These are pictures from Phase One of the project as we completed the Preschool area first and will come back to finish the 4's and 5's and elementary spaces next. It's been wonderful to hear all the positive feedback and "wow" comments from the parents and kids. What an awesome statement to their church and community about their mission to reach kids!
One of our most fun play projects to date, these are a few pictures of a modular play unit installation (with the surrounding space still being finished).
This was a project we did a few months ago with an absolutely wonderful group of pastors who opened a new Christian Daycare Center, Kids Xpression. These photos show how even one large room or hallway can transform a space and set the tone for the entire facility.
A huge "thank you" goes out to the pastors and staff at Shoreline - what an awesome project and ministry. Their new children's ministry building is fantastic and one of a kind! We'd like to specifically mention Pastor Rob, D.R. Dickey and Ken King for casting the vision and allowing us to use our creativity. Thank you to so many others who encouraged, supported and ministered to our artists over the past three weeks!
Today was the Grand Opening and I joked with Pastor Rob that the new building was already at capacity! Awesome!
Thought I'd post a few really unique items we have done over the past few years that might spark some new ideas.
First Baptist Grapevine. If you can't tell, this is the front of an old sanctuary. We transformed a 40+ year old sanctuary into a mini-family entertainment center for kids. So we needed to dress up the front of the church, hide the baptismal, choir loft, wood paneling, etc.
First Baptist Athens. This is an exterior portico facing the busiest street in town and serves as a huge draw and statement that "we want your kids to come to church!". We wrapped the columns with tree trunks and extended the foliage onto the sides. We made the windows a bit "wonky" to add the whimsical nature of their theme. Inside this newly created space is an arcade for the kids.
Geyer Springs Baptist Church. We created this 50's themed diner that hosts all kinds of activities for the children's ministry. It complements an automotive theme seen throughout the building with cars, drive in movie theater themed worship room, garage themed game room and more.
This project is a wonderful model for transforming existing "outdated" spaces into a creative, appealing kid's space. We used 2D airbrushing and 2D relief appliques to turn white cinder block walls into an original, fully themed space complete with a preschool play room. It's already been a huge blessing for the church and a launching pad for things to come!