Children's Week

The hallmark of Children's Week each year is the thousands of construction paper cut-outs of children's hands that adorn the Capitol Rotunda. Schools, child care centers are have been preparing for the hands since before the new year, and we encourage everyone to participate in this time honored tradition. The official Hanging of the Hands will take place at the State Capitol Rotunda on Sunday, March 30, 2008 beginning at 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The following are the instructions regarding the children's artwork to be displayed:

Children's hand artwork should be stapled onto string or ribbon vertically in lengths of 8, 10, or 12 feet for easy hanging in the Capitol. Hands must be hung vertically, since we cannot hang anything from the walls. We will once again be hanging all art vertically from the ceiling to the floor and will attach the hands by clothespins. Please do not have providers make large signs as the display will not hold the weight. Small posters will be fine (8 1/2" x 11" or 11" x14").

Be sure to invite pre-kindergarten, Head Start, private child care and other early education and care programs to join in the fun. All artwork must be submitted no later than Thursday, March 27th to:

If you plan to assist with the hanging of the hands (and we hope you will), you may bring your artwork to the Capitol on that Sunday beginning at 1:00 pm. Please call (850) 414-9800, ext. 112 or e-mail info@kidsincorporated.org if you can help with hanging the hands. Please enter Capitol through parking lot on Jefferson St.

If you plan to assist with the hanging of the hands (and we hope you will), please complete and fax or e-mail the volunteer form in Word (you can fill it out on your computer if you have Word installed) or in PDF.

To spearhead a community event in your area and locate events in your area, check our Community Contacts page. Additional community supporters and participants will be identified by the lead community agencies, through the Partner networks, and through the One Voice for Children Communication Network.

To submit an event for inclusion on this Web site, please use the event submission form.