Hello Everyone!

We know. Halloween on a Saturday? With a FULL BLUE MOON? (What is a Blue Moon? Find out HERE) AND it’s an extra hour of spooky fun because of Daylight Savings Time?

It seems like such a waste on a year we are all working our hardest to protect our families and neighbors from the Covid-19 Pandemic. The kiddos still want their costumes, candy, and spooky shenanigans. We know you all want to do SOMETHING fun for your children, and as the year stretches on and the days get darker, it’s hard not to feel discouraged.

BUT HAVE NO FEAR! Common Ground Childcare has a solution for our enrolled parents that is sure to give your kids a memorable afternoon full of games, treats, and dancing!

We are having a Trunk or Treat style outdoor Halloween party from 3:00-4:30PM on Friday, October 30th!
Parents who volunteer to host a parking space have quite a few options including, but not limited to:
- Classic Trunk Decorations: Decorate your trunk, provide a treat, play spooky sounds or music, whatever you like!
- Set up a table in a parking spot (no trunk required) and have a little themed table
- Run a game/activity in a spot! No trunk or table required! Read a book/tell a story, Monster freeze dance, Spooky Simon says, there’s no limit!

We will also have an area where kids can dance their heart out in their costumes. Had we not mentioned costumes before?? WE LOVE COSTUMES AT COMMON GROUND! Send your kids with their costumes that day and we would be happy to help them change.

How do we maintain our health standards?

• This is just for the kids currently enrolled to avoid a wider risk of exposure.

• Our fantastic parent volunteers will wear masks and are encouraged to pre-bag their treats so that kids do not reach into a communal bowl.

• Classes will be going around one at a time through the trunk-or-treat.

• We may keep the event going for 30-45 minutes past 4:30pm, but at that point it will be up to each family to decide their comfort level with interactions between classroom groups and families.

• We will not be serving food, but we will have individual bottles of water.

• All spaces will be 6 feet apart from one another and outdoors to remain safe.

  RSVP HERE. You can sign up as a volunteer or just come as a guest, we would love to celebrate with you.
  
  Looking for ways to celebrate on the day? CDC Alternative Halloween Recommendations can be found HERE
  
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