PLANNING CALENDAR - After VBS

 
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  1. Three to Six Months Before Power Lab
  2. Two to Three Months Before Power Lab
  3. Eight Weeks Before Power Lab
  4. Four Weeks Before Power Lab
  5. Two Weeks Before Power Lab
  6. One Week Before Power Lab
  7. During Power Lab
  8. After Power Lab

After Power Lab

Collect reusable left-over supplies.

Store the supplies in your church's supply closet or resource room for use in future VBS programs or other children's ministry events. If you borrowed supplies such as pool noodles, buckets, or CD players, return them to their owners.

Send your Operation Kid-to-KidT materials to International Bible Society.

(For more information, see the "Operation Kid-to-Kid" section of your Director Manual, or visit www.ok2k.org.) The Faith Fusion Finale Leader may have these from the Day 5 program.

Leave rooms decorated for your next church service.

If outreach was an emphasis during Power Lab, you'll be pleased when visitors from your VBS program come for church. They'll feel more comfortable returning to a familiar environment. Also, church members will enjoy getting a glimpse of Power Lab.

Follow up with Power Lab visitors.

Mail Power Lab volunteer appreciation postcards or mailable Follow-Up Foto FramesŪ (available from Group Publishing and your Group supplier). Encourage Lab Crew Leaders to make personal contact with the members of their Lab Crews within two weeks after VBS. Use the additional follow-up ideas in your Director Manual.

Report on your program.

During your next worship service, invite station leaders, Lab Crew Leaders, and kids who attended Power Lab to share their favorite VBS experiences. Encourage kids to display their Bible Point Crafts. You may even want to invite the Sonic Sing & Play Leader to lead everyone in singing one or two favorite Power Lab songs. When others see how much fun VBS can be, your recruiting will be a breeze next year! In fact, they may even sign up for next year's VBS on the spot!

Present a slide show or video, or post photos from your program.

Just show all the Spotlight Drama presentations back-to-back. (The work is already done!) Kids (and their parents) love seeing themselves on the "big screen." And colorful photos will bring back memories of a terrific time at Power Lab.

Meet with your entire Power Lab staff to evaluate your program.

Celebrate the best VBS ever! Make written notes of good ideas that could be used for next year's program. Note any problems that came up and how they were solved. Brainstorm about ways to avoid similar problems in the future. Include notes of how you adapted the Power Lab materials to fit your church. Record the names of Lab Crew Leaders and station leaders who are interested in helping again next year.

Thank your staff members for all their hard work.

You may want to hand out balloons, flowers, or baked goodies to show your appreciation. The preschool leader at our field test gave all of her volunteers a Power Bar!

Fill out the "Power Lab Evaluation."

Fill out the online VBS director's evaluation at www.group.com/vbs. This helps us plan for the future.

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