What ages are recommendedfor the different Adventure Day themes? 

Amphibian/Nature Walk Adventure - ages 4-10 Freshwater Fishing Adventure - ages 6-12 Knife Whittling Adventure - ages 8-12 

Bike Maintenance Adventure - ages 6-12 Animal
Tracks Adventure - ages 6-12  

 Do not underestimate the power of a
personal invitation. General invites from the pulpit and handing out of fliers will not achieve the success of high numbers
of attendees. However, when a man hands a flier to another man; accompanied by his personal invitation,a man is much more likely to attend with his child. 

Don’t overlook the importance of promotingthe vision of Adventure Day to the wives and mothers. Wives will be primed for promotion of this event once they
understand your vision. Be sure to cast the vision for the event to women and
what you are trying to achieve; equipping and coaching their husbands to become more intentional in building relationships with their children
through faith-based mentoring. 

A mens’ ministry leader has said, “Believeme; she will move heaven and earth to
ensure that her husband and child are present for the event.”  

 We have
thoughtfully put a schedule together where throughout the morning a child is never alone with a man. Also, the afternoonAdventure should be planned insuch a way that a man and a child should always be within sight of others. 

The Adventure Coordinator team member should make sure to comply with your
church’s child safety guidelines for travelingto and from the location of the
afternoon Adventure.  

 We recommend that your team prayerfullyconsider mature, Christian men who
would not be attending as they do not have a child in that age group but who would be a great mentor toa boy in need. 

Team members would then personallyapproach these men and share the vision of the AdventureDay and why they believe this man would be a great mentor to a
child in need. Be sure each mentor complies with child safety guidelinesof your church; note the prior question. 

We do not advise making a public announcement from the pulpit to recruit men
to be a mentor or through an email to all church members. 

Ask the mom of the boy in need if she could recommenda man who could serve asher child’s mentor for the AdventureDay.  

 The safety and protectionof all children who attend is of utmost importance.Be sure to comply with all of your church and state or province’s requirements for child
safety and police clearance. 

It is your team’s responsibility to see that the safety of all children attending the Adventure Day is of paramountimportance. Look to your church for the policies they have for child safety and protection.  

 Yes. Please review the Small Church, Father/SonAdventure Day resourcepages.  

 You may host a
Father/Child Adventure Day or a separate Father/Son and Father/Daughter Adventure Day. If possible, host a separate Father/Son and
Father/Daughter AdventureDay. Our rationale is that there are some unique opportunities when only F/S or F/D relationships are present for the event. Men
can also learn much in observation of other dads and their relationships with either the sons or
daughters. 

However, itis quite possible to host a successful Father/Child Adventure Day. For example,
smaller churches may opt for the Father/Child Adventure Day for financial, personnel limitations or other reasons.  

 Of course, any child can greatly benefit from time spent with his or her father. Nearlyall elementary-aged girlswill enjoy the Adventure topicsas much as the boys do; along with spending time with her dad or another trusted mentor. Dads sometimes struggle with knowing how to relate to and build relationships with their daughters, so the Father/Daughter Adventure Day can be a great opportunity for this interaction to occur. 

That being said, be sure to prepare carefully for the schedule, incorporating any church or state childprotection mandates or policies. Ask yourselves what additional considerations you may need to plan for when hosting a Father/Daughter AdventureDay that includesmen with their daughters.  

 It will be at the host church's discretion whether to providea discount for dads attending with more than one son. However, as mentioned in above; be sure to order enough Adventure Booklets and AdventureTrading Cards for each boy attending.  

A father is encouraged to attend with more than one child; but we recommend that an additional man (grandfather, uncle, close friend of the family) also attend, so that each child who attends will have a 1 X 1 mentoring experience. In this case , the father could spend the morning with one child and switch partners to the
afternoon with the other child. 

Be sure to include the total number of children attending when placing your order in The Brigade Shop so that each child attending will receive the Adventure Booklet and the Adventure Trading Cards. Each father/mentor will need only one Game Plan but each additional child attending will need his own Adventure Booklet and Adventure Trading Cards. Not that additional Booklets and Trading Cards can be purchased separately.