Keep your Tiger cubs — big and small — safe and happy throughout Reunions weekend!
Register your child for Tiger Camp during Reunions
Tiger Camp is still accepting applications for childcare during Friday and Saturday of Reunions. The camp is designed to offer your child — ages 8 weeks to 12 years old — a safe, fun and caring environment while you enjoy your reunion. Managed by the YWCA Princeton, the camp is located near campus at 59 Paul Robeson Place.
‘Babysitting’ not available on campus
Other than Tiger Camp, the University does not provide any childcare arrangements. Student crews are not permitted to care for children as they are busy managing reunion events, and the major reunions classes are instructed not to provide those services as they present serious liability issues. Alumni are permitted to bring a babysitter or hire one locally. All arrangements should be made privately by the parents and sitter.
Wristbands needed after 5 p.m.
All registered alumni and their guests, including attendees under 21 years old (children age 2 and younger are not required), will be given a wristband at check-in, and it must be worn throughout Reunions weekend. If you or your minor child loses a wristband, please report it at at your original check-in location so it can be deactivated. Replacements are available for $100.
Stay safe and know your way around
As Princeton grows, there are still construction sites on campus, and it’s important to know the quickest and safest route to your next location. TigerSafe and the University’s Wayfinding apps are great resources for navigating campus. The Princeton Events app includes important resources and the Reunions schedule of events. All apps are available for download via the iOS Apple Store and Google Play.
Cotsen Children’s Library
With fairytale-inspired décor and a treehouse for reading, the Cotsen Children’s Library is a great place for your little ones to play and cool off during Reunions. Featuring a special Tiger Library with Children’s books written by Princeton alumni, books about tigers, and other tiger related fun, the library is located on the main floor of Princeton University’s Firestone Library and will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. The library will be closed on Sunday. For safety purposes, while visiting Cotsen, children must remain in the care and custody of their parent/legal guardian at all times.
Reconnect with your favorite teams!
From basketball to baseball and softball, not to mention Ultimate and rugby, there are many athletic events happening all over campus. Check out the Reunions website or peruse the Princeton Events app and filter for Athletics to review times and locations.
Battle of the Alumni Bands
Head over to the U-Store Courtyard with your kids and check out the Battle of the Alumni Bands, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday.
Fred E. Fox ’39 Memorial Concert
A perennial favorite, the Fred E. Fox Memorial Concert will have your kids dancing along with the Princeton University Band as they perform on Cannon Green at 11 a.m. Saturday.
A patriotic parade before the P-rade?
The Town of Princeton will host a Memorial Day Parade that starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday on the corner of Princeton Avenue and Nassau Street and travels to Princeton Monument Hall where there will be a short ceremony at 11 a.m. Veterans are invited to march in the parade, and kids can enjoy one parade after another.
Take It or Leave It Tent
This Reunions favorite is for alumni hoping to find a home for their Princeton memorabilia that could be treasured by other alumni. And kids might just find something there to take home! Bring your items (only as big as you can carry) to Reunions and drop them off at the “Take It or Leave It” tent.
A LEGO Nassau Hall?
Come check out the “Brick Old Place of All,” in Room 010 of East Pyne Hall on Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. Princeton is the first Ivy League university to have a replica on LEGO’s website, and it could become a real set! Designer Matt Smith will walk your kids — or the young at heart — through the process of re-creating historic Nassau Hall out of 2,998 LEGO bricks.
Not just for the birds
Head to the Charles H. Rogers Wildlife Refuge, located on West Drive off Alexander Street, at 8 a.m. on Friday for some fun bird-watching and exploring, sponsored by the Class of 1970.
Art Through the Ages — for All Ages!
Award winning author Mifflin Lowe takes us on an exciting whirlwind tour of visual art over the centuries, including old favorites like “Mona Lisa” and “Whistler’s Mother,” the Sistine ceiling, tomato soup cans and other surprises. A fun, educational interactive lecture, filled with amazing stories that connect art to our lives. Great for kids 8 to 14 as well as lovers of art of any age. Sponsored by the Class of 1970. Take in Art Through the Ages on Friday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Wallace Dance Building and Theater, 015 Theater.
Pop by the Art Museum Pop-up Shop
Visit the Art Museum Store’s Pop-Up Shop tent on Murray-Dodge Hall’s lawn on Thursday (2-7 p.m.) and Friday (10 a.m-6 p.m.) to find kids’ books, notecards, art supplies, puzzles, tiger totes and more.
Take a guided tour around campus
Meet and hear from Orange Key Tour guides for a fun and informative one-hour campus tour. Meet at the Admission Welcome Center in Sonia Sotomayor Hall at 11 a.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.
Navigating the college admission process
Is your teen ready to start looking at colleges? Join Karen Richardson ’93, dean of admission and financial aid, for an insightful session on navigating the college admission process. Held Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the Film and Performance Theatre in Frist Campus Center, this event is specially designed for alumni and their high school-aged children or grandchildren.
Puzzles and Pastries
Explore games, digital fabrication technology and immersive media in a place that’s part lab, part makerspace and part artist’s studio. Go home with a cool tiger puzzle made on a laser at the StudioLab of the Council on Science and Technology between 3 and 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fun for the whole family!
Tiger Plant tours
Tour the new geo-exchange and heat-pump based Tiger Plant, a big part of the University’s net-zero 2046 strategy. This is a fun opportunity to see the plant and ask questions about the sustainability work at the University. On Fri., May 23, meet at 12:45 p.m. in the Stadium Garage Waiting Room and Tiger Plant for a two-hour tour led by staff from the facilities and sustainability department.
The One-and-Only P-rade
Make sure you pack your walking shoes for the one and only P-rade, which starts at 2 p.m. sharp on Saturday. Check out the P-rade map to know where your cohort will assemble.
Concert and fireworks display
The Princeton University Orchestra will perform under the night skies at 8 p.m. Saturday at Powers Field in Princeton Stadium, followed by a spectacular fireworks display at 9:15. What a way to end Saturday at Reunions!
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