I'm watching my 14 year old nephew for a couple of nights and want to make the most of the rare time I get with him. I could always come up with fun little activities when he was a toddler but what would a teenager enjoy?

Any suggestions on what we could plan to do together would be appreciated. Keeping in mind that Saturday is forecasted to snow up to 1.5 feet, so not a ton of flexibility for getting too far from the house.

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No suggestions but this is cute af

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Playing fun, lighthearted video games together is always great. Thinking like Mario Kart or Mario party

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Probably the only games I could even pretend to keep up with 😆

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pull him in a sled from your car

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Update: I asked him what he thought about this and he BEAMED and said I have the perfect kind of sled for that!!!

Might actually have to find an unplowed parking lot and give this one a go 😅

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Grab some Busch lites

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let him give you a haircut

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Make tiktoks

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Oh God. That is way out of my comfort zone but the result may just be funny enough for me to give it a shot 😄

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Video games

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Oh good call! Thank goodness hubby has games to choose from!

Bowling, arcade, Sky Zone (indoor trampolines), go kart racing, bake something, movies (rent or theater)

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Love the sky zone idea! Thank you!!

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Sky High. Take a day off work and school and go when no one is around at like 10am (if you are covid concerned). Jumping on trampolines for 2 hours is amazing. Great workout and sure shot way to #1 in the kid's heart. Make a day of it and get food and ice cream after, then nap and movie night. Best Funcle of the year award! (Assuming you are a guy).
I'm in my 30s and still do this occasionally for my bday.

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Outdoor stuff in the snow is still going to be fun for a 14 year old. Maybe cook dinner together, if you have a Nintendo switch there are super fun games to play, or have a contest to find the best bad movie on Netflix and crack up commenting on it.

With teenagers, shoulder to shoulder is usually better than face to face


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That's a good way to think about it! Thank you!

ask him what or where he wants to eat all the time. young people love getting to exercise some agency (as small as choosing dinner option seems). If you’re on a budget, you can give him a list of options and ask him to choose

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Family fondue night

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Take him to Vegas!

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Aww bless you OP, thats sweet that you want to make sure he has funâ˜ș

My aunt would just roll her eyes and sigh whenever she got asked to watch me as a kid. She would just put some old vhs movies on and mostly ignore me.

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That makes me so sad! My nieces and nephew are honestly such a blessing I've always wanted to get more time with them!

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fireworks are always a good crowd pleaser

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Indoor paintball. Shooting range(if you’re into that stuff). Sneak him a beer and don’t tell the parents.

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Board games or card games. My nieces this age love to play games with me and stay up late and eat junk food.

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When my nieces and nephews come over for a couple of days, I tell them to think of something they’ve always wanted to do, and we do it. I give them ideas that I can manage, of course. Bowling, arcade room, try a new restaurant/food.

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Multi course tasting menu focused on molecular gastronomy

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Topgolf

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