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Here is a list of 75 cool activities you can do with your Big or Little. They were put together by Paula and Chelsea from MENTORrific Women! Taking a Girl Under Your Wing.
Play cards together
Play games together
Play catch / Frisbee
Plan & cook a meal together
Do errands together
Fly a kite together
Watch and discuss a movie
Hang out and talk
Listen to and discuss an audio book
Do research on the internet together
Plan and plant a garden together
Go bike riding or inline skating together
Take a walk together
Walk your dog together
Eat at a restaurant
Play sports together
Learn how to do laundry
Attend a sports event
Attend a concert
Learn a musical instrument together
Learn to iron clothes together
Write a story together
Go on a picnic together
Get a library card and check out some books
Take photographs together
Use a computer software program together
Talk about your first job
Learn to read a map and use one traveling
Give your Little a tour of your workplace
Introduce your Little to your family and family gatherings
Sell or buy something on eBay together
Gather up items to donate and deliver to the Salvation Army
Buy a small amount of stock together and watch the reports
Do woodworking together
Go window shopping together
Plan a trip to a home remodeling store
Make a list and go grocery shopping together
Wash the car together
Play miniature golf together
Spend time watching and talking about a TV show
Rent a DVD and make popcorn together
Take turns listening to favorite music
Sing along with car radio songs
Read a book out loud together
Go the the zoo and count the different animals
Go the the different museums in your town
Make cookies, popsicles or cupcakes
Just listen and listen and listen
Get a manicure or pedicure
Get a haircut together
Do homework together
Tell each other grandparent stories
Tell funny childhood stories
Create a super hero costume and take pictures of each other
Talk about your first love
Volunteer for a community project
Practice counting money and making change
Get an ice cream cone together
Invite your Little to job shadow you
Introduce your Little to someone doing the work they fantasize about
Go swimming at the local pool
Show your Litttle how to make simple sewing repairs
Learn how to polish shoes together
Create a resume together
Fill out job applications together
Tour a collage campus and learn how to enroll
Fill out financial aid applications
Fill out collage applications
Talk about having a personal budget and how to make it work
Figure out how to program and electronic device
Go to a book signing or author reading
Learn how to take care of pets
Learn a hobby together
Learn and practice bike repair
Write thank you notes for birthday or Christmas presents