Family Friendly Parties and Events

[dee-cee.livejournal.com]

Greetings!

As we are getting closer to Arisia '13, I am once again compiling the Family Friendly Guide to Arisia! It will contain Do's and Dont's, a review of policies for children and parents, and some highlights of the con that will appeal to the family, besides Turtle Track and Fast Track.

That's where you come in. If you are throwing a party, or running an event at con that you think is great for the whole family, let me know and I will put it in the guide! Last year we had items such as Tea Parties, the Geeky Belly Dance Show, and Higgins Armory demonstrations.

Look for the guide to be available electronically soon, and the hard copy at Arisia.

Thank you,
Dale Meyer-Curley
Children's Services Division

Comments

[buxom-bey.livejournal.com]

Thank you for doing this. I look forward to the results.

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

As usual, Walk the Labyrinth (Sat 9-11a, Sun 5-7p) is an adult event, but open to supervised/well-behaved children who can respect the space.

[sichling.livejournal.com]

I hadn't thought about it before seeing this post, but if it isn't too late, it'd be neat to have young-kid friendly gaming times and games.

These could be for the 3-7 crowd, say, so shorter games. We have a number, of course, and I'm sure others
would as well. Even a number of the regular adult games can work - whether Flashpoint with help or Transamerica
or so on.

It would require adults as well - so that there could be a mixture of whom was playing - but if it were done at the
beginning of the con, then the kids would know/recognize each other and be able to do more casual gaming later on.

There could even be "young-kid friendly" times at the gaming room - in the mornings when it's pretty deserted...

What do you think? Is this a good idea? Is it way too late to do anything for this Arisia?

[fibro-witch.livejournal.com]

Could you please add to the list that service dogs are working dogs and are not there to be played with.

[dee-cee.livejournal.com]

I will put in "Supervised Children Welcome," like i did last year. Is that okay?

[dee-cee.livejournal.com]

If I have space, I will do my best. If it doesn't fit in the guide, I'll try and make a post about it on the forums.

[dee-cee.livejournal.com]

This is a good idea, and I don't know if there's time this year.

However, I do see that there will be a "Let's Play" gaming sessions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It will be for 10-18 year olds, run by a 13 year old. Maybe that will be helpful this year?

[fibro-witch.livejournal.com]

Thanks it is going to be especially hard this year since I am training a new puppy.