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Volunteer
Be a Mentor
Be a Mentor2.0
Be a Big Brother
Be a Big Sister
Be an Event Volunteer
Little Moments Information Sessions
Our Success Stories
FAQs
Enroll A Child
Enroll a Child Now
Families as Partners
Safety First
Our Success Stories
FAQs
Matches
Activity Ideas
Free Stuff
Annual Agency Activites
Places to Go
Scholarships
Our Success Stories
In Their Words
Post Your Pics
Programs
Our Programs
Community Based
Adult School Based
High School Mentoring
Site Based Mentoring
Mentor2.0
Events
The Big Golf Classic
The Big Golf Classic
The Big Golf Classic Sponsors
The Big Night
The Big Night
The Big Night Sponsors
The Big Auction
The Big Auction
The Big Auction Sponsors
All American Car Raffle
All American Car Raffle Ticket
All American Car Raffle Sponsors
2022 All American Car Raffle Prize Options
All American Car Raffle Past Winners
Rise & Shine Breakfast
Rise & Shine Breakfast
Rise & Shine Sponsors
Run for Aaron
Support
Donate Now
Event Sponsorships
Clothing Bin Donations
Stocks & Securities
Planned Giving
Other Ways to Give
Other Ways to Support
Partners
Advocacy
Alumni
About
Our History
Our Impact
Our Success Stories
Staff
Board of Trustees
FAQs
Newsroom
Careers
Awards
Privacy Policy
COVID-19 Response
Activity Ideas — Stuff to Do Together
Research and talk about famous people who used their abilities to get ahead
Make greeting, get well, or holiday cards to give to other people
Interest the mentee in games, math, and different books each week
Look at magazines for students with low reading levels; they offer many things to talk about and help the student with self-expression
Share your own life experiences
Tell the mentee about your work and how you reached this position
Remember the mentee with a card or a little cake on his or her birthday
Just talk together
Attend the holiday concert or other school activities
Share your school experiences when you were the same age
If a student has trouble sitting still, let him or her work off energy by running in the gym for the first part of the meeting
Bring in construction paper, scissors, glue, and magazines with lots of pictures, and have the student create a collage about himself or herself
Read the newspaper together
Play a musical instrument or learn one together
Color
Work on the computer at school
Play sports or discuss your favorites
Play board games or card games; stress following rules and good sportsmanship
Write stories together
Fly a kite
Walk outside to the playground or sit under a tree, if allowed
Have a picnic outside, if allowed
Build a model
Plan an activity with another mentor and mentee
Listen, listen, listen
Just be a friend
Bring a photo album from home and share pictures of your family, house, and pets
Discuss favorite hobbies
Buy your mentee a small journal or notebook; write down thoughts and feelings during the week and share them when you see each other
Swap photos of each other
Do arts and crafts together
Do Word Search activities together
Read, read, read
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