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Have I mentioned I'm in charge of crafts at Calvary Bible Church's Vacation Bible School next month. In charge. Yep. Me. I don't really like being in charge of things and I especially don't like bureaucracy... and I didn't put down the list of meetings on my calendar when I first got the little hand out that I can no longer find so I missed the big meeting where I was supposed to show off the main project for this year's VBS. That's okay because I didn't really have the idea until yesterday.
This is what we're doing!
Well, not exactly like this. Instead of buying this particular kit, I'm going to make one up. The top is going to be an inch of round PVC pipe. 5 strings of beads will come off it with beads (like this idea) but with a shrinky dink verse on the bottom of each. There will be the main verse colored and decorated around the PVC pipe.
This is my calculations just for beads.
Okay... still with me?
A foot of beads should be good for each string. If a couple of knots on either end are worked out, there should be room for approximately 25 beads per string.
There are 5 strings for each child.
That is 125 beads for each child.
I am approximating 300 children (I've been told I can approximate 30 kids per class and there are 9 classes I'm responsible for buying supplies for). 300 x 125 is 37,500.
I need to get about 38,000 beads. That is a lot of beads! I've looked up quite a few sites that have mass quantities and I think I can get a good variety for $125! This excites me. Right now, I think I can do this for my budget!
So, in a nutshell... don't tell me what to do, I'll eventually figure it out and it won't be on your timetable.
One should not really be a stubborn ass when one is working with a church one does not even attend anymore but... one can't seem to help it. *grins*
This is what we're doing!
Well, not exactly like this. Instead of buying this particular kit, I'm going to make one up. The top is going to be an inch of round PVC pipe. 5 strings of beads will come off it with beads (like this idea) but with a shrinky dink verse on the bottom of each. There will be the main verse colored and decorated around the PVC pipe.
This is my calculations just for beads.
Okay... still with me?
A foot of beads should be good for each string. If a couple of knots on either end are worked out, there should be room for approximately 25 beads per string.
There are 5 strings for each child.
That is 125 beads for each child.
I am approximating 300 children (I've been told I can approximate 30 kids per class and there are 9 classes I'm responsible for buying supplies for). 300 x 125 is 37,500.
I need to get about 38,000 beads. That is a lot of beads! I've looked up quite a few sites that have mass quantities and I think I can get a good variety for $125! This excites me. Right now, I think I can do this for my budget!
So, in a nutshell... don't tell me what to do, I'll eventually figure it out and it won't be on your timetable.
One should not really be a stubborn ass when one is working with a church one does not even attend anymore but... one can't seem to help it. *grins*
