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Make sure your registrar has plenty of help to take care of walk-in registrations and place the children in crews. Your registrar will have prepared an alphabetical list of kids who have preregistered, Crew lists, and Group lists (lists of crews that will travel together to each Bible learning site). Use a laptop computer to update each list with the names of walk-ins.
Set up three registration tables with the signs,
- Preregistered, Elementary
- Walk-In Registration, Elementary
- Preschool Registration
Place extra tables where parents can fill out registration forms. Some may be hesitant to provide all the information. If you receive an incomplete form, gently ask parents to complete all the information. Emphasize that your number one concern is their child’s safety.
If the weather is nice, you may want to set up your registration area outside to avoid lines and crowding.
Have your Shipmates on hand to greet the kids in their crews as they arrive. Give each child a name tag and help them hook up with their Shipmates. The Shipmates will have a sheet of foam core and markers. Once all crew members are on deck, Shipmates will invite their kids into the Yo-Ho-Ho Show area where they’ll draw and decorate their crew numbers on the foam core. The Yo-Ho-Ho Show leaders will have lively music to welcome the crews.
At a distance from the registration area, have a check-in site for your volunteers with name tags and class lists.
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