131 ideas for the mentoring journey/motivate/inspire/teens


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	131 fun ideas for the mentoring journey A number of ideas, things to do with mentees, have been gathered from a variety of mentoring programmes. Wherever possible, encourage the mentee to make suggestions about things to do. This is in line with the developmental aspect of youth mentoring. However, mentors might need a few ideas to suggest and the following list might be helpful: Set your mentoring goals together Help with some homework Make dinner together Participate in a Fun Run/Walk together Go out for a meal together Make popcorn and talk Go to a movie Pick fruit Go to a concert Go to the library Go to the theatre Visit a car museum Go to the swimming pools Go to the beach Visit a major harbour (where applicable) Go to the gym Play computer games Discuss responsible use of a mobile phone and how to handle text bullying in a responsible way (Click here for some ideas) Visit your workplace Talk about planning a career Get together with friends from work Take tours of friends' jobs Visit a tertiary institution Work on a C.V. Visit the SPCA Go rollerblading Go to an indoor climbing wall Go to the museum Visit an art gallery Do a personality test (on the computer) Review your mentoring goals Sew on a button Take photos of favourite people/places Do a pretend job interview Listen to your favourite music together Go to the weekend markets Talk about how to get a job and find a part-time job Set up work experience Change a tyre Balance a cheque book Visit your old school Talk about balancing work and play Form a group and go Ten Pin Bowling Play a sport together e.g. Basketball, Netball, Golf, Baseball, Football Go to a sports game Open a bank account Talk about credit cards Talk about budgeting Visit a sick child in hospital Go bargain hunting Plan a week's worth of meals Visit an old age home Do a week's grocery shopping Go holiday shopping Write 'thank you' notes Go to a church or faith institution Talk about relationships Talk about personal values Draw your family tree Talk about the future Visit an armed service base Write a song Do good deeds for three strangers Have a picnic (at a nearby lake, zoo, park, beach, mountain) Prepare a surprise party for the Programme Coordinator Take a ferry ride Take a train ride 'Surf the Net' Fly a kite Show your mentee how to read a map Show your mentee how to use an answer phone Design a website home page Visit an airport and look at all aspects: ticketing, reading a monitor, checking in, going through security Watch a video and then discuss it Make something together e.g. picture frame, birthday or Christmas cards Go hiking or kayaking or camping or sailing Go fishing Go bird-watching Play with a Frisbee or participate in some other fun outdoor game Play board games or cards Mow lawns together Build, create, design something Paint something Watch and discuss the T.V. news Fix an appliance Play Snooker or Pool Audition for a Play together Create a journal, including photos, of your time together Start a collection e.g. stamps, coins or whatever else is the craze of the time! Go ice skating Arrange a visit for your mentee to meet his or her hero Plant and maintain a vegetable garden Arrange a clothes collection with other mentors and mentees for a charity of your choice Arrange a treasure hunt for some children in foster care Do needlework e.g. knitting, embroidery Participate in World Vision's 40-hour Fast as a joint project and challenge other mentors and mentees to participate. End with a celebration! Begin a book club with other mentors and mentees Go to a horse show Attend a motor car rally or a motorbike race Go to an ANZAC Day (or similar rememberance) gathering and discuss the impact of two World Wars on the world Attend a cultural festival together Visit Parliament or a local Council meeting Help out at a local faith or charity shop or thrift store Arrange a garage sale with other mentors and mentees and donate the proceeds to a children's charity Offer to help serve meals to the homeless or to help out at a shelter for needy people Adopt an elderly neighbour and carry out some chores for him or her, or go and visit from time to time Coach younger children a sports skill Organise a recycling project with other mentors and mentees During winter arrange a collection of blankets through the school for the hungry and homeless Look for suitable accommodation together (where applicable) Have lunch with your mentee once a week Do a jigsaw puzzle Build a model car or aeroplane Take a walk around the neighbourhood Go hunting Go skiing Go Tubing Play Laser Tag together Visit a Ceramics Studio Go on nature walks Clean out the garage together and then celebrate a job well done! 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