How do I spend two hours a week?
Here are just a few suggestions to get you started:
- Miniature golf
- Go to Paneras and bring a board game
- Roller-skating or rollerblading
- Ice-skating
- Bowling
- Bicycling
- Batting cage and go-carts
- Driving range (Give any boy a club and he will hit a ball when it pops out of the ground.)
- Then graduate to par 3.
- Hiking or Nature Walks (trails in State Parks)
- Playgrounds, parks or beaches (these are also great in the winter)
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Basketball
- Tennis
- Handball or racquetball
- Throw a ball around or play Frisbee
- Various events at Jones Beach or Robert Moses
- Arboretums: Planting Fields, Bailey’s
- Feed Ducks
- Go to the docks or fishing piers
- Go Crabbing
- Picnic
- Manicure/Pedicure
- Aquarium
- Planetarium
- Museums
- Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery
- Historic places such as Teddy Roosevelt’s House
- Lighthouses
- Art Exhibits
- Plays or other cultural events at local venues (i.e. Staller Center or Tilles Center)
- Art & Craft Centers
- Library movies and events
- Bake cookies
- Mall—window shopping- (After spending a couple hours window shopping, one young girl asked her Mentor why they did not buy any windows.)
- College Sporting events
- The Circus
- Visit animal shelters or pet stores
- Garage or yard sales
- Train or Ferry Ride
If you have an interest, get the child involved in it. There are as many activity potentials as there are mentors.