BayCon 2007 Family Friendly Programming
BayCon has an entire room dedicated to wonderful and unique program known as "Family Friendly."
Family Friendly programming is a special area where parents can spend time playing games and doing science fiction and fantasy themed activities with their children. An open play area is also available for less structured fun.
Our staff members assemble a wide range of craft projects, activities, games, demonstrations, music, story telling and other challenges. In many ways the Family Friendly offerings mirror most of the adult interests represented at the convention, including music, art, costuming, gaming, reading, writing, hard science, and just plain fun.
The Family Friendly programming schedule of activities and offerings will be available in the next few weeks.
A parent must accompany their children at all times in the Family Friendly programming room. This is not a day care or babysitting service. This space is for *family* interaction and fun only.
Most Family Friendly programming is geared toward children under the age of 12.
Stop in an join the fun for an hour, all day, or the whole convention.
We look forward to meeting you.
All Family Friendly items will be in the Family Friendly Room unless otherwise specified.
| Date | Time | Room_Name | Title | Description |
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| 5/25/2007 | 14:00 | Family Friendly | Welcome to Family Friendly Programming! You will see a
variety of items as you read through the panels which are aimed
at our younger members and their parents. Please note that our schedule does not completely match that of the other panels. We will be open until 11pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and will be opening at 8am Saturday, Sunday and Monday. |
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| 5/25/2007 | 14:00 | Open Play | Stop by the Family Friendly room for some unstructured play time. | |
| 5/25/2007 | 16:00 | Nob Hill / Connect 1 | Growing Up Geek | How do you raise a fannish child? What do you do as a second generation fan? How do you deal with the interesting calls from school, or the utter confusion from your own classmates when you read your `what I did over the summer' paper? |
| 5/25/2007 | 16:00 | Photo Scavenger Hunt | Lists and camera can be picked up in the Family Friendly room anytime between 4pm Friday and noon Sunday. Lists and cameras or CD-ROMs with pictures must be turned in by 6pm Sunday to receive points. A deposit of $20 will be required to use a BayCon digital camera. Personal digital cameras may be used if pictures can be downloaded to CD-ROM or otherwise able to be viewed by FFP Staff. | |
| 5/25/2007 | 20:00 | Story Time | Randy Smith reads aloud from one of his favorite works in Family Friendly. | |
| 5/25/2007 | 21:00 | Allie's Choice | Stop by Family Friendly and see what Allie wants to do next... | |
| 5/26/2007 | 08:00 | Family Friendly | Family Friendly will be open from 8am to 11pm today. See the schedule details in the descriptions below. | |
| 5/26/2007 | 08:00 | Open Play | Stop by the Family Friendly room for some unstructured play time. | |
| 5/26/2007 | 10:00 | Easy Costuming for Kids | Come see what you can become with fabric scraps, safety pins, cardboard and tinfoil. | |
| 5/26/2007 | 10:00 | Hogwarts: The Sorting Hat | Get sorted into one of the Hogwarts houses. Open to all ages, though younger fans will be sorted first. | |
| 5/26/2007 | 11:00 | History of Magic | Magic has been in the world for as long as recorded human history. But can it be explained by science? Come discuss magic through fairy tales, myths and legends. | |
| 5/26/2007 | 11:00 | Egg Drop | Use any or all of the given supplies to try and keep your egg safe from a 2 story drop. | |
| 5/26/2007 | 12:00 | Story Time | Join Jonathan Fesmire as he reads one of his favorite pieces in Family Friendly. | |
| 5/26/2007 | 13:00 | Geary / Connect 6 | Why Johnny Can't Code | BASIC used to be on every computer a child touched — but today there's no easy way for kids to get hooked on programming. Quietly and without fanfare, or even any comment or notice by software pundits, we have drifted into a situation where almost none of the millions of personal computers in America offers a line-programming language simple enough for kids to pick up fast. |
| 5/26/2007 | 13:00 | Allie's Choice | Stop by Family Friendly and see what Allie wants to do next... | |
| 5/26/2007 | 13:00 | Pool Courtyard / The Patio | Pool Carnival | The Carnival has invaded our pool. Come play on our Merry-Go-Round. |
| 5/26/2007 | 14:00 | Hogwarts: Transfigurations | Transfiguration is the study of changing things. Animals into watergoblets may be beyond our skill level, but other transformations are not. Come see what magic you can do with simple objects. | |
