Bored 7 year old girl-suggestions for activities?

Question

I have a 7 y/o granddaughter who is a very smart kid but unchallenged and bored. I would like to do something to get her interested in something to take her through the rest of the summer. We have a kid's museum here, but she's been there lots of times. Moms: remind me of things 7 y/o girls are interested in. She's no longer interested in Barbie's or toys; she seems to need more mental stimulation now; she actually wants to learn. She will be in 2nd grade in Sept.I hate to see her like this, she's usually engaged, active and happy. Hobbies? Fun learning experiences or opportunities? Please help me to help her! Thanks so much.

Answer 1

Do you have a Barnes & Noble kind of book store. The ones near me have them decorated nice for kids more like a play land. I would taker her there & let her look all around & make a list of all the books she likes. You can later take this list to the library & get some books. If she finds a subject she is interested in she can then work at becoming an expert at it. Let's say she likes cooking & then you go home & try a new recipe every day. She will end up a great cook & everyone loves a great cook & she will have something to talk to others about. What ever subject she picks will bring so many benefits for her.

Answer 2

When my son was that age, he had been to all of th places around our house (museums and zoos) several times. So, I know what you mean. What I would do with him is give him a purpose for going. I actually developed a whole summer program that I did with him where we did activities based on a theme and the culmination was the field trip to one of these places where he had to write a report or create some type of presentation. it could be a poster or report or radio show; whatever he wanted. So, even though we were going to the same museum we always went to, he would be going for a different purpose. This also worked with places like Disney World because we go every year and I want to make it exciting for him. I hope that helps.

Answer 3

Finger painting, musical instrument, dancing, sports, taking a walk, going to the playground, play-doh, listening to music, going to a movie...lots of things.  Good luck!  Hope this was helpful!  :-)

Answer 4

Shopping.......show here how you by things with credit cards let her do it go to a pet store they spend hours their  

Answer 5

Do you have a planetarium? A working farm? A botanical garden? How about getting some kids' books in another language from the library? This summer my 4yo and 5yo and I made a clock (Foucault's) pendulum (ok, it doesn't tell time, but they were fascinated by the one at our planetarium) out of scrap wood and nuts and bolts for weights. We wanted to build a model of the solar system, but we never got around to it. The trick is to go DEEP into a subject (any subject) that interests your granddaughter. If she can develop the parameters of the project, she'll be engaged.

Answer 6

Algebra, Challenge her... Then she can teach me.

Answer 7

Take her to a yoga class, swimming at the local pool and maybe have a spa as well, buy her some pop or rock or whatever music she likes and have your own little aerobics class in the lounge room to your new music, buy her some glue, children's scissors, colored lightweight cardboard and a scrap book and let her create her own little masterpieces, take her to the park and let her go wild on the monkey bars, climbing frames, swings ........  hmmmm, i talk too much ... sorry, that's all i got luv.

peace baby

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Answer 8

You could ask her to read books, children's books. That's what my mom made me do, and now I'm a self-confessed book adict at 16.

You could also get second grade books and ask her to start studying.

Answer 9

Have her take up a musical instrument. If she has the ability to sit still for 30 min. or more, this would be great for her! Because schools usually don't teach instruments until 4th or 6th grade (depending on your state), you can go to your local music store and inquire about music teachers. Or, when school starts, ask the band director at the school for some recommendations.

Have her learn another language! Language and music are great to learn at this level because she is "soaking everything up". She can probably learn them very quickly. There are cd roms that use your computer, or  you can look in your phone book for Italian/German/French, etc. clubs in your area that have children's programs.

Use your local library. My grandfather used to give me Reader's Digest to read. It helped my language skills immensely. Reading is great! I used to like, Judy Blume books, Beverly Cleary, etc. when I was 7 and 8  years old.

Teach her to cook and sew. There are fun patterns online. In school, I made a stuffed animal in the shape of a pig with parts that pulled apart with velcro. She'll need guideance but the activities are there if you look.

Also-next summer, enroll her in a music, art or science camp for part of the summer. It doesn't have to be overnight, there are several day camps  around.

Good luck!