Youth Online Activities
- What are these activities? These activities are presented by Youth Program’s Group Leaders for children and teens to do from the comfort of their own home. They offer an opportunity to get creative, to be mindful, to move their bodies, and be empowered, providing them a little piece of Good Grief Camp at home.
- How do the activities help? Activities are designed to help children grow and heal through learning to identify their emotions, learning how to cope with overwhelming feelings, learning how to understand their supports, and learning how to communicate their needs, and are presented in various ways.
- Will I need to have materials for these activities? Yes. Each activity video comes with a printable handout of the supplies you will need to perform the activity associated.
- Are the activities meant for the kids to do on their own or with parental help? That depends on each family’s preference. Most of the younger kids' activities may need some assistance and guidance. Most of the older kids’ activities can be done on their own.
Activity Booklets
Download these activity booklets below filled with fun activities that anyone can do and from anywhere.
Lights!, Camera!, Action!
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Youth Program's Group Leaders Recorded Activities
Activity Created/Presented by: Nathaniel Lee
Backyard Stargazing
Age Group:
All ages
Supplies Needed:
Stargazing Scavenger Hunt, Night Sky App
Instructions:
Backyard Stargazing (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Brooke Lewis
Bag of Tricks
Age Group:
7 to 9
Supplies Needed:
An empty bag, coloring items
Instructions:
Bag of Tricks (PDF)
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Activity Presented by: Celeste Arriaga
Balloon Races
Age Group:
All ages
Supplies Needed:
balloons, straws, string, tape, scissors
Instructions:
Ballon Races (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Lauren Pescatore
Bubble Breathing and Art
Age Group:
4 to 12
Supplies Needed:
Bubbles, bubble wand, food coloring, plain white paper
Instructions:
Bubble Breathing and Art (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Ange Marie Dwyer
Coloring Pages
Age Group:
All ages
Supplies Needed:
colors, coloring pages (print pages provided below)
Print and Upload Instructions:
Right click on the image below that you would like to color, save it to your computer and print it out on 8.5" x 11" paper. Upload your creations using the form on Ange's Coloring Page website.
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Activity Created/Presented by: Lauren Pescatore
Cool Down Bottles
Age Groups:
7 to 12
Supplies Needed:
Water bottle or clear and see through container with a lid, water, food coloring, super glue, funnel; optional, but include at least one: beads, glitter, sequence, beans, rice, anything really!
Instructions:
Cool Down Bottles (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Celeste Arriaga
Grief Buddies
Age Groups:
All ages
Supplies Needed:
Yarn, scissors, glue, arts and crafts eyes
Instructions:
Grief Buddies (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: TAPS Youth Programs
Flat Mentor
Age Group:
All ages
Supplies Needed:
Flat Mentor with TAPS logo, cardstock or cardboard, glue, printer
Instructions:
Email mentor@taps.org and request to participate. Create your flat mentor by right clicking on the image(s) below to save to your computer and print on 8.5" x 11" paper. Design your avatar to resemble you and please make sure your avatar is in a TAPS Mentor shirt/gear. You can also use Bitmoji app to make your avatar (make sure it is okay with your parent/guardian). Glue your avatar on cardstock or cardboard. Mail to your mentor/mentee when you receive your match from TAPS Youth Staff. Download the Flat Mentor Summer Adventure Booklet for complete instructions and flat mentor activity ideas.
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Activity Created/Presented by: Lauren Pescatore
DIY Stress Ball Activity
Age Groups:
7 and up
Supplies Needed:
Balloons, one of the following: sand, flour, sugar, salt, or kinetic sand, and a funnel
Instructions:
DIY Stress Ball (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Ange Marie Dwyer
Hollywood Movie Clapperboard
Age Group:
5 to 12
Supplies Needed:
Cardboard (old box works great here), white craft paint and brush (optional), glue (modge podge, elmers glue or glue stick), scissors, paper fastner or string, dry erase or washable marker, print out (either one provided below)
Instructions:
Hollywood Movie Clapboard (PDF)
Right click on the image below that you would like to color, save it to your computer and print it out on landscape orientation on 8.5" x 11" paper.
