What activities are there to do with my boyfriends 12yr old daughter visiting from Washington?
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People have some really good answers here. I am really impressed with them. What ever you decide to do, dont let it seem like you are trying to buy her. That can back fire . Be yourself and dont talk about the fun things you and her father have done when she is not around and let her have some alone time with dad. You seem like the perfect girlfriend for any man to have around his kids. I wish my ex had a girlfriend like you. What ever you decide to do I feel that you are going to have alot of fun and I feel that you may win her over. Just a feelin I get.
See a chick flick, go shopping, get a pedicure together, dress up and eat out somewhere nice together, etc.
Generally 12 year olds like to be girly and do womanly things. Anything that makes her feel mature and special would be great. Stuff she can go home and brag to her friends about. Ask her what she likes doing.
Have fun!
Holly
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What area are you located in? Would help with suggestions. What do you and your boyfriend do that isn't adult oriented?
Family fun parks (go karts, video games, laser tag)
paintball
shopping at the mall
new release movies
amusement parks
local tourist attractions - mountains, beach
hiking
Take her to any of the basic local attractions. The ones everyone wants to see.
Take her for a manicure with you or a mani/pedi if you have the $.
Take her shopping to buy souviners for her family at home in Washington. Doesn't have to be expensive.
Take her to a movie, rent a movie, take her shopping to buy your boyfriend a gift.
Bake with her. Ask her to take you to a music store and let you listen to her favorite music artists...get to know her.
Arcade? Play some air hockey!
Depending on where you live: Kayaking, canoeing, bike riding, horse back riding, a photo shoot with her dad.
Drag out an old photo album and show her your pictures. Laugh at your old hair styles so she starts to get comfy with you. Play cards, play a board game, grocery shop together when she gets there and let her pick out anything she likes.
Get her a disposable camera and a little photo album so she can go home with a memory book of her trip.
Take her to a movie, or to one of those art cafe's where you can paint a ceramic while having a coffee and something to eat.
Ask your boyfriend what she is into, or talk to her on the phone to see what she likes. 12 is a tough age, having been a 12 yr old girl, they seem to think they are older than they are, so you don't want to do anything she would consider babyish. Are there any local theme parks? take her shopping.
Just hang out, listen to HER music, and learn to enjoy it. Paint nails, she may not be a girly girl. My daughter is 13 and her friends are NOT girly girls. Pick a book to read together, and do like a book club thing with her, where you share your thoughts on it. Let her pick the book, So it is her level and interest. Go to an indoor pool somewhere. Even if you rent a room for a night and have a slumber party at a hotel. We just did that with our daughter and she loved it. Spend quiet time with her, where she can be in your presence but not feel pressured to talk. Be real, come down to her level, don't expect her to come up to your level. Walks are great. One very important time with girls that age is bedtime, they spill there guts at bedtime, the walls come down, cherish that time..lie down with her and ask her how she enjoyed her Day and just get quiet, you'll be amazed at how much you learn in "pillow talk" with a young girl...Good Luck, God's Blessings
Nothing. You're just the girlfriend. The daughter is just visiting. Unless you're engaged to her father I'd stay away and not make an issue out of her visit.
.I don't know if this would be appropriate for your 12 yr old, but my 12 yr old niece loves the "Build-A-Bear Workshop" it's a store where you can pick out and make and then dress your own teddy bear, rabbit, etc.She is an uber girly girl though.
OK my daughter is 11 and will be 12 in a couple of months and these are things she like to do. The mall, even if its to just window shop, the MOVIES!, renting a movie of her choice and eating chinese, any kind of craft you can do together, an idea is to show her the town and take lots of pictures and then make a scrap book together, I don't know where you are from but go online and find interesting things to do in your area. After a little while you'll find out what her interests are and go do some of them! It's not as hard as you think it's going to be LOL! My biggest advice, don't try to be a parent to her try to be her friend! Kind of like a really cool big sister
Where do you live? Are there any attractions like museums etc?
Oh my goodness that has to be scary for you God bless you, Find out what she likes and do a combination of what she likes and what you like and in that way you and her can learn each other at the same time. But be yourself and try not to buy her or be fake because kids hate that also.
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