ProudGrandma Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) What does your 15/16 year old daughter like to do when she is alone? Like what does she do in her free time...but by herself. I have 2 sons and one daughter...and sometimes she is just by herself..but is getting bored with her typical things she likes to do...puzzles, reading, seeing, crafting...so I am looking for some different ideas. Edited March 30, 2016 by NEprairiemom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) reading writing chatting with friends online watching shows on the computer cooking and baking occasionally play computer games Edited March 30, 2016 by regentrude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 She loves to read. She also writes, listens to music, and watches YouTube videos. If she's home completely alone, she likes to sing (she won't in front of us unless for school choir). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Watch documentaries Swing Sketch Read Make jewelry Paint Listen to music Play with our animals Sculpt Do Mind Bender worksheets Write stories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I don't have daughters, but what I liked to do at that age was playing the guitar, writing poetry mostly but other things as well, drawing and painting, listening to music, and reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 draw, paint, or take photographs listen to music read do her nails/makeup mess around with her hair (trying updos and such) chat with friends (texting) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 current 15 yo - -read -listen to music -play piano -sing -cook (she loves to bake) -research different things on internet (she has always loved learning and knowing things) -play computer games (apps on kindle) -sometimes felts -chat with sister -work in her garden -wander around the backyard (about 2 acres) - sometimes sews 18 yo now, but when she was younger -read -listen to music -practice flute -draw/paint -search pinterest and create various things -repaint/refashion little Polly pocket type dolls/Lego figures -decorate the styrofoam wig heads -write stories -write poetry -blog -garden -just wander around outside looking at stuff -experiment with her younger sister's hair -chat with sister -imagine all sorts of very strange scenarios -come up with jokes -write letters to friends/relatives -pick flowers and arrange them -re-arrange various parts of the house (drives me crazy) -randomly decides to clean (I love this!) -refashions clothing (old lace tablecloth becomes a lace over-skirt, old sweater becomes hat and fingerless gloves.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Draw. Listen to music, SnapChat, Instagram, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 When I was 15, I spent many hours sitting alone in my room. I would listen to pop music and read, write prose and poetry, draw, and make up stuff I was gonna do someday. :) I would play solitaire and rearrange my junk. Sometimes I even did homework. :P I also used to play the piano for an hour or so whenever I got a chance - just for fun, since I wasn't ever going to "perform" in front of people. I also liked to ride my bike around for an hour or so, or take long walks in our rural town, stopping at the playground to swing on the swings, do chin-ups, or run around the track. Sometimes I would climb a tree so I could just sit there alone and think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Draw both in her scetch pad and in her drawing software Animation Chat with friends Story role play with friends Computer games Read Stretching Dance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Paying for good art lessons was so beneficial to my dd. She also has started to experiment with different musical instruments. We live on a rescue farm and she is busy with her own rescues. You need to help her with her own passions. If she doesn't know what they are, experimenting to fin them is necessary. Everyone has their own passions and gifts and that is where their natural happy spot will be. Reading the above, she has done most of that stuff. She started by me doing them with her or she did the activities in a class or with friends. Your Dd needs to find out what really interests her 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 DD will be 15 next month. Draw Listen to music Practice music Play clash of clans Write comic books Draw Pokemon Research Pokemon online Text her friends (they don't get together often since they are all in different schools) She wants to try animation next - I think an electronic draw pad and animation software will be her birthday present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 When she has free time, my 14 yr old generally prefers to hide in her room -- away from younger siblings: -reading -snapchat, Instagram -writing fan fiction -drawing -listening to music -watching tv or movies on her phone Or downstairs -playing sims, minecraft -watching movies on tv Or walking downtown on weekends - going out for pizza or to the park with friends - going to the library or coffee or ice cream or shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Plays guitar or piano Writes songs Messages with friends online Listens to music Reads Watches TV / YouTube funnies At fifteen she doesn't really do "stuff" anymore, not things that produce a product you could see like crafts. She spends a lot of time on school and homework, and tends to just relax in the rest of the time, and do the things listed above to keep herself occupied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Mine reads, build computers, plays console and PC games, bakes, plays guitar and keyboard, chats with friends on Skype, goes for long walks. Sometimes she will binge watch a new anime show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Listen to music Read Text friends Watch weird YouTube videos play video games (usually just the ones that are apps on their phone like Daddy Long Legs) They are very much like I was at that age...holed up in my room with the radio on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 16 in 4 days! read play piano or viola watch TV or Netflix (likes Supergirl, The Office (we talk through it), LOST (watch together) ) bake (and cook, lately) walk outside make cards if occasion arises She has a lot of homework, and she plays two instruments, is active in our church youth group, tutors on Tues evenings and has a job at the weekend sexton (basically locking up) at church, so she doesn't have a ton of down time (though much more than her athletic friends). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 when my girls were that age: play their instrument (still play) draw read listen to music craft (beading, needlework, sew) 2dd- would run by herself because she wanted to (she did xcntry) bake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 thanks for all of these ideas. I appreciate them. Keep then coming...I am making a list for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Minecraft Youtube Stuff on her phone -- there is an app that let's you lipsync to a song and video yourself doing it. She likes this. Instagram, snapchat. Drawing in her sketch book, drawing on her wacom pad (computer thing) She is currently fixated on getting flexible enough to do the splits She is also fixated on teaching herself to do handstands. Texting friends. Sometimes she will go out and talk to the neighbor kids, although not often (they are much younger) She is also active in Sunday School, as a Children's Church volunteer, Youth Group, and as a Kinder Teacher for our Wed. night Bible program. Lap swimming with Dad once a week. Hanging out with her friends. Reading Rick Riordan and Harry Potter books, over and over. There's another app that makes your face look funny, like those crazy mirrors at carnivals, except it's an app on your phone and you can also add cat ears to yourself and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 This is a great thread! My 15 year old: Reads (mostly fantasy, some dystopia, some sci-fi) Writes stories on quotev Goes for walks to the park just to be Researches recipes, sometimes cooks them Stretches, works on tumbling skills like her walkovers Choreographs a dance Researches music for dances Dances Designs costumes on paper for dances (but doesn't actually sew yet) Watches TV/movies like Dancing With the Stars, SYTYCD, Masterchef, OUAT, Marvel movies, Pirates movies She's a self-proclaimed gamer girl. She loves Minecraft, Pokemon, and Zelda especially. She is currently working her way through the hew release of Twilight Princess as well as the two most recent Pokemon games on the 3DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 What does your 15/16 year old daughter like to do when she is alone? Like what does she do in her free time...but by herself. I have 2 sons and one daughter...and sometimes she is just by herself..but is getting bored with her typical things she likes to do...puzzles, reading, seeing, crafting...so I am looking for some different ideas. Knitting, sewing, or just making something. Pinterest is good for ideas. Music More reading. College prep? 1 hour of math approx. 2+ hours of reading (literature, history, science) 1 hour doing work/writing with reading Electives (typing, computer skills, or whatever interests her) So that's about 5-6 hours of school Physical exercise and getting outdoors would be ideal. Handcrafts More reading Helping around the house. Is there some kind of semi-big project? We're finishing our basement and our DD (14) is planning/executing the decorating of her room, helping with painting, etc. Is she interested in mother's helper? Volunteering her skills for pay a couple days per week could be a huge blessing to someone. Doing her own laundry. Journaling Gardening - flowers, veggies, or herbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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