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Examples of material types to use to make your Art Journal
Making the homemade Art Journal
Activity Created/Presented by: Ange Marie Dwyer
Homemade Art Journal "What My Hands Hold"
Age Group:
13 to 17
Supplies Needed:
- Pick ONE material: an old children's picture book, 4-5 sheets of heavy thick paper (cardstock, watercolor paper ect...) and a long 20" piece of string, regular old book, spiral notebook or sketchbook
- Acrylic Paint in white and at least one other color (cheap craft paint works great, regular artist acrylic paint and white gesso works too)
- Large binder clip or clamp; Mod Podge (or Elmer's glue)
- Sharpie or other permanent markers; Scrap Papers (Old construction paper, scrapbook paper, magazines or even colorful notebook paper)
- Paint Brush, or Sponge (or if using washable paint or glue, your fingers are fine too!)
- Charcoal Pencil or Stick (a #2 pencil will work if you do not have charcoal or a shading pencil)
Instructions:
What My Hands Hold (PDF)
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"I Am" Mixed Media Canvas Project
Age Group:
9 to 12
Supplies Needed:
- A blank canvas preferably 8x10 or 12x14 (if you do not have a canvas a piece of thick piece of cardboard or old box cut to size will work use both.)
- Bubble Wrap (or something with a fun texture on it)
- Acrylic Paints (any colors are great; 2 different complementary colors are ideal)
- Scissors
- Mod Podge (or Elmer's glue, or a glue stick)
- Permanent Marker (like a Sharpie. Anything that isn't washable. If you do not have one, I will show another option)
- Blank Paper (plain white paper or notebook paper)
- Scrap Papers (this can be anything fun and colorful. Old construction paper, scrapbook paper, or even colorful notebook paper)
- Plastic Ziploc Bag that your canvas will fit in (Saran Wrap/plastic Wrap, parchment or waxed paper will also work)
- Charcoal Pencil or Regular #2 Pencil
Instructions:
"I am Mixed Media Canvas Project (PDF)
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Activity Presented by: Celeste Arriaga
I, Spy
Age Group:
All ages
Supplies Needed:
Water bottle, small toys (legos, mini brands, plastic letters, etc), rice (can also use lentils or small beans)
Instructions:
I Spy (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Aaron Burciaga
Kintsugi Golden Repair
Age Group:
10 to 18
Supplies Needed:
1. Bowl – porcelain bowl, epoxy glue, gold colored mica dust, disposable bowl, small paint brushes, disposable bowl, newspaper or table covering, sealable, plastic bag, towel, hammer
2. Picture – printed favorite picture, school glue, cardstock, gold colored pen, scissors or paper cutter
3. Mug – coffee mug, hot glue, gold colored pen, newspaper or table covering, sealable plastic bag, towel, hammer
Print Instructions:
Kintsugi Golden Repair (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Brooke Lewis
Love Lives On In My Heart
Age Group:
All ages
Supplies Needed:
Magazines or old books, Glue, scissors, coloring items, heart (below)
Instructions:
Love Lives On In My Heart (PDF)
Right click heart, save it to your computer and print:
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Mixed media Gratitude and Growth Trees
Age Group:
4 to 8
Supplies Needed:
- Markers
- Paints (any colors are great. If you do not have paint at home you will also be able to use colorful markers or crayons)
- Mod Podge (or Elmer's glue, or a glue stick)
- String, Yarn, Thin Pieces of Fabric (10 - 15 pieces of 3" string, 2-3 pieces of 20-30" string)
- Scrap Papers (this can be anything fun and colorful. Old construction paper, scrapbook paper, or even colorful notebook paper)
- Paint Brush, or Sponge (or if using washable paint or glue, your fingers are fine too!)
