Match Activity Suggestions

 

Ages 5-7                        
Bake and frost cut out cookies
Fly a kite on a windy day
Go on a walk and collect interesting rocks, leaves or other items
Feed the ducks at the park
Make a present for someone special
Play UNO, Crazy 8s, Old Maid
Play bat mitten or croquet
Go for a walk and find interesting places to practice “balancing”
Have a peanut and jelly sandwich picnic
Visit a pet store and decide which is the oddest pet

Ages 8 –10
Start a scrapbook with a page for pictures of favorite things
Go on a camera scavenger hunt to find odd objects to photograph
Make greeting, get well or holiday cards to give to special people
Make a bug cage and catch lightening bugs together
Visit the zoo at feeding time
Read a selected book out loud and tape record it
Play Miniature golf or go bowling
Play Monopoly, Life, Sorry, hangman
Go on a field trip to the museum – focus on one exhibit and discuss it
Call ahead and visit the local fire station or police station

Ages 11-13
Watch a TV program and identify negative stereotypes
Look up your state on the internet:  major industry? Biggest cities?
Build and paint a bird house – watch for occupants
Rent rollerblades and learn to skate, safely
Make a list of people you admire – look them up on the internet
Take a long ride on public transportation to the end of the line
Visit the SPCA and offer to walk the dogs
Mow the lawn or wash the car together
Play computer and video games together
Plan and plant a garden or visit a community garden and offer to help

Ages 14-16
Figure out how to program your VCR
Research what happened on the day and year each of you was born
Check out the classified ads and discuss what each job requires in terms of education and experience
Visit a fish market, meat market or other place where food is not prepackaged
Go out for dinner at an ethnic restaurant;  who else is eating there?  Favorite dishes?
Explore a new radio station together; discuss ads and target audience
Plan, shop for ingredients and cook dinner
Go to a concert featuring a favorite performer
Try mastering something difficult:  juggling, cooking a soufflé,  water color painting
Watch a professional or semi-professional sporting event

 

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