What camps do you do in the summer in your kids ministry if you don't do a traditional VBS?

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.

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.

The bathrooms are a shared space for kids and adults. Our Sunday morning policy is that no volunteer is to be in the bathroom alone with a child. If a child needs assistance, then 2 adults are to be present. During Kids Events, like Kids Camp, how do you manage bathrooms? Do you have a bathroom monitor? I'm at a lose for practical ways to work through this!

We had a great conversation on our Zoom call this afternoon! Thanks to everyone who joined us! Share below: What's one next step you're taking to move forward with your VBS planning after our call today? Could be something specific we talked about or something more general. Let's cheer each other on!