Downtime suggestions
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Anonymous
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What are your teens into during downtime that are not sports/hanging with friends/reading?
I’m thinking the big kid version of “playing with toys” My teens keep busy and I think we have a balanced approach about screen time but I still feel like there are times I want to suggest Lego/craft projects…but am looking for other ideas…or is this not realistic ? |
Anonymous
| Baking, playing instruments, adult coloring books, splatter art (if you have a space for it), calling/Facetiming elderly relatives (they never want to do it, but after they finish they are always pleased with themselves). |
Anonymous
| Teach them to knit. Great skill. |
Anonymous
| Depending on their age, I used to compose a list with my sons on what we wanted to learn and do over the summer. For fun, come up with a list to visit a few new to them parks, go to the water park, learn to do a flip turn in the pool and see a particular movie. For learning, I taught them how thread a needle and sew on a button, do their laundry - basic life skills. During high school, I had each son help me pay bills for a 2 week period with whatever method you use. The father’s can get involved too with whatever man chores they do (mowing and yard work). |
Anonymous
| We always have a jigsaw puzzle out |
Anonymous
| My tweens, teen, and their friends spend their down time on social media. |
Anonymous
| Baking, cooking, build something using power tools (almost doesn't matter what the project is). |
Anonymous
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baking, cooking, drawing, assembling Rolife miniatures, painting, large Lego sets,
help with yardwork: DD, 13. |
Anonymous
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NP: I love the idea of keeping a puzzle out and want to start doing that - ty!
My dd 14 spends time with pets, rides her bike, reads (and of course, screen time). |
Anonymous
| Mine cooks. He also has his regular chores. Walks the dog. |
Anonymous
| Mine both play guitar and spend quite a bit of their free time playing music. |
Anonymous
This is us too. I find myself working on it too (when not scrolling dcum) |
Anonymous
This is always a good idea. It's also my trick for keeping guests semi-entertained and the tv off at our vacation home. Very few people seem to be able to resist the draw of putting a few pieces together . . . myself included. |
Anonymous
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Drawing and coloring
Rubik's cube Videogames Go for a walk Practicing skills for her sport |
Anonymous
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My 18yo DD is currently listening to an audiobook while working on a super-detailed paint by number kit.
In past years, she’s enjoyed the Rolife miniature kits and wooden puzzle-type models (both kind of an extension of her love of Lego models as a kid), and jewelry-making with things like Fimo clay or shrinky-dinks. |