2008 Woodie Awards
Come on everyone, let's get kiddy with it
By: Christy Johnson
Issue date: 4/11/08 Section: Sibs N Kids
When I was a freshman, my then 13 and 10-year old sisters came to our wonderful University to share in the joy that is Sibs and Kids weekend.
I was more than settled in my room in McDonald Hall. I had made good friends and knew the campus like the back of my little hand.
But what good would that be for entertaining two youngsters?
Loads of good is what.
My friends banded together to show my sisters a weekend of good, clean fun, filled with microwaveable s'mores and bowling (as my then 10-year old sister said, "What good is Bowling Green if we don't go bowling?")
So if you are bringing your siblings onto campus for the first time, take a few deep breaths and realize that there's plenty to do in Bowling Green to keep any sibling from wanting to go back home immediately.
Aside from the events campus has planned for the weekend, the city can be your playground.
And if your siblings are coming back for a second, third or forth time around, try something new.
Check out new restaurants or shops in town, and go to activities on campus that you couldn't get to in years past.
Sibs and kids weekend can be fun for everyone, not just those who have siblings here. We were all children once, and some of us are still young at heart.
I was more than settled in my room in McDonald Hall. I had made good friends and knew the campus like the back of my little hand.
But what good would that be for entertaining two youngsters?
Loads of good is what.
My friends banded together to show my sisters a weekend of good, clean fun, filled with microwaveable s'mores and bowling (as my then 10-year old sister said, "What good is Bowling Green if we don't go bowling?")
So if you are bringing your siblings onto campus for the first time, take a few deep breaths and realize that there's plenty to do in Bowling Green to keep any sibling from wanting to go back home immediately.
Aside from the events campus has planned for the weekend, the city can be your playground.
And if your siblings are coming back for a second, third or forth time around, try something new.
Check out new restaurants or shops in town, and go to activities on campus that you couldn't get to in years past.
Sibs and kids weekend can be fun for everyone, not just those who have siblings here. We were all children once, and some of us are still young at heart.
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