101 IDEAS FOR BIG/LITTLE ACTIVITIES
1 Participate in BSBBO activities.
2 Go window-shopping downtown.
3 Go hiking along the Carp Ridge/The Mackenzie King Estate/The Arboretum at the Experimental Farm/Rockcliffe Park.
4 Make a kite.
5 Draw a picture.
6 Go horseback riding.
7 Go blueberry/strawberry picking.
8 Take a board game out to a picnic table somewhere.
9 Try a new sport.
10 Make a musical instrument out of whatever is handy.
11 Do woodwork.
12 Read a mystery story together, or write one.
13 Visit your local fire station/police station.
14 Go fishing/ice fishing.
15 Take pictures of wild life.
16 Write and illustrate a children’s book for Little Bothers/Sisters.
17 Read a play and go see it produced.
18 Read a book and see the movie.
19 Travel a strange OC Transpo bus route together.
20 Visit your local library and research interesting things.
21 Have a scavenger hunt.
22 Wash a car.
23 Go for a bike ride on the Rideau Canal/Riverside Drive.
24 Volunteer for a day.
25 Go on a picnic.
26 Save up some money and go see a movie.
27 Find someone that will teach you the pronunciation of different words in different languages (Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Inuit, French...)
28 Visit a college or university.
29 Experience different cultural meals (middle eastern, Chinese...)
30 Play an instrument.
31 Do a crossword puzzle together.
32 Tackle a jigsaw puzzle (5,000 pieces).
33 Introduce yourself and your Little Sister/Brother to a computer without playing games.
34 Go to your workplace.
35 Shoot a series of black and white photos.
36 Learn to read a contour map.
37 Learn the different sections of the newspaper.
38 Plan a budget-find out what bank or trust company is paying the highest interest rate.
39 Borrow a video camera and make a mini series, take videos of your activities.
40 Play mini golf-real golf.
41 Adopt a country, learn its culture, and visit the embassy.
42 Do the grocery list for your Little Brother/Sister and the parent.
43 Pick your own vegetables at a “pick-your-own” farm.
44 Build a birdhouse.
45 Spend a day communicating without words, use sign language.
46 Look through photo albums.
47 Celebrate one another’s birthday.
48 Try canoeing or sailing.
49 Work on a model.
50 Start a collection (rock, buttons, stamps, coins, cards...)
51 Visit a pet store.
52 Visit a petting zoo.
53 Take your Little Sister/Brother out for Halloween.
54 Catch frogs by the river(with a life jacket).
55 Create something with Lego’s.
56 Play in the snow, make a snowperson, build a fort, and go sliding.
57 Help with homework or a school project.
58 Watch an air show.
59 Be a spectator at a bike race or marathon.
60 Plan a day trip.
61 Celebrate Canada Day.
62 Attend the Terry Fox run.
63 Play cards.
64 Go to a baseball game/hockey game.
65 Go skating.
66 Try a new type of vegetable or fruit (ex. Coconut, mango, eggplant, zucchini...).
67 Play frisbee.
68 Fly a kite.
69 Visit museums in your local community.
70 Write song-sing songs.
71 Catch and release minnows/worms.
72 Make a lemonade stand.
73 Travel by kayak.
74 Play street hockey.
75 Rent a black and white movie.
76 Go bowling, play tennis.
77 Visit a farmer’s market.
78 Keep an activity journal.
79 Play charades.
80 Go skate boarding.
81 Visit Parliament Hill.
82 Cook a meal.
83 Clean a park.
84 Plant a garden or some seeds (beans, peas, pumpkin seeds...)
85 Go tobogganing.
86 Go for a sleigh ride.
87 Go out for breakfast, dinner or lunch.
88 Play a pinball machine or video game.
89 Talk about your favourite thing to eat.
90 Go roller blading.
91 Take a walk in a park.
92 Visit a milking farm.
93 Try go-karting.
94 Go walking around the neighborhood.
95 Have a bon fire and roast marshmallows and wieners.
96 Learn how to play chess.
97 Surf the net (Big Sister’s/Brother’s supervision at all times).
98 Play a game of beach volleyball.
99 Toss a baseball around.
100 Learn new moves on the basketball court.
101 Let your Little Brother/Sister decide the activity for the day.