The celebrations may be as small as a classroom teacher and her students enjoying an uplifting activity, or a citywide event where thousands of children gather to enjoy parades, book festivals, hands-on activities and entertainment offered at no cost to the children. Most of the celebrations follow one or more of the following formats:

Group Sponsored Event
A school, daycare center, club or organization plans and sponsors a celebration for their own members or group. This type of celebration usually takes place on-site with staff, parents and volunteers responsible for planning and carrying out all of the activities.

Advocacy Activities
A child-centered agency, organization or local government office plans advocacy activities such as press events, public forums, the passage of resolutions and other activities that draw attention to the unmet needs of children in a particular community. The activities are a call to action for improving the healthy development of all children.

Citywide Event
Committees representative of multiple agencies, organizations, youth and families plan a citywide event that is open to all children in the community. This celebration typically takes place in a public place and relies on the generous contribution and participation of sponsors
and volunteers.

Corporate-sponsored Event
Corporate-sponsored events are planned jointly by representatives from a corporation and the community where the event will take place.