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Is there a Prayer guide for VBS?
Hello Linda,
There is not a standalone prayer guide, but there are prayer prompts in the various teacher guides. Also, see the "Leading a Child to Christ" section in the Special Needs Guide.
Blessings,
Arthur
AiG Web Support
What is the "Cool Contest"?
Hi Joy,
The Cool Contests are daily contests you can hold for your VBS.
- “Lollies” Guessing Game
- Team Cheers
- Dress-Up Day
- “Beaut” of a Bible Challenge
- Mission Money Mania
You can view details on them in the Games Guide here: https://myanswers.com/vbs/zoomerang/guides/
Blessings,
Arthur
AiG Web Support
When do Starter Kits ship? Digital access problems.
I was told starter kits will shipping end of February. Is that still happening?
I've invited several coordinators through the digital web page - they are having problems accessing the site (when following the instructions on the AiG-generated email they've received). Should we be doing something different?
Thanks.
SjC
Steve Cupps
Hello Steve,
Yes, we are still on track with the Zoomerang Starter Kits shipping by the end of this month.
Regarding your coordinator's access, I checked on your event and it looks like only Brenda Cupps accepted your Drama invite. The rest of the invites have not yet been activated. You can resend the invites from VBS Digital here: https://myanswers.com/vbs/manage/28955/users/.
When they get the emails, your coordinators will need to click the link and either log in to their accounts or create accounts to be able to access the VBS event. Once they do that, they can access the dashboard directly here: https://myanswers.com/vbs/manage/28955/.
Please let us know if you have any more questions or issues!
Arthur
AiG Web Support
Rotation Schedules
Is there a possibility you will add a feature that allows a second rotation schedule? In our church we use the rotations with guides but we have them broken down by age group. Pre-K and Kindergarten go through a rotation down one hallway for crafts, science, Bible, rec, music, and snacks. Then our 1st-3rd grade go through the same stations that we label as older. Our fourth and fifth grade come just to the morning and dismissal rally but then have their own way their leaders guide them through the days activities.
Hello Niki,
Thanks for your feedback on the rotation schedules! The current setup is fairly rigid so it won't fit all use cases for all our various churches using VBS, but we did our best to handle the majority of them. I have added your feedback to our task to expand the rotation schedule options, though I can't promise a timeframe on adding it as we are very short-staffed in development at present.
Blessings,
Arthur
AiG Web Support
Can I add t-shirt size to volunteer registration?
Can I add t-shirt size to volunteer registration? Does student registration have t-shirt size listed?
Hello Niki,
Okay! Glad you got it all figured out. If you have any other questions or issues, please let us know!
Best wishes,
Tanner
AiG Web Support
When should I expect to receive our 2022 Zoomerang Super Starter Kit (ordered Jan 5, 2022)?
Hi Steve,
I just spoke with Customer Service today about this. The kits will start shipping by the end of this month (February). Due to supply chain issues, we have had to pivot to printing the kits in-house, which has caused a delay in getting those sent out.
Blessings,
Arthur
AiG Web Support
Volunteer Roles Displayed
Is there any way that when a Volunteer Role has been assigned all of it allotted spots, it will no longer show up on the volunteer form as an option? This would be INCREDIBLY helpful!!! I tried this by creating a director role and filling it myself but the option was still showing even though the job was filled (1 spot needed and 1 spot filled).
Along those same lines, how will the children's registration work? If we have a max number of kids per grade and we fill all those spots, how will families know that when signing up? Will it still allow them to signup and we just have to edit the form to say it's full even though they will still be able to go through with the process of signing up?
Thanks for your help!!!
Good afternoon Angela,
Unfortunately, we do not support automatically hiding the choice when a Volunteer Role has been filled.
You can set maximum team and role sizes, but that doesn't close registration when they fill up, it just stops auto-assigning registered students and volunteers from the associated age groups and volunteer roles to the various teams/roles. For volunteers, the idea is to take their preferences and then have the director review, assign, and finalize the various roles.
For students, you can set up a second waitlist team to contain students who register after the main team is full. You can also adjust the name of the age group to add "(Full/Waitlisted)" or something similar to discourage additional registrations (this works for volunteer roles too), but enabling/disabling registration overall is an all-or-nothing process. Once student age groups are full, you can hide them on the registration form by unchecking the box in your age group settings and clicking save. This is not an option for volunteer roles, however.
We would like to expand/improve the registrations in the future, and thank you for your feedback!
Blessings,
Arthur
AiG Web Support
Okay, thanks for clarifying what you were looking for! We are still waiting for the workshop videos from A/V, but when we get them they will be posted here: https://answersingenesis.org/vbs/zoomerang/showcase-event-resources/. It should be within the next couple of weeks.
Importing last year's registration form and schedule
How can I import last year's registration form, schedule, etc? I had digital access last year, so I would think I could just import it? The excel is not helpful as I would still have to copy and paste. Thanks!
Hi Kelly,
When you are creating a new VBS event, you are given the option to clone the customizations from your previous VBS events.
If you decide to do this, please let us know and I can re-update your email fields to be required on the registration forms.
Thanks!
Arthur
AiG Web Support
Can I have my registration forms bilingual?
Is there a way to create the registration forms bilingual?
Good morning Elizabeth,
Partially, yes! Some of the elements like the buttons can't be translated, but If you upgrade to at least Digital Plus, you can edit the fields on your registration forms to add a second language. You wouldn't be able to update the header text on the forms yourself, but I would be happy to do that for you if you send us the text to add.
Thanks!
Arthur
AiG Web Support
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