1. Create an event with registration.
2. Create one event for each day. If a series, you can use the Register in Series setting to automatically register kids into future Events in the series.
3. Create any Groups you need.
   Age, gender, grade, location, and so on.
4. Create a Product with any necessary Product Option Groups and Product Option Prices.
   Allow parents to select an age or grade group or t-shirt size, use a promo code for their kids, and so on.
   Tip: You can automatically add kids to Groups if you set the appropriate Group for the corresponding Product Option Price in the Add to Group field. This could be a general Group from which you create smaller Groups. If you want more specific Groups, you can have multiple Product Option Prices.
5. Create a Custom Form to collect information during registration. Make sure the Event you created in step one has this Custom Form and all Form Responses are associated with that Event.
6. If someone can't register online, manually add the Event Participant record to the Event and use the Add a Payment Tool to record payment. This way, you can collect Custom Form answers.

1. Determine how you want to add kids to a Group.
   By age, gender, location, Custom Form response, and so on.
2. Create custom Views on the corresponding Pages to help see these smaller Groups among your Event Participants, if needed.
3. See Add People to Groups for different ways to add people to Groups.
4. When you assign the child to a Group, associate the Group Participant record to the Event Participant record for that child. Alternatively, you can manually add a Participant to an Event using the Group Attendance Tool.

Allow volunteers to use the Opportunity Finder or Volunteer Connect to sign up.

1. Create separate Opportunities for each volunteer role or area of serving. Or, use Volunteer Connect to create a volunteer schedule.
2. Include a Custom Form as part of the Opportunity to collect any additional information.
3. Set the Group in the Add to Group field of the Opportunity record so you automatically add the volunteer to the appropriate Group.
4. Connect the Opportunity to the Event so more people can see it on the Event Detail page.
5. Create a Process to email the volunteer when MinistryPlatform creates the Response record to thank them for volunteering and let them know next steps.
6. Use the Response record to track follow-up communications, results, and so on. This includes setting up a View Notification on the Waiting on Me view to place volunteers in a timely manner.
7. Use the Background Checks page to ensure that volunteers have the needed screenings to work with kids.

1. Create a custom message template with your camp or VBS logo to "brand" your event.
2. Use the Event Details & Registration widget to direct people to the event signup.
3. If your event had the option to only pay a deposit, follow up with those with outstanding balances.
4. Use the registrant message to send emails from the Group Participants page to all volunteers with important information, including where they will serve. You can use merge fields for the Group, Group Role, and Comments to tell your volunteers their Group and Group Role, as well as any comments they need to know. Or, if you're using Volunteer Connect, you can send a message from there.
5. Use the Event Reminder notification a few days before the event to send parents one email listing all kids and their Group assignments:
   1. Change the default reminder in your Configuration Setting, or add a new message template to the event's Optional Reminder Message field.
   2. Add the token [Group_Assignment] to the body.
   3. Set Send to Heads to Yes.
   4. Set Days Out to Remind as needed (1 or higher).