- 5-6 Thin sticks/Branches (just random ones you find outside, great way to make a mini scavenger hunt on your walks)
- Jar, Large Glass, Bucket or Vase
Instructions:
Mixed Media Gratitude and Growth Trees (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Aaron Burciaga
My Magic Wand
Age Group:
7 to 15
Supplies Needed:
twig or wand, paints, small paint brushes, print out of "spells", disposable bowl, newspaper or table covering
Instructions:
My Magic Wand (PDF), Spells Printout
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TAPS Obstacle Course Challenge
Age Group:
4 to 9
Instructions:
Coach Taylor Jenkins wants to help you stay active during this time while maintaining social distancing. Create your own obstacle course! This can be done in your house, in your backyard, or anywhere you have some space. Get as creative as you can and show us what you can do. Post your videos on Facebook, Twitter, even Instagram, and be sure to tag TAPS. To show your course to our friends at the NBA, be sure to tag @NBACares and include the hashtags #JrNBAatHome and #NBATogether. Go ahead and challenge a TAPS friend, your mentor or your mentee, to see who can come up with the coolest course.
Ready...Set...GO!
After finishing the obstacle course challenge, check out the Jr. NBA at Home website for more activities and videos.
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Activity Created/Presented by: Celeste Arriaga
Olympic Torch
Age Group:
All ages
Supplies Needed:
Vegetable oil, water bottle, food coloring, spoon, small container
Instructions:
Olympic Torch (PDF)
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Activity Presented by: Melissa Hermosillo and Celeste Arriaga
Reverse Charades
Age Group:
All ages
Supplies Needed:
Small pieces of paper to write on, something to hold all the pieces of paper (i.e. hat, bucket)
Instructions:
Reverse Charades (PDF)
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Welcome: Set Your Intentions
Set Your Intentions
Age Groups:
6 and up
Supplies Needed:
Something to write with and a note card or paper, envelope, and a stamp
Instructions:
Set Your Intentions (PDF)
Part One: Set Your Intentions
Part Two: Set Your Intentions
Part Three: Set Your Intentions
Activity Created/Presented by: Elizabeth Rhoten
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Activity Presented by: Karl Hillway
Storytelling
Age Group:
All ages
Instructions:
Download these storytelling worksheets below to get you started brainstorming, writing and telling your story about how you are a living legacy.
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Tell Your Story - Mixed Media Art Project
Age Group:
10 to 18
Supplies Needed:
Canvas or art journal, 1-2 washable crayons, pencils or markers, piece of paper, scissors, permanent marker/pen, damp paper towel or baby wipe
Instructions:
Tell Your Story - Mixed Media Art Project (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Renee Monczynski
Then and Now
Age Group:
13 to 18
Supplies Needed:
Print this workbook, an old book or magazine (if available), color pens or markers, tape or glue stick, cardstock or paper
Instructions:
Then and Now (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Weston Cowden
Thoughts and Things
Age Group:
4 to 12
Supplies Needed:
6-12 non-breakable random objects and knick-knacks from around your home of different shapes, sizes, colors and textures, Pen/pencil and some paper, backpack, grocery bag or equivalent bag/carrying device
Instructions:
Thoughts and Things (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Clynton Trewyn
Time Message
Age Group:
10-14
Supplies Needed:
Paper, pencil/pen, envelope, coloring supplies
Instructions:
Time Message (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Celeste Arriaga
We've Found Bigfoot
Age Group:
All ages
Supplies Needed:
Cardboard boxes, markers, tape, scissors, flip-flops
Instructions:
We've Found Bigfoot (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Renee Monczynski
Who's in Your Corner
Age Group:
13 to 18
Supplies Needed:
Print this workbook, 3 different color pens
Instructions:
Who's is your Corner (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Aaron Burciaga
Words that Define Me
Age Group:
13 to 18
Supplies Needed:
Dry-erase markers, paper towels, paints, small and medium paint brushes, disposable bowl
Instructions:
Words that Define Me (PDF)
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Activity Created/Presented by: Victoria Stern
Worry Machine
Age Group:
4 to 9
Supplies Needed:
Print materials provided below, index cards, scissors; large envelope, pencil/pen, crayons/markers, Elmer's glue/glue stick
Print these Pages:
The Worry Hat
Worries I Cannot Control
Worries I Can Control
Instructions:
Worry Machine (PDF)
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