Can you give me some fresh mentor ideas to do with a 10 year old boy?

Question

i'm like a big brother to him.
some fresh ideas would help.
thank-you in advance.

he likes fishing but i don't.
i like some of the other ideas.

Answer 1

Boys huh, I know I'll probably rattle off alot of the usual things but here goes.
Fishing
Camping
Theme parks
Paint ball, lazer challenge
Golf
Live sports games/events
Cars, teach him some simple mechanics (if you can)
Bushwalking/hiking
etc etc

Answer 2

I am actually a mentor as part of Big Brothers Big Sisters and I usually look at what's going on in the community or if we have any great opportunities. I also susbcribe to a couple of kid oriented newsletters to look for new ideas and projects. However, if you are really like a big brother to him, I'm sure he will just appreciate quality time spent.
I am also including some links in the source area so you can see what I am talking about...

Answer 3

Good for you! Here are three suggestions -- not for things to do, but more for how to generate things to do with your "padewan."

1. What is he interested in? My son is almost 10 and he's nuts about World War II, in particular the aircraft in the Pacific. So he and I spend time building models, researching the battles, and talking about the events that led up to, and followed, the war. Surely your "little brother" has something that he's interested in. Use the Internet to learn new stuff about his interests -- if he's into space, sign up with http://www.space.com or some of the NASA/JPL sites. And go for a balance of things you can DO together and things you can TALK about together. Some of my most precious memories of my own dad were of the conversations we'd have at bedtime, with him sitting on the foot of my bed talking to me. So I've made a point of doing this with all of my kids.

2. Find something you're good at and get him involved with it. Baseball? Carpentry? Working on cars? A lot of the value in being a mentor is in passing on a skill through direct contact and practice. Again, my son LOVES to help me work on my old cars. He started when he was barely old enough to read the numbers on the wrenches (thanks to Sesame Street for teaching him numbers, and to the metric fasteners on my old cars -- I didn't have to explain "11/16" to him...) And to some extent, your own enthusiasm will spill over to him. Whether he ever learns to do a dovetail joint or adjust a wheel bearing isn't the point; he'll see, first-hand, what it's like to be around somebody who cares about doing something well. Nothing builds self-esteem like having the motor you built fire up on the first try.

3. Do something that benefits your community. Find some organization that's doing something you believe in and get your "little brother" involved with you in that. Sign up to do a walk for diabetes, or put together a "care package" for overseas soldiers, or clean up a neighborhood park.

So mull those over for a while, and as my Aussie friends say, "Good on you, mate."

Answer 4

well im a big sister and i have a LOT of younger brothers (5 2 b infact) they all love to go camping and out on the water, if u have the $ take him to like a water park (sunslash, waterworld. 6flags and anything else u can think of!!!!) well good luck!!1 chels

Answer 5

you are insane