Tuesday, March 31, 2020

63 Intellectual ideas for teens

I started this post months ago to have ready for the summer. Now seems like a good time to post as we are all choosing to do our part and stay home. Hopefully there is something on this list that you can try. 

Intellectual

This is the skills. New things that are going to work their brains. Will they paint? Will they crochet? Will they build a table? Who knows if they will do anything, but here is a list of things they could try and links to videos or tutorials on how to do them. 

Have a teen that refuses to try new things? When is the last time you tried something new? Maybe set the example and give one of these a try. Curiosity is a great motivator. If they see you trying new and different things, it might get them curious enough to venture into their own experimentation. 
For more ideas go here.


  1. Photography
  2. Build a Ukulele and learn how to play it
  3. Learn a different instrument
  4. Learn to draw
  5. Doodle/draw
  6. Make jewelry
  7. Polymer clay sculpting (could be used to make beads for the jewelry)
  8. Paint a phone case
  9. Crayon melting art
  10. Paint rocks
  11. Do an acrylic pour This is a different (longer) video option and I really like this youtube channel but her videos are really long. I turn the speed up to 2x. Seriously I watched different videos for over an hour. So many different techniques, such cool results!
  12. Paint, you know, get in touch with your inner Bob Ross (acrylic, watercolor, etc.)
  13. Graffiti Wall (I'm so stoked about this one. Build some kind of wall/fence and some spray paint. Bam! Graffiti wall)
  14. Do a science project
  15. Create a block set for Lincoln
  16. Do a wood project from wood connection
  17. Work on a puzzle
  18. Learn to code
  19. Puppetry (sock puppet, marionette, create a set, make the puppets, write a play)
  20. Carpentry (nothing too fancy, give them some wood and nails)
  21. Write a play and act it out (plan this out so cousins can participate)
  22. Go to the library
  23. Create a neighborhood library
  24. Do pancake art
  25. Make a music video
  26. Make a sock gnome
  27. Make a felt board for Lincoln
  28. Write a story
  29. Make a childrens book (Target books)
  30. Make a comic strip
  31. String art
  32. Do movie reviews
  33. Create a Shutterfly book
  34. Create a Pinterest board 
  35. Create a blog
  36. Create your own board game
  37. Create a YouTube tutorial for something
  38. Listen to a podcast
  39. Read a book
  40. Duct tape art
  41. Make a jelly roll rug
  42. Work in the garden
  43. Shrink art
  44. Origami
  45. Paper art
  46. Have a water fight
  47. Make perler bead art
  48. Plan and make a meal
  49. Make homemade ice cream
  50. Learn to decorate cake or cookies
  51. Bake something (bread, cookies, pie)
  52. Learn to make jam
  53. Learn to face paint
  54. learn to make candles
  55. learn to grill
  56. learn to knit
  57. learn macrame
  58. learn to crochet
  59. learn to juggle
  60. learn a magic/card trick
  61. learn to sew (pj pants, pillowcase, quilt, use my longarm!)
  62. learn calligraphy
  63. learn/practice a language

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