Summer Activities
May 28, 2019
Summer activities:
- Research Family History
Encourage your teen to visit older family members and interview them, they could use tablet or smartphone to video some of the conversation. Things to ask about:
- What was it like when you were a teenager?
- Were your parents strict?
- Who was your favourite family member?
- What did you eat?
- What did you do to amuse yourselves?
- Make a Music Video
We all know Lorde launched her career on YouTube. Your turn to create and produce a new music video.
- Think of New Ways to Earn Some Extra Cash
As well as the standard cutting grass / washing cars / babysitting options to earn some extra cash, how about
- dog walking / pet sitting while the neighbours are away to save them kennel fees;
- digital photo sorting and printing;
- or offering to pick up and sort out all the lego for busy parents?
- Write a Haiku
A Haiku should have seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five. This is not as easy as it sounds. A teen writing a haiku could be a challenge but you can do it.
- Clear Out Your Room
Not only will you make your parents extremely happy but you will find all those lost cds/books/must have items that are buried under the heap.
You can now have a car boot sale/sale of work/garage sale to get rid of the non-essential non-teen stuff you no longer want and make yourself some cash at the same time.
- Redecorate Your Room
Try a new colour if parents will allow. If not, try a furniture rearrange and appropriate some small furnishings from elsewhere in the house.
- . Do a Summer Course or Camp
You might like to try out a course in something you might be interested in doing in college as a taster.
There are lots of engineering / IT / animation / acting / language courses for teens.If you’re in Ireland, check out our Summer Camps for Teens article.
- Learn to Cook 3 New Meals Well
Here’s the rules:
- Create 3 new menus and practice them
- They must include starter, main + dessert
- They must be tried out on your family
- They must be of a high standard i.e. empty plates at the end.
- Sleep Under the Stars
Pick a night forecasted to be warm, clear and rain free and grab a sleeping bag, blanket and pillow and head out for a night outdoors.
Are you familiar with the constellations? See how many you can find in the night sky.
- Plan a Trip Around the World
Make a Dream Destinations Board if you’re on Pinterest. Or hang out online on Lonelyplanet.com and create the best ever round the world itinerary.
- Where to go
- How to get there
- What to do
- Where to stay
- Where to eat