Congratulations, Decorating Team Leader / Helper! As you begin to prepare and plan your VBS decorating it will be important to stay organized. We have put together this Plan-Book / Workbook to help you stay organized as you focus on the decorating part of your VBS. Inside you will find 10 steps to decorating a great VBS, forms to help you document your purchases, keep track of those who assisted you, where you purchased supplies and a sketch chart to help you plan your decorating. Finally, you will find an entire section of color coded artwork that you can do yourself to help decorate areas of your facility. Want to know more....?

I want to personally encourage you in the endeavor you are about to undertake. Big or small, your decorating will have an impact on the children. The visual displays you create will set the whole atmosphere for your churches VBS, It will inspire and influence those who teach and those who attend, and it will showcase the creativity and awesomeness of God. In this plan-book / workbook you have the tools to plan step by step, with a purpose. From the first day until the last prop is taken down. Take a moment to skim down though the information to familiarize you with what's inside. 

Contents:
42 pages

VBS Information Record: This form is designed to keep a record of the VBS you are using, the budget you have to spend, VBS publisher information and your decorating team members.

10 Steps To Decorating A Great VBS!: 

1. Get God's Plan
2. Decorate with your VBS purpose in mind
3. Assembling your dream team
4. Brainstorm
5. Develop a game plan
6. Consult with decision makers
7. Planning your calendar and gathering supplies
8. Getting started
9. Enjoy, on standby
10. Clean up and evaluate

• Area Decorating Worksheet: This form helps you plan various areas of your church or facility that you are planning to decorate.
• Sketch Chart: These forms are designed to assist you in creating a rough sketch of the way you want the decorating to look before you begin.
• Supply List: This form will help you write out your supplies for your VBS in a single location to better keep track of what you are ordering and what you will be using.
• Time Frame Calendar: Keeping track of your time is crucial to having everything ready for the first day of VBS. This Calendar will help you keep track of all that you need to do, when you need to have it done.
• Evaluation Sheet: This form will allow you to keep track of your successes and failures of your decorating so that you can build on your successes the next year and avoid the failures you had this year.
• Retail Evaluation Sheet: This for help you keep track of the retailers that you purchased from or received donations from. It will help you keep track of who your contact person was, how much you spent with each retailer, which retailers gave donations and your thoughts about your experience with that retailer. 

How To...: We have included some universal artwork that will work with any VBS, whether you purchased a VBS or write one yourself. Also, included will be some information on the "how to's" of working with canvas for portable decorating.

 

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