- Take your little to see the excitement behind the bonfire.
- Take a drive around to look at the fall colors. Pick different colored leaves to press and make a drawing or other art project. Take brown bag lunches and have a picnic by one of the covered bridges, or on a trail where you can see the colors changing.
- Go to a Dartmouth football or soccer game. Remember, go to the Tucker Foundation for a free ticket for your little sibling.
- Take your little sibling to go to the Fall Fling concert at the Hop. Remember, your little sibling goes for free.
- Halloween
- Look for the annual Big Brother / Big Sister pumpkin carving event! You and your little sibling can carve a number of different pumpkins.
- Look for the annual BB/BS Trick-or-Treat event! Normally the big and little siblings go trick-or-treating in one of Dartmouths clusters.
- Hanover Recreation Department Haunted House - The Community Center in Hanover is transformed into a haunted house. Sponsored by the Hanover Recreation Department. Call 643-5315 for information.
- Help your little sibling shop for a halloween costume!
- Go to a local farm and choose your own pumpkins for carving!
- Take your little sibling to the annual tree lighting ceremonies in the middle of the green.
- Handel Society Caroling - Attend this great performance of traditional Christmas carols. Sponsored by the Hopkins Center, normally during the first week of December.
- Dickens of a Christmas - Sponsored by the Hanover Chamber of Commerce this great event features entertainment, costumes and tree-lighting. Normally takes place the first week of December.
- Help your little sibling cut down a Christmas tree. Make some ornaments with some of the craft suggestions given above.
- Feast of Song - Taking place the first week in January. Entertainment is normally provided by the Dartmouth Chamber Singers as they recreate a meal at the royal court. Tickets are available at the Hopkins Center. As with all other Hopkins Center events, with the purchase of your ticket, your little sibling goes free. Just come in and get the appropriate forms from Jean Christensen at the Tucker Foundation.
- Hanover Winter Games - Taking place mid-late January. Parade, snow sculptures, banquet, broomball, volleyball, ski races, speedskating, nordic and alpine ski races, indoor soccer and a swim meet.
- Make up a big sibling - Little sibling team and compete! Call 643-5315 for information.
- Dartmouth Winter Carnival - Take your little sibling to see the snow sculpture, or any of the other daytime events taking place during the weekend.
- Make your own snow sculpture with your little sibling.
- Help your little sibling make his/her own Valentines Day cards!
- Go to a hockey or basketball game. Remember, your little sibling can go free ... you just need to see Jean Christensen at the Tucker Foundation for the proper forms.
- Lego Building Expo - Normally takes place the first week in April somewhere in White River Junction, VT. Sign your little sibling up for this lego building competition. Takes place from 9 am- noon. Call 295-3118 for information.
- Dartmouth Pow-Wow - A great opportunity to introduce your little sibling to Native American culture.
- Look for annual event which includes a scavenger hunt or an indoor Easter egg hunt.
- Help your little sibling dye Easter eggs.
- Take your little sibling to Spring Sing at the Hopkins Center. Remember, your little sibling can go for free.
- Take your little sibling to a baseball game!
- Big Apple Circus - Look for tickets for this event offered by the BB/BS Program. Not offered every year, as we depend on the generous donation for these tickets.
- Free Canoe and Kayaking Day at Ledyard - Every week day you and your little sibling can go down to Ledyard for a free canoeing or kayaking on the Connecticut River. Monitor the BB/BS Blitzmail bulletin for information on days and times. For this you need to have a consent form signed by your little siblings parents.
- Shriners Parade - Takes place at the end of the term, sometime at the end of August. This event will surely be enjoyed by both you and your little sibling. Normally starting at noon, the parade can last until 2 pm!
- Noontime in the Park - For eight weeks during the summer term you and your little sibling can go on Thursdays from noon - 1 pm for childrens theatre performances, music, mime and juggling. This is a free event sponsored by the Lebanon Recreation Department.
- Hanover Street Fest - Takes place some time in July. All of main street is full of booths and great sales!
- Look for a fair in your little siblings community. Especially noteworthy is the Norwich Fair taking place sometime in July.
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