Mentoring Ideas

Check out all the different things you and your mentee can do together:

Learn to Draw Together: Follow along together with a youtube drawing tutorial. Youtube: Art for Kids Hub or visit m.youtube.com/channel/UCMVzRQ6hIb2YdSBUIUjSVKg

Visit the Museums from Around the World:  You can tour the collections of more than 1,200 museums online through the Google Arts and Culture catalog. Start with its top 10 virtual museum tours list, or just browse through the online catalog for top children’s museums, or favorite periods or artists. https://artsandculture.google.com/story/nwWRKBBnEBSGKg?hl=en

Send a Postcard:  Make your own or pick one up that represents your favorite places in Sonoma County. You can also learn more about the National Postal Museum. https://postalmuseum.si.edu/activities

101 Question to Ask Kids: Check out this list of questions to ask your mentee: https://www.brightsprouts.com/get-to-know-you-questions/

101 Question to Ask Teens: Check out this list of questions to ask your mentee: https://selfsufficientkids.com/questions-to-ask-teenagers/

101 Get To Know You Questions: Check out this list of questions to ask your mentee: https://www.panoramaed.com/blog/get-to-know-you-questions-for-students

Visit your local library: Sonoma County Library offers many events ranging from author talks to book clubs to manga club to Lego & Build Club to Crafternoons! https://sonomalibrary.org/events

Goals: Draw or write some of your hopes or goals for the next 3 months!

Live Animal Stream: Go to Houstonzoo.org to check out some live cams of animals.

10 Question Game: Agree upon a Category; select something from that category. The other person has 10 yes/no questions to guess what you picked.

Music: Share your favorite song with each other.

Street Art: Check out street art around the world. https://artsandculture.google.com/project/street-art

National Parks: Learn about national parks and see some awesome views. https://artsandculture.google.com/project/national-park-service

Marine Sanctuaries: Learn more about marine sanctuaries and is beneath the surface. https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/

Letter Game: Pick a Letter. Then List a Name, Place, Animal, and Thing That starts with that letter. Repeat as many times as wanted!

Monterey Bay Aquarium: See live videos of their coral reef, jelly fish, otters, sharks, and more! https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams

States: Pick a state and look up their state flag, flower, animal, bird, dance, colors, and find it on a map!