Take our children to work program is all about giving our children a glimpse into the exciting world of work, where they can see firsthand what we do every day and explore new ideas about their own future careers. Let’s make this a fun and inspiring day for everyone. Take Our Children to Work Day is an annual national celebration on the 4th Thursday of April of employers hosting children at their workplace. Our celebration is designed to be more than a career day, we like to think of it as a family-oriented “mini–Picnic Day."

There are two components of the day, OPEN HOUSE activities, and LOTTERY REQUEST activities. Families are welcome to come during the posted hours for an OPEN HOUSE event unless a specific meet time is noted in the description. Lottery events are space-limited activities, so we must control attendance by processing a blind lottery. Please read through all activity descriptions for all age restrictions.

Registration opens Wednesday, April 2nd. You will have two weeks to register for the day AND submit one entry for a lottery activity, if interested. This blind lottery will be completed on Thursday, April 17th, and all employees will be contacted about the results on Thursday. Please check your junk or spam folders if you don't locate the email in your inbox.

NEW FOR 2025: We have setup a special events parking option. Use the button below to link to Transportation Services Special Event Parking webpage. When you access the parking portal, and select Special Event Parking, select Group/Departmental Events, and then Take Our Children to Work 2025 for the affiliate rate for the day. Then use the Maps button below, which is linked to the official Campus Maps to plan parking ahead of time.