Save the Date Postcard

I finally got this file ready to share I used the castle clip art from the wall paper folder, the I erased the seashell boarder to make it less busy and to give me more room for text.  You can download the Power Point file here.  You will need the fonts Gilligans Island and Babe Bamboo.  I found them both through http://www.searchfreefonts.com/.

Let's Get 2011 Started!

I feel like I have had a long winters nap.  Time to start planing 2011's Vacation Bible School!  Today I am working on a 'save the date' postcard.  I hope to have plenty more files ready to show soon. 

SonQuest newsletters are ready to upload!

I have been busy trying to get my daily newsletters finished. I like to have them done nice and early so I can share them w/ other directors. Last night I was so excited to finally have them all updated (and re-updated). My husband finds it funny that I can know the daily news so far in advance. I told him that I have everything so well planned that I do know what will happen everyday!

So go to my file site and check them out. If you downloaded the previous version of Monday or Tuesday you should download the new ones. I made some minor formatting changes.

I was having trouble w/ how to word the main text box on the front page, so use it how you want. Then let me know what you put. I also made room for 2 pictures this year since I will have 10 groups rotating. But you can always add a puzzle, quiz, song lyrics or text.

http://sites.google.com/site/trinityjenvbs/Home/sonquest-rainforest

Note - the font I used in these files (heading and a few titles) is 'Ravie'.

Song Book & CD Label

In my SonQuest files I have 2 types of files for the reproducible CDs, the CD label and the songbook. For the Songbook you can download it either as the MS PowerPoint that you can edit or the .pdf file that is ready to print as is.

I recommend the PowerPoint file so you can add you church name and dates to the back cover. You will also need to adjust how the pages print double sided to your printer. The front and back need to line up.

You will print the file double sided, cut to size (2 pages), layer and fold, staple like a booklet.

The fonts I used were Comic Sans MS (a basic MS font) and Ravie (I downloaded for free on-line).

For the labels - I use a program called "Sure Thing Label Maker" I will add the file if you would like it to edit. I have saved the label as an image you can put into your own label program or use as an idea for designing your own.

This is what the labels look like:

The full label


The CD label w/ my church name on it....I added the year, but I might add the dates too.


The kids label - blank


The kids label - w/ SonQuest on the top and music cd on the bottom.

Daily Pennants

Today I scanned the daily pennants - I have put the .pdf files w/ other 2010 VBS Fiels (here).

There has to be an easier way, but I was able to print them as .jpg files and upload them to my Photo Bucket. You can download them as images by clicking the thumbnails below.

It's time to kick starty the VBS planning!

I thought I would come back to this blog as a place to share my thoughts and keep my files organized. This year I will be directing SonQuest Rainforest. Currently I have links to my yearly songbook (that can be included w/ a cd) and a rough draft of Monday's newsletter. I have completed a CD label and will publish that in one of my next posts.

This week I am preparing for my 1st 'Brain Storming and Planning Meeting'. I hope to have the teachers books and resources copied and ready to hand out. So far I am just trying to clean up my files from last year.
10 1/2 weeks til VBS!

OK so the GL boards are driving me crazy - I can't post. I am wondering how many other people are having this problem and maybe that is why the boards have been so quite.

Anyway this is a message I was trying to post about my group signs:

Here are the corrected signs. I now only have 1 bear and added Busy Beavers. I wanted a yellow animal so I added a yellow crest to the hummingbird. For my orange sign I added a carrot for the bunny. I used the same light green for the lizards words.

Oh - and the labels I will add to the name tags I am so excited I can't wait to print them!!!!