‘Myles has been counting down since November,’ said Renae Metzger, junior, of her younger brother’s anticipation of Sibs N Kids Weekend.
Metzger’s two younger brothers, Chase, 14, and Myles, 8, are returning for Sibs N Kids Weekend because they have enjoyed past weekends spent at Sibs N Kids Weekend.
A carnival, hypnotist, karaoke, and comedians are events that are happening during Sibs N Kids Weekend.
This is the eighth annual Sibs N Kids Weekend, designed especially for siblings, children, and friends of Bowling Green State University students and staff.
Friday night officially begins with the traditional karaoke event in the Falcon’s Nest. There are no judges and everyone attending the event receives a raffle ticket for a prize drawing, explained Marisa Adelman, the major events graduate assistant from the Office of Campus Involvement.
On Saturday a carnival in the Union, sponsored by the Resident Student Association, will have inflatable games, and prizes will be available, such as goldfish. Popcorn and cotton candy will also be sold for 25 cents each. The money will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Bingo is another event that occurs Saturday from 12 until 1 in the Falcon’s Nest. Prizes will be available each round.
Casino Night has returned to Sibs N Kids Weekend this year, Adelman said. This activity, like all other events is available for all ages.
Casino Night will have board games, coloring and BGSU trivia questions from a slide show that will be playing during the event, in addition to card games.
Heather Bishara, the coordinator of major events at OCI, said that there will be a brochure available at Casino Night explaining the difference between healthy and unsafe actions when playing card games.
‘It is a safe, semi-structured late-night activity,’ Adelman added.
In the evening, the Union theater will be showing Chicken Little and the Chronicles of Narnia.
Sibs N Kids weekend ends on Sunday. The last major event, Bishara said, is the brunch with Freddie and Frieda.
Bishara said the brunch is a nice place for parents to meet their kids to take home and be with their BGSU student.
‘It is a nice farewell place,’ Bishara said.
The brunch requires preregistration and a fee, but almost all other events are free, including the movies that will be shown in the Union theater.
Aside from free entertainment, Sibs N Kids Weekend is also an opportunity to see what college life is like, especially since the weekend showcases multiple departments and organizations, Bishara said.
Adelman added that this event also shows siblings how great the campus is.
Freshman Scott Ritchey’s 17-year-old sister will be coming to BGSU for Sibs N Kids Weekend because it is a good opportunity to see the school. He said that this weekend is good for high school students to see what life in college is like.
Even students that are younger can be excited about coming to college.
Metzger said this weekend has given her brothers an excitement for coming to college. Chase loves the college environment, especially the Student Recreation Center, Metzger said.
Last year she took her brothers ice skating because they had never done that before. They are looking forward to that activity again.
Her brothers are excited about spending Friday and Saturday nights in Metzger’s apartment, as opposed to the dorm where they slept last year.
Editor’s note: The event is sponsored by OCI, with additonal activities sponsored by the University Activities Office, the Bowen-Thompson Student Union, RSA, Recreational Sports, Outdoor Programs, McDonald Hall Council, Off-Campus Student Programs, and the French House.
