Match Activity Ideas

​When it comes to having fun in our community, doing low-to-no cost activities - we have you covered! After working with matches for over 50 years, we have come up with activity ideas for all ages, interests, personalities, and weather! Reach out to your Match Support Specialist for a personalized brainstorming session today!

Make sure you have The Big App downloaded on your mobile device as well! This is your best source for up-to-date information about Big Brothers Big Sisters hosted events and free tickets to community events and activities! Not sure what The Big App is? Ask your Match Support Specialist and they can get you started!
Virtual
Outdoors
  • Find and paint rocks at your local park
  • Go for a long bike-ride on the pier front in Louisville
  • Have a picnic 
  • College-campus tours (local)
  • Visit the Louisville Zoo
  • Walk along the pier 
  • Walk in a new neighborhood
  • Play an outdoor game; basketball, baseball, soccer, or catch 
  • Watch the local high school's football, baseball, or soccer games
  • Check out the local arboretum 
  • Go for a run together
  • Do yoga at the park
  • Visit Mammoth Cave National Park
  • Participate in a local parade or attend a festival
  • Clean up a local park
  • Attend a Louisville Bats game (Check with your Match Support Specialist first for possible free tickets!)
  • Grab some ice cream and eat it outside 
  • Check out your local farmer's market and try some fresh produce
  • Play basketball or catch in your local park
  • Go to the driving range
  • Go fishing
  • Play with sidewalk chalk and brighten up your neighborhood with positive messages and pictures
  • Play mini golf
​Indoors
  • Go to the local library to check out books or play a board game
  • Put together a puzzle or play card games
  • Make friendship bracelets
  • Learn a new skill/language
  • Check out a movie in theaters
  • Eat at a new restaurant: find a list of Central Kentucky favorites here
  • Go roller skating or ice skating
  • Look into career-shadowing opportunities
  • Visit a museum, like the Louisville Slugger Museum, Muhammad Ali Center, Kentucky Science Center, The Frazier History Museum, or the Hardin County History Museum
  • Visit the Newport Aquarium
  • Go bowling (in March, support Bowl For Kids Sake!)
  • Attend a University of Louisville Basketball game
  • Watch the local high school's volleyball games
  • Go for a drive and listen to music 
  • Grab a hot drink at your local coffee shop
  • Check out an indoor jump park or ninja gym 
  • Go window shopping at the mall
  • Visit Mr. Gatti's to play games and eat pizza
  • Come up with a new art project (painting, crocheting, drawing, coloring, etc.)
  • Create an indoor scavenger hunt 
  • Take a cooking or crafting class together
  • Find some goodies at a local consignment sale 
​Life Skills
  • ​Learn a new skill (i.e. how to bake, cook, draw, garden, take a class together)
  • Work on a vision board
  • Journal together
  • Volunteer at the local animal shelter or food bank
  • Meditate together- you can find a playlist here
  • Work on self-care: suggestions found here 
  • Find a cause you are passionate about and learn how to support it
  • Create a resume together and practice interviewing skills 
  • Read an article together and challenge each other to think critically about the information provided 
  • Volunteer at a food kitchen
Educational
  • Start a book club together
  • Work on homework together
  • Watch a documentary on a topic you don't know anything about
  • DIY Science project: a list of ideas is found here
  • Learn a new language together
  • Discover new career paths based on your Little's interests
  • Create a paper airplane launcher
  • Make a tornado in a jar
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