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1. 1 On December 12th, 2012, auty said:

   How about asking for their input to this exact question. They’ll feel more a part of it, and you may be surprised at how intelligent some are.

   posted on December 12th, 2012 at 8:00 am

2. 2 On December 12th, 2012, maliboo_girl said:

   You might take a look at this program and see if there is anything you can borrow. Look at the Summer Program, too. http://coralcenter.org/
   I heard from kids that they really liked the college counseling and it actually got them excited about college and made them believe it was an option.

   Doing movies and music is great at the CORAL program, but if you don’t have the equipment, what about a magazine? They can do comics, articles, etc. Scan and put online for their families and friends to see.

   How about yoga? Maybe you can get someone to volunteer to come in and teach or use a yoga DVD. It really is a stress releaser and they might actually end up liking it (happened with my son’s class at school)!

   Watch a movie/dvd and then discuss it. Try great older movies they’d never watch themselves. (And new movies, too.)

   Book club / discussion group.

   Do a play, have the kids write it. They can each write a few sentences about themselves or their families and then perform it.

   Dance.

   Do community service projects, it’s empowering to help others, especially when maybe you think you can’t.

   Gardening, cooking. Something new to broaden their horizons. Also, have you looked through a Boy Scout book? They have so many different activities.

   Good luck!

   posted on December 12th, 2012 at 8:38 am

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