What is a good hobby for a 12 year old boy?

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Hey! I have a 12 year old brother who is in desperate need of a hobby. All he seems to be interested in is playing video games. Now, there is nothing wrong with that besides the fact that he needs to be more active. The hobby doesn't need to involve the outdoors, though it is preferable, I would love a hands on hobby. As long as it isn't too expensive money isn't really a problem. He needs to be able to do this hobby on his own, too. My parents and I are busy a lot so he needs to be able to do this without us or supervision. We also don't have a lot of time to take him places.

If you can, please help! It will be much appreciated!

Joe · Answer

Boy Scouts could be a great influence on your brother. He can meet new friends or possibly get to hang out with people he already knows. Boy Scouts is loads of fun and you learn things that will make you more successful in life. Maybe he could consider a sport that doesn't require a lot of physical ability such as tennis or lacrosse! I remember riding bikes with my friend around in the neighborhood and flying those electronic airplanes piloted by a remote control. Regardless, I hope that your brother finds new hobbies and enjoys himself!

S T · Answer

Join the local Civil Air Patrol.
Volunteer at a local nursing home.
Build a bird house or wind chimes.
Stargazing and visit local planetarium.
Write a short play or a stand up comedian act to perform for family.
It's never too early or too late to study Miss Manners :-)
Study recipes or watch cooks online and prepare a family meal.
Start a dog walking business. Create fliers to promote :-)
Offer babysitting service for 3 - 10 yr olds. Create fliers to promote.
Learn a foreign language.
Learn to type, not peck at the keyboard with two fingers :-)
Study the periodic table and collect rocks. Eventually go rock hunting or get a metal detector.
Write penny dreadfuls in a journal. Example: That awkward moment when you discover the necklace you found with your metal detector is attached to a skeleton. :-)
Learn the names of all the bones in the human skeleton, then move on to organs, anatomy. Future doctor or scientist in the making.
Learn survival skills, hunting, b-b gun target shooting, bow and arrow making, flint making, trapping. 
Make a pair of moccasins.
Build a put-put boat using an aluminum cola can and milk carton (google that, it's kinda awesome)
Ah, the fine art of paper airplanes and table paper football (never gets old)
Make a digeroo (spelling?) Australian native outback instrument out of a PVC pipe and decorate it with cave/rock art paint.
Learn to play an instrument; any instrument. Learn to read sheet music. It's a universal language and helps to improve math skills.
Read, read, read. There is no such thing as in between books, he should always have some book that he's reading and mix up the genre. Nonfiction sports, fiction teen, National Geographic or magazine, newspaper.
Be a reporter/genealogist, collect life stories from family members.
Be active, exercise.
Be healthy, eat wise. 
Learn proverbs and quotes: Example: "My body is the shape I live in and it shapes the way I live."-Raquel Welch. (Easy for her to say.) "De mortuis nil nisi bonum."-Chilon of Sparta (meaning, don't speak ill of the dead.)
Music through the ages: Q: Who is Al Bowlly? Fred Astaire? Cole Porter? The Doors? The Cult? The Cure? What is your favorite Elvis Presley song? etc...
Watch the YouTube video titled: 20 ways to reuse toilet paper rolls. (very cheap, way cool)

But most of all, be young, have fun. This really is the time of his life :-)

Best Wishes!

Cardso · Answer

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Anonymous · Answer

READING!!! it is the possibly the best hobby! start by giving your brother enid blyton books to read and watch him transported to another world altogether!

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