2 Tips for Surprising Summer Youth Activities
1. Keep them cheap.
A last-minute activity that costs $40 is frustrating for everybody. Because funds are tight in most families, the odds of anybody participating in a last-minute paint-ball excursion are fairly low. Try to keep your spontaneous activity at $5 or less. Free is even better!
2. Keep them easy.
Because it’s spontaneous, you (and teens) should expend minimal effort. Don’t require sign-ups. Don’t provide transportation. And don’t go someplace that requires a certain number of participants. Do stuff that’s fun whether 20 students show up or three.
Time to spontaneously combust! Which is awesome…but you can do it only once.
This article about spur-of-the-moment summer youth activities originally appeared here.
