Ideas of Activities for Mentees

Ideas of Activities for Mentees

St. Louis Zoo-free, parking may cost

Science Center-general admission is free, parking costs, certain exhibits cost

Magic House-St. Louis Children’s Museum-$8.75 age 1 and above, they may have price breaks for foster care children

Mini/Goofy Golf and Other attractions:

*Putting Edge (Glow in the dark course in St. Louis Mills Mall)

Junior (12 and under $8.50)

General (13 and over $9.50)

Concord Lanes and Arizona Action Park (also has sand volley ball courts, bowling, and batting cages)

11801 Tesson Ferry Rd.

St. Louis, Mo 63128

Mini Golfing Prices:

$6.25 for 12 and over (Mini Golf)

$5.00 for 11 and under (Mini Golf)

*Swing-A-Round Fun Town (has go carts, bumper boats, mini golf, batting cages, Softplay, Jumpshot Basketball)

335 Skinker

Fenton, MO 63026

3541 Veteans Memorial

St. Charles, MO 63303

$6.50-(Go Karts, 1 Driver Pass)

$1.50-(Extra Rider Pass)

$4.00-(Rookie Karts)

$6.00-(Bumper Boats)

$ 1.50-(Passenger Boats)

$5.75-(Mini Golf, 9 Holes)

$6.50-(18 holes)

$7.25-(27 holes)

$1.00 (Batting Cage, 14 pitches)

$3.00 (Soft Play, 1 pass)

$3.00 (Jumpshot Basketball, 1 pass)

Other various Mini Golf Courses, pools, etc. in the St. Louis/St. Charles area

*Go to Park and play outside-Free

*Library-Free

*YMCA activities-Possibly Free

*St. Louis Botanical Gardens-Often have free music and art festivals in the summer

*Work on homework, reading skills, anything that the child/youth might need educational help with

*Attend child/youth’s sporting event, choir performance, etc. and go out to ice cream or coffee (older youth) afterwards.

*Read the same book as your mentee and get together to discuss it (older youth).

*Attend and participate in the TEENS LEAP program through BFT (older youth).

Take child for job interviews and help with applications and follow up, college campus visits, getting driver’s permit or state ID, job preparedness, work on resume (older Youth).

* Play Video games

*Attend a Movie together (movie to be approved by Mentor Coordinator and Case Manager)

* Go for a walk, ride bicycles together, Forest Park Boats

* Take a cooking class with your mentee or various other community classes through St. Louis Community College (older youth)-prices will vary

*Engage in child or youth’s interests-

Example-If a youth is into cars see if you can visit a mechanic shop and shadow or work on a car together, if a child is interested in animals contact a vet’s office to see if you can visit and shadow

*Volunteer Together: Food pantries, park beautifications and clean-ups, Humane Society, Packing care packages for the Military, etc.