Sandy times at 'Berg

Nothing brings families closer together than creating sand art and name certificates together.

As a part of the activities that were organized for family weekend, on Oct. 29 the Student Activities department sponsored the Free Sand Art and Name Certificates events in Seegers Union lobby from 5-8 p.m.

For events such as sand art and name certificate making, the Student Activities department reserves the company Fun Affairs, who the department has been working with for years for these events and others like them, including the activities for the West Fest festival. The purpose of these events and the other family weekend events are purely for enjoyment, and they give families the opportunity to spend time together and reconnect, while filling a clear, shaped bottle of their choice with a variety of many different colored sands or getting a certificate with hidden meanings behind their names.

Students, parents, siblings and just about anyone was allowed to participate in making the sand art and name certificates.

“I haven’t made sand art in years,” said Julie Weiner ‘20. “It was fun to be able to do something again that I loved so much as a child. I forgot how much I loved making sand art and am glad I was able to do it with my mom.”

Participants had the opportunity to choose from many sand holder containers of different shapes before they were able to begin making their art. The sand holders options included: lion, rabbit, dog, bird, bear, flower vase-shaped tube, football, elephant, and even Halloween themed ones which included pumpkin, Jack-o-lantern, and skull.

Artists also had the option to choose from many different colored sands and were given the opportunity to choose how ever many colors they wanted. The available colors of sand included: red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, dark blue, black, pink, and white. The color patterns and options for designing were endless, from choosing one or two of the sands to even placing all the sand colors into participants’ bottles.

“I made a dog with sands of all of my favorite colors, which are red, purple, and blue sand,” said Weiner.

Besides the sand art activity, families had the opportunity to learn more about their name with the name certificate activity. These certificates revealed the true meaning of participants’ names along with giving information regarding the historical origin.

This information was placed on top of a decorative background of their choice.

The sand art and name certificate were great and relaxing activities that were not only fun but stress relieving as well. These events, among others, contributed to a fantastic family weekend.