Harvest Hunting
October 31st Update: It looks like the rain will stop long enough for us to enjoy Harvest Hunting today. As of 7:30 a.m., we plan to proceed as planned (see schedule below). If there is a significant shift in weather that causes us to change our plans, we will post that announcement here. See you all soon.
October 31, 2019
9:30-11:30
Each year, NASA Goddard Child Development Center (GCDC) engages in one of our favorite activities—Harvest Hunting across GSFC. Our students, wearing their favorite costumes and smiles on their faces, go from office to office collecting treats in designated buildings. We are looking for volunteers to purchase and pass out treats. Designated buildings are 1, 6, 8, 18, 21, 26, 28 and 97. If you are interested in volunteering you are in the right place.
Building Assignments
Building 1: Shooting Stars, Constellations & Satellites (54 Children)
Building 6: Constellations & Satellites (37 Children)
Building 8: Shooting Stars & Rockets (Approximately 31 children)
Building 18: Comets & Little Discoveries (Approximately 24 children)
Building 21: The Milky Way & Little Dippers (Approximately 32 children)
Building 26: Comets & Little Discoveries (Approximately 24 children)
Building 28: Rockets (Approximately 15 children)
Building 97: The Milky Way & Little Dippers (Approximately 32 children)
Building 6: Constellations & Satellites (37 Children)
Building 8: Shooting Stars & Rockets (Approximately 31 children)
Building 18: Comets & Little Discoveries (Approximately 24 children)
Building 21: The Milky Way & Little Dippers (Approximately 32 children)
Building 26: Comets & Little Discoveries (Approximately 24 children)
Building 28: Rockets (Approximately 15 children)
Building 97: The Milky Way & Little Dippers (Approximately 32 children)
Peanut Warning: Please note, we do have children with peanut allergies. If they consume candies that contain peanuts, it can be life threatening. All candy is checked by parents before the children are allowed to eat it. Most often, they kids with peanut allergies do not get to eat very much of the candy they collect. So that they are included, please consider having an alternate candy for these children. An estimate of about 10 kids may be good for this count.
General Information
- Individually Wrapped Items Only: Our chaperones and Teachers will only allow students to accept individually wrapped items. Please, no open potato chip bags or the like.
- No Homemade items: For the safety of our students, homemade items (of any kind) are not allowed.
- Plan To Have Enough: Please see the estimates above to ensure you have enough treats.
- Please Be Flexible: We cannot guarantee a specific time that children will arrive at any stop. Children may visit anytime between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
- Office Decorations and Costumes are Welcome and Exciting to the Children. However, please remember that our students are ages 2-5. Remember this and try not to make your decorations too scary.
- No Photos Please. We have parent volunteers traveling with the group to take photos. We do not have permission to post children's pictures on social media outlets other than those managed by our school and/or GSFC. Some children may not have their photos posted at all. Please respect this requirement. We will post and share photos with everyone.
