The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Housing Family Resource Center (FRC) presents its annual Family Week March 23-28. Family Week celebrates members of the SIUE family housing community and provides opportunities for families to spend quality time with one another.
“Family Week is a great opportunity for families to have new experiences together – from participating in a scavenger hunt to being part of a week-long tournament,” said Clarissa Weltzin, director of the FRC. “Additionally, it is exciting to collaborate with our campus partners to provide unique experiences for our family residents. Many are extremely excited about the basketball clinic and working with members of the SIUE Cougar men’s team.”
Events include: a basketball workshop, scavenger hunt, magic show and family fun night at the Cougar Village playground.
In addition, families can participate in a Marble Works Tournament – a competition that encourages planning, teamwork, creativity and mechanical thinking. Teams participating in the Marble Works Tournament must plan and build a structure that will allow a marble to run a minimum of 20 seconds from the opening to the exit.
Family Week concludes with a family fun night on Thursday, March 28, featuring a cook-out, cotton candy, a bounce house/slide and face painting. Families will receive points for participating in various events throughout the week and have the opportunity to redeem those points for a chance to “pie” a staff member of their choice at the event.
For more information on the Family Resource Center and Family Week 2013, visit www.siue.edu/housing/livingoptions/family.shtml or contact Clarissa Weltzin at (618) 650-5367 or cweltzi@siue.edu.