Creative Activities for Teenagers

Creative activities for teenagers can include everything from fun craft projects to theater, music and the arts. Everyone has a creative flair for something. The trick is to find the right craft, activity or ability to showcase that talent and help develop it.

Whether you are a teacher, youth leader, or just a mom having teens over for a party, you may want to come up with fun activities for teenagers that will keep them interested. Today's teens are accustomed to being entertained, so you'll have to be creative when planning these activities.

• Karaoke Sing Off

Make sure you let the teens pick the music they like and host your own American Idol type of singing competition. You may even want to appoint a Paula, Randy and Simon to judge the contestants.

• Share poems and stories

Set this up café style and let the kids write the poems and stories as silly as they'd like. You may want to remind them to keep it clean.

• Claymation

Play Charades using clay or Play-doh instead of your actions. Team members must figure out what someone is making out of the clay and the phrase associated with it.

Teenagers enjoy crafts such as knitting and sewing. They also enjoy making the following:

• A tie-die tee shirt
• Bath salts
• Picture frame decorated with seashells or other nature items

If you know the teens you are entertaining enjoy music, consider some of these ideas:

• School of Rock and Rock Band style schools

Most music schools offer intensive workshops in the summer to train teens how to rock out in style with the instrument of their choice. Students must usually have some previous experience with the instrument. At the end of the summer, the participant have one or two performances to show what they learned.

• Writing music

Do the teens love creating music? Grab some books on how to write music for them to use.

• Create a CD of favorites

For teens that can't play an instrument or sing, one creative activity for music lovers is to compile a music collection. Choose a few favorites that go together and create a unique CD for personal use.

If the teens you are entertaining enjoy art, you might want to try some of these creative activities for teenagers:

• Pottery
• Jewelry making
• Drawing
• Painting
• Modern art
• Crafts

For teenagers who love the movies or theater, creating a screenplay and filming it can provide hours of entertainment. All that is needed is creativity, actors and a camera. Actually, there is a lot more work involved than just those three simple things. Teens plan the movie by writing and editing the script. Then comes the difficult task of casting roles. For a first production, it's probably best to keep the number of actors and actresses to a minimum. The more actors in a scene, the more difficult filming becomes and the longer it takes. Once the movie is filmed, the editing process begins, which often takes the longest. Wrap up the activity by hosting a premier night and screening the completed movie to family and friends.

When it comes to creativity with teenagers, the sky is the limit. With a little imagination and a fun attitude, you and the teenagers you are entertaining can find many more activities to enjoy.

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