" ... Great I will pick you up at 4:00 pm and we'll go to ... uhmmm ... perhaps we we can make ... uhmm ..."

Know this feeling? Big Brother, Juan Pulido, does. So what does he do? He pulls out a list that contains general topics and activities to consider.

• roller skating
• ice skating
• go out for dinner
• attend a school activity together
• talk about college
• talk about your job
• give him/her some career orientation
• hit some balls at the golf driving range
• mini golf
• go karts
• offer some help with homework
• bowling
• pool
• have a picnic together
• cooking
• talk about jobs
• find him/her a summer job
• go shopping
• explore the internet together
• visit one of the Smithsonian Museums
• meet Little's friends
• take your Little and his/her friends out
• talk about money (taxes, credit cards, why a job)
• talk about politics
• go fishing
• exercise together
• make a barbecue together and show him/her how
• play a game of Uno
• do a puzzle
• plan and make dinner together
• go to a movie
• bake cookies
• take the dog for a walk
• get crushed by the Little at video games
• volunteer at a homeless shelter or a food kitchen
• make a pizza
• take Little to a major college sporting event
• see free performance at Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage
• sledding
• kayaking
• build a bird house
• paintball
• take a bike ride
• gardening

Juan's list is full of general ideas. Add more detailed activities to the activity list.
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