Hope kids camp

9:00 AM to Noon.  Doors open at 8:45 AM for drop off and Noon for pick up.

• Yes.  The outer doors will be locked promptly at 9 AM and will not unlock again until Noon.
• Volunteer security personal are on site during the program.
• A unique ID number is required to pick up a child (provided at drop off day 1)

• Yes.  All volunteers for Kids Camp are attenders of Hope and must have a current background check form on file. Volunteers between the age of 16 and 18 are referred from our youth ministry and need a Pastor recommendation.
• All volunteers review child safety rules each year.

Children age 3 by January 1, 2020 through entering 5th grade.  Kids Camp is free and open to the community.  (age may be verified)

• All children are assigned to a small group within their department.  They stay with the same small group and with the same small group leader (SGL) for all rotations every day of the week.
• The SGL will be their mentor and leader and will help them to develop new friendships. 
• The SGL will ensure the kids in their group will have a blast while attending Kids Camp.

• School age children (K-5th grade) may bring a friend who is in the same grade or within one age grade of themselves.   If older, the older friend will attend the lower grade class if they want to stay together.
• An ‘admit to class’ ticket is required for the friend and can be picked up at the registration center on their visit day.

There is no charge for Kids Camp.  A freewill offering will be collected.

Please consider bringing a bag of gluten-free pretzels (Snyder's or Aldi's G-Free are good choices) on the first day of your child's VBS.  You may leave them in the Family Life Center.

In their assigned small group, children will rotate through different activity stations such as outdoor play, creative play station (building and inventing), singing, large group lesson, indoor play, snack and small group time.

Yes.  Children must be fully potty trained and able to use a bathroom independently without assistance.  No pull ups.

• No.  Only emergency medication such as an inhaler.  The only snack provided are gluten/dairy and peanut free pretzels.  Children cannot bring snacks from home due to food allergies.  
• Parents of children with food allergies are encouraged to ask to read the ingredients of the pretzels on day 1.

Yes, if the week is still open for registration. Sign back into your account and cancel the registration for the week your child cannot attend, then register for the week they can attend. 

Email vbs@sharethehope.org and someone will get back to your within 24-48 hours.