Summer 2011 Vacation Bible Schools in Fairfax, Virginia

Vacation Bible Schools (VBS) are a great opportunity for children to play, create crafts, sing, act in skits, and grow spiritually. They are typically held three hours a day and last for one week at a time, and the cost is usually less than $40 per child and sometimes as low as $20.

Here is a list of Vacation Bible Schools being offered this summer in Fairfax, Virginia. VBS are arranged in order of date, from earliest to latest.

FAIRFAX UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
10300 Stratford Avenue, Fairfax, 22030
Dates: July 11-15
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $20 per child / $40 max per family
Ages: toddlers - Rising 5^th grade
Website: Fairfax UMC VBS

PENDER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
SonSurf Beach Bash
12401 Alder Woods Drive, Fairfax, 22033
Dates: July 11-15
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $20 per child / $40 max per family
Ages: potty-trained 3 year olds - 6^th grade
Website: Pender UMC VBS

BURKE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Playing with Parables
5690 Oak Leather Drive ~ Burke, VA
Dates: July 11-15
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $20 per child / $40 max per family
Ages: 4 years through rising 6^th grade
Website: Burke Presbyterian VBS

CHURCH OF THE APOSTLES
Backstage with the Bible
3500 Pickett Road, Fairfax, 22031
Dates: July 18-22 AND July 25-29 (two sessions from which to choose)
Time: 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Cost: $30 per child.
Ages: potty-trained 3 year olds - 9 years
Website: Church of the Apostles VBS

ST. STEPHEN'S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Shake-it-Up Cafe!
9203 Braddock Road ~ Burke, VA
Dates: July 18-22
Time: 1 PM - 4 PM
Cost: Unknown at time of publication
Ages: 4 years '" 6^th grade
Website: St. Stephen's UMC VBS

PROVIDENCE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Shake It Up Cafe
9019 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, 22031
Dates: July 25-29
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: $30 per child / $70 max per family
Ages: 4 years old - 6^th grade
Website: Providence Presbyterian VBS


CHRIST EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
3810 Meredith Drive, Fairfax, 22030
Dates: August 1- 5
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (pack lunch)
Cost: $90 per child
Ages: Rising 1^st - 6^th graders
Website: Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church VBS

LORD OF LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH
SonSurf Beach
5114 Twinbrook Road ~ Fairfax, VA
Dates: August 1- 5
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Cost: $35 per child / $85 max per family if you register before June 30^th
$45 per child / $120 max per family if you register after June 30th
Ages: potty-trained 3 year olds - 4^th grade
Website: Lord of Life VBS

FAIRFAX BAPTIST CHURCH
Pandamania: Where God Is Wild About You
10830 Main Street ~ Fairfax, VA
Dates: August 1-5
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cost: See website
Ages: Kindergarten - 6^th Grade
Website: Fairfax Baptist VBS

If your church is located in Fairfax, VA or in nearby Burke, VA and is offering a Vacatio Bible School (VBS), but it isn't on this list, please leave a comment.

For more family-friendly ways to spend your lazy vacation hours, check out Fairfax County's three great lake parks. Or take a look at the local beaches within a two-hour drive of Fairfax.