Hi I have a quick question on the VBS registration form, do you have a verbiage of inviting parents to participate and help in VBS, and the areas parents could help on? I remember we mentioned it in one of the cohort discussion. Thanks a lot if you could provide an example!

What theme or curriculum are you using this year? And if you chose "other" - let us know what in the comments!

Here is last year's volunteer handbook. I am still working on this years. ALL Volunteers receive this at training, and we pretty much go through page by page. For crew leaders we do add a roster page on the back cover for them to keep track of who is there each day.

Let's get ready for VBS 2026! Woop woop! First, what type of VBS are you hosting?

I made a couple comments during the zoom but thought I should mention one more thing that might be helpful. Have one door in and designate one as the exit door. Another way to help ensure that everyone exits out one door.. have tables that lead to your exit with all the kids' crafts and take-home items. We have volunteers that are craft runners that bring the crafts to these tables once the crew has completed that rotation. Before dismissal I will print a daily update, page and place it with each kid's craft. At dismissal direct them to the tables (each crew has a spot) to grab their kid's items. We use the path divider things (like you would see at an airport) to create the path out that leads right to the door.