Godly Play Scotland has been making Desert Bags for over 13 years. Our
first desert bag is still being used to tell the stories of the People
of God.
Over the years the design has altered slightly, to bring the size of desert
bags in line with desert boxes.
The fabric is always desert coloured, strong and flexible. The colours
and patterns change from time to time, depending on what is available.
We always try to get plain fabric, but, sometimes, it just isn't available.
The cord is strong cotton and the knot is always in the same place - so
even if you pick up one of our desert bags in a different Godly Play room
you know which way round it goes.
The fabric is washed and tumble dried as part of the process - it makes
the fabric tighter. We always check new fabric to make sure that we aren't
making giant sieves. And we use these bags ourselves - they are in the
Godly Play Scotland rooms, in the Trainers travelling sets and in our lending
resources.
Desert Bags are made in a smoke free environment. It is not pet free -
there is a small dog, but he doesn't help make the bags.