If participating on a swim team, consider seeing if he can assist with timing or assisting the trainer with getting water / towels, first aid equipment / whatever.

Same for golf. Can he caddy or assist in any capacity within the limitations of that arm?

Other than that, you're in the perfect area for "things to do". Explore some of the museums, go hiking (no arms required and still may appeal to his active side).

Anonymous wrote:It's disturbing that your 12 yo's life is so consumed by competitive sports that he can't find a way to entertain himself without them.

As opposed to being consumed by visits to weird museums?

Anonymous wrote:It's disturbing that your 12 yo's life is so consumed by competitive sports that he can't find a way to entertain himself without them.

There's nothing wrong with that. Why are you so critical? At least her child is not a fat, couch potato playing video games like so many kids today.

It's disturbing that your 12 yo's life is so consumed by competitive sports that he can't find a way to entertain himself without them.

Coding or Minecraft camp

That sucks, OP. He could still attend his swim meets and other events and cheer on the team.

Visit a book store like Politics and Prose or Kramer’s and get some summer reading.

Go through the list of museums on the National Mall and pick favorites to visit—re-visit.

National Harbor—see the awakening sculpture, ride the ferris wheel get some lunch, possibly paddle boat, or ferry

Baltimore Aquarium

DC walking, bus, trolley, boat tour

Holocaust Museum

Udvar Hazy

Movies or theatre performances

Take in a baseball game—pro or minor league

Paint your own—pottery

pick your own berries

Historical house tour: http://dchousemuseums.org

Archeology—Alexandria Museum; dino park in PG

Goddard Space Flight Center—rocket launches

Historic farms, walking tours

Cryptology Museum

White Oak Duck pin bowling

Check your local library calendar—they list events by age group.

No big deal. So your little athlete needs to find some other endeavors for a few week.

Anonymous wrote:Theater camp, chess camp, science camp, cross country/track/running

I think these are all good ideas except for the track. I think that would jostle the arm too much and God, forbid if he was running and tripped and fell.

pre read next year's novels for english? go visit relatives? museums? Movies? Friends and board games?

our ortho said no to any strenuous use of the arm: no competitive swimming or laps, no tennis, no golf etc.

do not get a waterproof cast and/or use that arm vigorously. the bone needs to set properly and it can move (which is not good) even in a cast.

Theater camp, chess camp, science camp, cross country/track/running

Ask for a waterproof cast. I've seen a lot of kids at swim meets with casts. They are probably not getting their best times, but at least they are participating.

All summer activities for DS involved swim and golf teams/meets/clinics etc. He just broke his arm and now I'm looking for ideas about what we can do for the next 4-6 weeks for fun. I SAH so we could explore a bit.