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We're getting ready for What's Cookin'? VBS 2026, and the recipe is coming together! But every great meal needs ingredients, and we'd love your help stocking our VBS pantry.

This year's VBS is packed with hands-on activities, creative projects, tasty treats, and memorable moments as kids discover the gifts God has given them. To make it all happen, we're looking for some extra ingredients, supplies, and helping hands from our Hillside family.

Whether you can donate a bag of marshmallows, a package of construction paper, volunteer snacks, or even help us create aprons or volunteer appreciation gifts, every contribution helps. No donation is too small—sometimes it's the little ingredients that make the biggest difference.

If you'd like to help, take a look through the list below and see if there's something you'd be willing to add to the recipe. Together, we can cook up an incredible week for our kids!

Food & Activity Supplies

  • Canned whipped cream
  • Mini chocolate chips
  • Graham crackers or vanilla wafers
  • Nutella (4 jars)
  • Teddy Grahams
  • Fruit by the Foot
  • Mini marshmallows
  • Tortillas
  • Peanut butter (2 jars)
  • Marble cheese blocks
  • Pasta (penne, bow ties, or macaroni)
  • Rice Krispies Treats (large pre-made sheets)
  • Plain rice cakes
  • Assorted candies (Sour Straps, Kit Kats, Smarties, Life Savers, jelly beans, Tootsie Rolls, licorice, small cookies)
  • Food colouring

Craft & Project Supplies

  • Sandwich-sized zip-top bags
  • Plastic knives
  • Long wooden skewers
  • Brown or blonde yarn
  • White tissue paper (sparkly if possible)
  • Construction paper
  • 28 empty pop cans

Special Projects

  • One round table to borrow for the week
  • Someone willing to make approximately 60 aprons for the children to take home
  • Someone willing to make white homemade playdough for approximately 60 children (supplies can be provided)
  • Snacks for our VBS volunteers throughout the week
  • Someone willing to create small thank-you gifts for our volunteer team

Thank you for helping us stir, mix, bake, and build an unforgettable week. We can't wait to see what God cooks up through our Hillside family this summer!