Free and Fun Teen Leadership Activities

Teens require fun and free activities that build their leadership skills. Teens learn leadership skills from organizing activities, using their creative thinking abilities and through delegation. Learning and practicing these skills provides a teen with superior leadership skills that are later useful at college, on internships and ultimately, at work.

  1. Camping

    • Camping is a classic teen leadership activity. Participants only need basic camping supplies (tent, cooler, sleeping bag) and, using the outdoors as their gymnasium, they can plan hikes and nature walks in the area. Teens can often borrow the camping essentials from parents, friends or church banks. Teens develop leadership skills with this activity through researching camping areas, preparing a camping list, developing a menu for the weekend and organizing transportation. The benefits of teen leadership are substantial including higher grade point averages and increased confidence in future social settings.

    Charitable Clothing and Goods Swap

    • Teens can organize a charitable clothing and goods swap. Appointing team members for gathering goods, promoting the event, distributing collected items and hosting the event provides teens with enhanced leadership skills. Teens select and research charities while also receiving some fun goods of their own. Girl participants will enjoy acquiring new makeup and nail polish, while male participants might enjoy swapping video games and technical equipment.

    Scavenger Hunt

    • Another fun teen leadership activity is a scavenger hunt. The hunt can have a theme and can be as focused (or as unfocused) as the parent supervisor and planner wishes. Teens can pick their teams, designate team captains and will learn co-operation and leadership skills. Teens can also research items for the scavenger hunt and enhance their leadership skills through ownership of one or more areas of the project.

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