How to Plan a Successful Bring Your Child to Work Day

HOW TO PLANA SUCCESSFUL "Bring Your Child To Work Day" 1MTWTPS START EARLY Set up a meeting with Office Leadership in the fall prior to your REGULAR MEETINGS Meet regularly to ensure every group is on track as well as finalize details such as location event. This will ensure that it's on needs, lunch plans, tour schedules and rounding up additional volunteers if needed. their radar.and their budget! SEEK INPUT + VOLUNTEERS Schedule an initial kick off meeting to generate ideas and form a committee. SNACKS + LUNCH SEND OUT SURVEY Don't forget to plan for a snack or lunch! Send out a survey to the entire office asking who is interested; how many kids they w bringing; their ages; and what areas their kids may be interested in. will be PLAN THE DAY Don't forget to look at the day as a whole. Kid's attention is best in the morning so plan a brief welcome and time for activities before lunch. I YES CALL FOR [I NO RESERVATIONS The afternoon can be less rigid with most of the time spent with their parents - you can even throw in a building or dity tour tucked in the middle if needed 3 weeks prior to the event send an office wide email asking parents to register their kids with their names and ages to ensure a proper head count. GATHER RESULTS + DECIDE FORMAT Use your feedback to determine age group, number of possible attendees, and their interests. Use data to plan activities and decide on format. HELLO THE DETAILS mynamaia. Little things like name tags and agendas bring the event together. Include parents name on name tags and send out a flyer with the day's activities ahead of time so kid's know what to expect. PLAY UP YOUR STENGTHS Plan the activities around your employees stregths: Interior Design, Planning, Structures, Lighting, etc. Selecta discipline lead to organize their activity. HAVE FUN! "Make sure they can talk to all age groups you received in your survey feedback. SMITHGROUP JJR