• Go and spend the day flying kites in the park.
• Together, write a family newspaper for friends and relatives.
• Look up new words in the dictionary.
• Learn basic sewing skills and then put your new skills to work.
• Use a globe to locate friends, travel destinations and current events.
• Make a collage of your lives with pictures cut from magazines.
• Make homemade potpourri with dried flower petals.
• Play frisbee outside in the sunshine.
• Write a poem about each other and read it to one another.
• Help your Little write a letter to the author of their favourite book.
• Create a tornado in a bottle; put coloured water in a two-litre bottle, connect another bottle to it like an hourglass, turn it over and give it a swirl.
• Go on a camera scavenger hunt. Let your Little take the pictures.
• Stencil a border pattern around the tope of a wall.
• Take turns styling each others' hair.
• Make mini-pizzas using English muffins.
• Make maracas by covering light bulbs with layers of papier-mâché. When they dry, gently break the glass and paint.
• Have a picnic overlooking Kamloops.  See if you can point out where you live.
• Using the letters from a big word, see how many smaller words you can create.
• Find cool rocks and build an Inuksuk.
• Use of book of names to find the meaning of your names.
• Make a delicious cake from scratch and decorate it.
• Write a poem about Big Brothers Big Sisters.
• Squeeze fresh orange juice.
• Go to the airport for lunch and watch the planes take off and land.
• Roast pumpkin seeds in the oven.
• Read books about famous inventors.
• Make a time capsule and fill it with things that you both like, then bury it. 
• Watch the activity at a construction site.
• Visit a farm and milk a cow.
• Surf the Internet. Learn about new subjects.
• Visit a seniors home and read or sing to the residents.
• Sit at the mall or in a park and watch people.
• Learn how to dance.
• Plan an imaginary trip around Canada. It's a great way to sneak in a geography lesson.
• Try your hand at some fun and interesting science experiments.
• Start a road hockey game.
• Help them create a coat of arms using symbols significant to them. Ex: musical instruments, athletic equipment, etc.
• Role play meeting new people so your Little will have more confidence in unfamiliar situations.
• Bring a camera and take some funny-face photos.
• Find something inspirational to read.
• Learn Origami.
• Clip and save articles of interest from the newspaper.
• Play one-on-one basketball, football, soccer, etc.
• Make a crossword puzzle for your match with clues emphasizing key facts and interests in his or her life. Ex: 1 Across – Favourite Colour.
• Take the time to play a board game or card game of their choice.
• Go on a newspaper scavenger hunt.
• Press flowers and or leaves from the fall to make paper or picture frames.
• Fix something (a broken toy, bike, piece of furniture, equipment).
• Go to a volleyball or basketball game at the high school your Little will attend.

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• Watch a potter throwing on a wheel, then try your hand at making pottery.
• Build and paint a birdhouse.
• Learn about the stars & constellations .
• Make homemade Ice Cream Sandwiches in the summer and eat them outside in the sun.
• Make a dream catcher and learn about the story behind it.
• Buy a yo-yo and learn how to do tricks with it.
• Assemble a model or bookcase.
• Make foods from around the world and learn how people live in that country.
• Cook - pizza, KD, breakfast, waffles, BBQ, etc.
• Cook or go out for breakfast one day, even if it’s in the afternoon.
• Garage saling - see how much stuff you can buy with $5.
• Keep a journal and write reviews on movies you see together, restaurants you go to, plays you might see.
• Plant a tree, bush, or perennial at their school or home.
• Give them the chance to experience the feeling of self-worth that comes with helping someone else. Put together a Christmas shoebox, donate a gift to an organization, join in a school clean-up project, etc.

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• Learn a martial art together.
• Rent a canoe and go on an river adventure.
• Explore the world of model Railroads; electric car sets