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Mentors for children in our Charlotte-based programs may be able to take a child off-campus for outings. We’ve provided mentors the following list of ideas about things to do with a pre-teen child.
For current happenings in the Charlotte area, visit the following links:
GOCAROLINAS.COM
CHARLOTTECENTERCITY.ORG
CHARLOTTE.COM/ENTERTAINMENT
Below are ideas for activities with younger children provided by the National Mentoring Partnership.
Do a service project together, serving lunch in a soup kitchen or collecting cans of food for a food drive.
Go ice-skating (or in milder climates) roller-skating!
Take in a high school basketball game.
Create a time capsule. What would each of you want future generations to know? Pick a place to bury it with instructions for when it should be opened.
Build a birdhouse or bird feeder for the winter birds.
Visit your local cider mill for fresh cider and doughnuts.
Check your local parks and recreation department for fall foliage walks or activities.
Research political positions and candidates who will be on the ballot in November.
Explore your community on bikes. Take a picnic lunch and enjoy the fall weather.
Learn how to make bread from scratch.
If your mentee has begun attending a new school, talk about what is different and what is the same. Share your own experiences with new schools and settings.
Check local college and high school sports schedules and choose an event to attend.
Check out lesser-known sports such as field hockey, rugby or rowing. Some colleges may have youth days or special activities through their athletic departments for community members.
Fly a kite.
Help your mentee look for an after-school job.
Visit antique, costume or second-hand stores and brainstorm ideas for Halloween costumes.
Visit your city's web site for a list of free summer activities like concerts or plays in the park, festivals and fairs. See who can come up with the longest list of activities.
Pretend you are tourists in your city. Visit the typical sites and write a letter to the editor of the local paper or city magazine about the experience.
Go to a baseball game. If your workplace has a softball team, invite your mentee to a game.
Initiate a discussion with your mentee about dream vacations. Describe your dream vacation and ask him to do the same.
Visit the site of your first job, or a place that reminds you of that first job and discuss it with your mentee.
Ask your mentee what she is looking forward to most during the school year and to describe the one thing she most wants to acomplish. Tell her what you want to acomplish during the same time period.
Visit your state or county fair.
Volunteer together to mow an elderly or disabled person's yard.
If you like to plan ahead, invite your mentee to help you make holiday gifts for friends and relatives.
Visit a "You Pick it Farm," to pick the latest vegetables and fruits.
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