Brainstorm with your Little a list of everything you both would like to try. If it is a list of things that are too expensive or too far away, consider what you could do that is similar but cheaper and closer to home. Or discuss what it would take to do those things and why they are not realistic.

Work on a project  together that involves planning and stages, such as building a bookcase or making a kinetic sculpture out of recycled items. Do a little each time you meet and it will give you both something to look forward to.

Volunteer  together. Pick something that you both are interested in and something that achieves a meaningful result. Talk to your case manager about some possibilities.

Earn money together and spend it on something outrageous. Collect all the recycling from your neighbors. Sell your photographs or paintings. Keep all your change in a big jar. Decide how you will spend the money together.

Visit the Calendar  for a list of upcoming BBBS, Northcoast Mentor Program, and youth-friendly community events.

Check out the Northcoast Journal's online calendar for a comprehensive list of community events.

Puruse the Humboldt Kid's Digest online for information on anything and everything related to youth in Humboldt County.

Attend a Big Support Meeting and swap numbers with another volunteer to coordinate group activities.

Below are some fun activities that other Matches have enjoyed:

Make a kite and take it flying.
Go swimming at the Arcata Pool, HealthSPORT, or College of the Redwoods Pool
Take your Little to visit your place of work - have him/her help you with a simple task.
Make ice cream sundaes and banana splits
Take on a do-it-yourself project together (painting, building, etc.)
Have a dinner night! Cook a meal together and invite friends or another Match over to join you.
Have a game night with other Matches.
Choose a pen-pal match from another agency and write to them together.
Help your Little make an "appreciation gift" or a "friendship card."
Go to arts and cultural events (art shows, concerts).
Take advantage of the University Center at HSU - they have great pool tables.
Give each other manicures and pedicures.
Make your own piggy bank and save up for a special activity in the future.
Tour the recycling center and start recycling.
Make your own unique masks using plastered gauze strips and decorate them, too!
Make scented candles or soaps.
Build a birdhouse or simple bird feeder (cover a pine cone or toilet-paper roll with peanut butter rolled in bird seed).
Make a plant press and start collecting leaves and flowers.
Make an unusual feast with foods new to you both.
Learn basket-weaving
Work on a dyeing project using dyes found in nature.
Make homemade butter or cheese.
Learn about the constellations.
Learn to juggle.
Learn how to be a wise consumer. Do some price comparing between the same toy (or an item your Little is interested in) at different toy stores.
Learn sign language.
Go to a storytelling workshop.
Keep a map of Humboldt County and place a pin at each location that you visit together.
Learn how to use a compass.
Learn how to change a tire or change motor oil.
Start a carpentry project like a book case or a tool box.
Camp out in the backyard.
When fishing, learn about the life cycles and habits of the fish you catch.
Take field trips to the library, university, police and fire departments.
Help your Little learn how to check out books at the library.
Start exploring your personal histories. Interview family members. Write to distant relatives. Learn about your unique family stories and make history books about your ancestors,.
Try doing a jigsaw puzzle on a rainy afternoon.
Learn how to do vegetable printing (use the unique shapes of veggies & fruit to make pictures.
Make a pin-hole camera, book, batik or tie-dye project, etc (instructions available on the internet).
Paint your own t-shirts or make your own dolls.
Study local history and visit sites.
Make jewelry using bakers dough.
Take your dog to the beach.
Learn some simple woodcarving.
Visit the Mad River Fish Hatchery.
Go bird-watching at the Arcata Marsh.
Visit the Marine Lab in Trinidad.
Go to rummage sales. You may find wonderful materials for projects there!
Go roller skating.
Visit a Contra Dance and try folk dancing.
Go to the Trees of Mystery.
Take lots of pictures together and create a scrapbook of your Match.
Create sewing projects together: clothes, artwork, quilts, or wall hangings.
Cook and bake things together.
Plant and care for a garden.
Visit a nursing home.
Take an art or dance class together.