Creative Ideas for Hands-on Activities for Teens (with examples!)

Parents, families, and educators often inquire about hands-on activities to engage teen learners. “What can I do with him?” Maybe your thirteen year old can’t stop playing Roblox. Maybe your fifteen year old is interested in Anime, Manga, and YouTube. Maybe your sixteen year old is taken by hearing and sharing jokes. If the topics of interest are either on screens or in speech, then how do we transfer learning into hands-on activities? This post outlines what hands-on means, what it does not mean, and how it can impact the development of a teenager.