Go to the backyard and have her do the inflatable slides and stuff

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Oct 11, 2024
10:12:37pm

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Bringing my 4-year old to her first game tomorrow. Any advice from the veteran

momowagon

Oct 11, 6:23pm

Don't

cambo

Oct 11, 6:24pm

Eyeroll me all you want. I don't care. Just remember to lower your expectations

cambo

Oct 11, 6:40pm

Football is 5th my friend.

momowagon

Oct 11, 7:11pm

Not for the few hours when I'm at a football game I paid to attend

cambo

Oct 11, 7:50pm

I take my kids and they absolutely love it.My 4 years old can stop asking to go.

Mabuhay Coug

Oct 11, 8:06pm

Can't give this post enough👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎 👎

WhyaskY?

Oct 11, 9:16pm

Bust out the concessions and cougar den checkbook! And maybe ear plugs

DiamondMo

Oct 11, 6:24pm

Planning on leaving at halftime?

Cougrrrs Roll

Oct 11, 6:25pm

I was thinking of getting up middle of the second quarter and walking around the

momowagon

Oct 11, 6:30pm

I buy good food and tell them they cant play a game on my phone until the second

UnoDoctor

Oct 11, 6:28pm

I'm glad to hear it can work!

momowagon

Oct 11, 6:31pm

Download games on your phone. Lots of snacks. Plan on leaving early

Peterbilt

Oct 11, 6:29pm

I'm hoping we can stay to the end, but most likely we'll have to bail.

momowagon

Oct 11, 6:36pm

Remember she is 4…make sure she has a good experience

Cthack1

Oct 11, 6:31pm

That's the intention.

momowagon

Oct 11, 6:35pm

She's 4...there's a high chance she'll be bored before the game even starts.

MaximusMeridius

Oct 11, 6:35pm

I remember middle of the 1st quarter being asked if it was over yet 🙂

zonacougar

Oct 11, 7:29pm

Wait until she is 8

Garn

Oct 11, 6:35pm

Get up and walk around… a lot.

Tare

Oct 11, 6:37pm

But only if you have an aisle seat. If you're in the middle then don't do this.

byuluvr

Oct 11, 6:42pm

Then what do I do?

momowagon

Oct 11, 7:04pm

Just do it during breaks. Too many people go in and out constantly and during the actual plays.

byuluvr

Oct 11, 8:52pm

Buy concessions that take a long time to eat. We love getting our 4 y/o those

ossicles

Oct 11, 6:42pm

If we somehow lose...

DomCasual

Oct 11, 6:45pm

He has a daughter, sooooo

Peterbilt

Oct 11, 7:14pm

Are you saying you think he should wait another year?

DomCasual

Oct 11, 8:55pm

What age do you have the "be a man" talk with your daughter?

momowagon

Oct 11, 9:12pm

13, when she does her gender reveal

Peterbilt

Oct 11, 9:25pm

I think I was 37. But it doesn’t have to be a predetermined age. You’ll know.

DomCasual

12:11am

My 5 year olds sat through a their first game at the bball blue and white game.

touchdownbyu

Oct 11, 6:45pm

Thank you!

momowagon

Oct 11, 7:05pm

My kids were 4 and 6 when I took them to their first game, it was fun but we

akmewg

Oct 11, 6:47pm

When my kids were little there were a couple of times that my wife came and got one or two at halftime. Other times I

zonacougar

Oct 11, 7:28pm

Bring something to put over her ears just in case it gets too loud for her.

rebelCoug

Oct 11, 7:30pm

Make sure and get her some gear. Teacher her the fight song before you go.

zonacougar

Oct 11, 7:33pm

Boogie board drawing pad, and snacks

Provocity

Oct 11, 7:50pm

If posted already I apologize, but noise can be a factor for small kids

NonmormonYfan89

Oct 11, 8:05pm

100% this will make the experience more enjoyable for them and you

WeekendWarrior

Oct 11, 9:32pm

Walk around and explore the stadium. I've found that a lot of things I take for

markis_cougarfan

Oct 11, 8:05pm

Small treats related to the action on the field

BYU Fan

Oct 11, 9:15pm

That’s the age when I start bringing my kids regularly, it’s fun, they love BYU

Royal_Minister

Oct 11, 9:21pm

Cougar tails and for a hot day iced lemonade

Dr MoBYU

Oct 11, 9:35pm

I took my three kids this year 7, 5, and 2.

DrewGundy

Oct 11, 9:49pm

Go to the backyard and have her do the inflatable slides and stuff

andrewg3

Oct 11, 10:12pm

What's the backyard?

momowagon

Oct 11, 10:14pm

Pre-game party on Helaman Fields. Starts like 3 hours before kickoff.

andrewg3

Oct 11, 10:33pm

I start taking my kids at 3. When you get passionate and excited,

MaxxPower

Oct 11, 10:24pm

Return and report on how it went. Hopefully she'll love it.

PigglyWiggly

Oct 11, 10:41pm

If you really want her to like it, talk to her throughout the game. Buy her

Mufasa

Oct 11, 11:30pm

Make sure she gets a cougartail, and make sure she is watching Cosmo lots

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