Match Events

Glazer Children’s Museum is excited to continue free entry to our Matches for the month of March.

 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay and Glazer Children’s Museum are excited to announce that the museum is offering free entry to our Matches for the month of March! Starting on March 11, 2018, Bigs & Littles that are interested in visiting the Glazer Children’s Museum may do so for free by showing their Match ID card at the Guest Services counter. This offer will last through March 31, 2018.

Glazer Children’s Museum, founded in 1986 and located in Downtown Tampa, is a “learning laboratory” where children are encouraged to learn through play. The museum features exhibits such as fort building, Lego engineering, art exploration, imaginative play and much more. During the month of March, Glazer Children’s Museum hosts their “Math + Music” exhibit featuring drum circles, musical performances and math challenges.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay’s matches won’t want to miss this opportunity to explore, play and learn for free at the Glazer Children’s Museum.

Learn more about the museum at their website, https://glazermuseum.org/

It’s not the money spent that makes the difference, but how you spend your time that will have a lasting impact. 

 

You may remember your Match Support Specialist saying that Disney isn’t the best idea for your first outing with your Little. Ever wonder why? It’s because it sets an expectation that EVERY outing will be just as big and extravagant as Disney. In reality, most of the activities you will do together will be free or low-cost activities that encourage your Little to engage with you and the surrounding environment without putting a strain on your wallet.

When it comes to spending time with your Little, it’s not about how much money you spend. Although a trip to Disney can be fun for a special occasion, like your Little’s birthday or a stellar report card from school, what’s important is consistency in time spent with your Little.

Here are some awesome ways to hang with your Little that are free or low-cost:

• Wash the car
• Visit the park
• Go to a festival
• Play a sport together
• Watch a ballgame
• Go to the beach
• Enjoy a fishing trip
• Bake a cake or cook a meal
• Make a scrapbook
• Go on a picnic
• Visit the local library
• Play a board game or card game
• Help them with their homework
• Take a walk, hike or ride your bikes

It really is that easy! Your Little will cherish the time you spend together no matter what you are doing. And you don’t have to break the bank to have a good time.

What other ideas do you have for free and low-cost ways that you can spend time with your Little?

Matches from all over our seven counties attended our largest annual Big/Little event at the Florida Aquarium, sponsored by Bloomin’ Brands.

Each year Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay hosts the BIG Celebration for our matches. This event is an opportunity for Bigs and Littles to get together to enjoy food and fun with each other. This year we had over 200 matches in attendance. Some had only been matched for a few weeks, others had been matched for over ten years!

The celebration was an evening at The Florida Aquarium. Matches got to hang with the fish and chow on catered delights graciously donated by Bloomin’ Brands. The adventurous types were seen petting stingrays while others donned boas and masks for the photo booth. Everyone took turns waving at divers in the shark tank and taking guesses at the size of the Goliath grouper.

The BIG Celebration is also a time for matches to meet with their Match Support Specialists. These specialists help facilitate relationships between Bigs and Littles. Some Match Support Specialists came up with fun activities for their matches to do while at the event such as a deep-sea scavenger hunt!

A huge thanks to our sponsors, The Florida Aquarium and Bloomin’ Brands, for making this event possible. Good times were had and memories were made!

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