate a curtain rod or wooden dowel. Thread your banner onto the rod and hang them on your wall.
