101 Things to Do with Your Mentee!
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Bake a pizza
Build a model Make paper snowflakes Draw pictures of each other Make finger puppets Create a cartoon character Play wall ball Have races in the gym Learn how to play new sports (volleyball, tennis, badminton) Read a comic book Do research about a culture and try a traditional food Make a paper-mache volcano and erupt it (outside) Make a kite Do a jigsaw puzzle Research a favorite animal or dinosaur in the library Learn to play a musical instrument Conduct a science experiment Learn about astronomy Do a good deed at the school (help the caretaker or librarian during the visit) Learn a magic trick Learn to take pictures and make a photo album Play a board game Plan a picnic Create a crossword puzzle or word search together Color a picture Listen to music Learn how to do a dance (chicken dance, line dance, Macarena) Build a bird house Try finger painting Draw pictures with your eyes closed Play cats cradle Make a gingerbread house Ask the child to teach you something they know Make a mini skateboard park out of cardboard Plant seeds in a flower pot and see if they grow Play memory using a deck of cards Find out why we celebrate a holiday Write a poem Make masks Make a shoe box house with miniature furniture Bake cookies together (Pillsbury frozen cookie dough works wonderfully) Make friendship bracelets Read newspaper articles about a favorite sports team or athlete Make a card for someone you care about Play catch Read a joke book Have “show and tell” – each of you bring something special from home and discuss its importance to you Make paper airplanes and race them outside (or in the gym) Make bubbles and blow them outside Plan a party for one of your visits to celebrate your friendship Make up new rules to an old board game and write them down Play cards |
Choose a place on a map and learn about it
Make bead animals Write a story or play together Fly a kite Create an obstacle course in the gym – see who can run it fastest Try a needlepoint project Have a scavenger hunt in the library Create a calendar and note special dates Create a play using finger puppets Take turns reading a book to each other Decorate cupcakes Make a gift for someone special Ask each other trivia questions Play in the play ground Design your own board game Keep a journal of your activities Act out a nursery rhyme or children’s story (Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood) Find out what your Mentee wants to be when they grow up and research information about the occupation and what skills they need to do it Read the newspaper headlines and have your little guess the story Play “hangman” or “I spy” Make a snowman Cut body parts from magazines and glue them together on another paper to make funny creatures Learn how to count money (play Monoploy) Create a secret code and write coded messages to each other Read the Dr. Seuss book “Wacky Wednesday” and plan your own “Wacky Wednesday” Make your own play dough See how long you can keep a ball in the air (balloon, beach ball, volleyball) Play marbles Try a paint by numbers Create a treasure hunt map for your Mentee and hide a “buried treasure” where “X” marks the spot Learn to play chess Play hopscotch Make a piñata and then ask the teacher if the class can break it Write a letter to a favorite famous person See how tall you can make a Lego creation before it falls over Make a bug house and catch bugs in the play ground Cut pictures from magazines and create an “all about me” collage Learn how to set a table and about table manners – then practice by planning to eat lunch together during your visit Make bead necklaces Make paper origami Write down everything that you and your Mentee like about each other and then share Make up your own words to a favorite song Decorate Easter eggs Learn how to juggle Read Willie Wonka and the Chocolate factory while drinking hot chocolate Make a pet rock Write your own “knock knock” jokes Make a bookmark Make sock puppets |