| 5/26/2007 | 15:00 | Hogwarts: Potions | Potions are wonderful examples of basic chemistry. Join Professor Albert and his assistants as he shows you how to make ice cream in a bag, and other fun projects. | |
| 5/26/2007 | 15:00 | Make Your Own Board Game | Design a board game with your choice of theme to play with your family and friends. | |
| 5/26/2007 | 16:00 | Crystal Springs / Engage | Art Show Tour for Kids | Join our docent for a family friendly tour of the Art Show. Vote for your favorites. Fill out a ballot on the tour or pick one up at the Info Desk and go on your own time. Turn in completed ballots in the Family Friendly room or at the Info Desk by midnight on Saturday. Winning Artists receive exclusive ribbons. |
| 5/26/2007 | 17:00 | Munchkin Massacre | Take the card game Munchkin, add in all of the expansion packs, and you get a Massacre! Raise your Elven Samurai Bounty Hunter (or whatever other combination you can create) to twentieth level (if you can) by defeating such villains as Banshees, Evil Ninjas, or the Bug-Eyed Monster (or the Harmless-Looking Schoolgirl, Were-hamsters, Sock Puppets and the dreaded Killer Penguins). Come join the fun. | |
| 5/26/2007 | 18:00 | Open Play | Stop by the Family Friendly room for some unstructured play time. | |
| 5/26/2007 | 20:00 | Story Time | Join ElizaBeth Gilligan as she reads from her favorite works for children. | |
| 5/26/2007 | 21:00 | Allie's Choice | Stop by Family Friendly and see what Allie wants to do next... | |
| 5/27/2007 | 08:00 | Family Friendly | Family Friendly will be open from 8am to 11pm today. See the schedule details in the descriptions below. | |
| 5/27/2007 | 08:00 | Open Play | Stop by the Family Friendly room for some unstructured play time. | |
| 5/27/2007 | 10:00 | Harry Potter Through the Curriculum | Using Hogwarts style classes and curriculum to homeschool or supplement children's education. | |
| 5/27/2007 | 10:00 | Gazebo Courtyard / The Courtyard | Muggle Quidditch for Children | Get six friends to join you in Muggle Quidditch. Sign up for our 4th annual tournament. Whether you want to seek the snitch or beat your opponents with bludgers, come by Family Friendly for full rules, then sign up and come play. |
| 5/27/2007 | 11:00 | Paper Airplanes | Using a standard 8.5" x 11" piece of paper, build and compete to make the best paper airplane. | |
| 5/27/2007 | 11:30 | Embarcadero / Collaborate 2 | Harry Potter: Year 7 and beyond | Readers are anticipating the 7th book in the Harry Potter
series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. What is likely?
J.K. Rowling has said that two characters will die in the book
— is one of them Harry? The book is scheduled to be released on July 21st. Will you be in line at your favorite bookstore? Or did you pre-order it on-line? |
| 5/27/2007 | 12:00 | Story Time | Sarah Goodman picks one of her favorites to read aloud in Family Friendly. | |
| 5/27/2007 | 13:00 | Allie's Choice | Stop by Family Friendly and see what Allie wants to do next... | |
| 5/27/2007 | 14:00 | Hogwarts: Care of Magical Creatures | How much do you know about the creatures of myth and legend? Come play this game that tests your knowledge. | |
| 5/27/2007 | 14:30 | Embarcadero / Collaborate 2 | Build Your Own Space Station | Space stations are ubiquitous in fact and fiction. Attendees will be able to construct a model of a vintage space station. We'll show images and short video clips. |
| 5/27/2007 | 15:00 | Hogwarts: Charms | One of our Hogwarts style classes, touching on poetry and movement of magic as well as discussion of fetish items and lucky charms. | |
| 5/27/2007 | 15:00 | Filk for Kids | Join Steve Savitzky as he plays filk at Family Friendly. | |
| 5/27/2007 | 16:00 | Face Painting | Disguise yourself. Decorate your friends. Learn simple techniques to basic facepainting. | |
| 5/27/2007 | 17:00 | Costume Parade | Is your little one too little for the Grand Masquerade? Do they get stage fright or fall asleep before the judging? Even if you entered the Masquerade in the Young Fan division, you can come parade your costume in Family Friendly. | |
| 5/27/2007 | 17:00 | Junior Role Playing Games | Are you interested in learning how to play role playing games? Are you an experienced but young gamer who wants a fun, kid-safe game? Come play with us. We can explain the basics and get you playing. Our veteran Game Master has over 30 years of experience gaming and 20 in running fun, kid-friendly games. | |
| 5/27/2007 | 18:00 | Open Play | Stop by the Family Friendly room for some unstructured play time. | |
| 5/27/2007 | 20:00 | Story Time | Listen as Loren Davidson settles in with a few good tales in the Family Friendly room. | |
| 5/27/2007 | 21:00 | Allie's Choice | Stop by Family Friendly and see what Allie wants to do next... | |
| 5/28/2007 | 08:00 | Family Friendly | Family Friendly will be open from 8am to 4pm today. We will have Open Play all day. |