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Bigs and Littles


Congratulations to Jill Wagstaff, Florida's Big Sister of the Year for 2006!

We appreciate you and the smiles you bring. Each moment you spend together makes a BIG difference.

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  • information
  • events for Bigs and Littles to join

    *Do not hesitate to call or e-mail your case manager (contact info. for CM's are listed on the contact page)
    if you have any questions or concerns

Fun Activities to Do With Your Little Are Below!


Here are some helpful event calendars with lots of exciting events to choose from:

The Gainesville Sun Calendar
The University of Florida Calendar

Outdoors
In the Neighborhood
Rainy Days
Bring two disposable cameras to your favorite place and each of you take photos. Develop and compare your perspectives.
Take a walk and learn the neighborhood, get back and draw a map.
Rent a funny movie and then imitate your favorite characters.

Fly a kite.
Make a lemonade stand or a hot cocoa stand and teach/learn basic business principles.
Play cards.
Go on a "big" or "little" hunt and collect all things with the words Big or Little in them.
Go to your the park.
Have High Tea and biscuits.
Wash the car.
Participate in a community service activity.
Bake cookies.
Cloud watch on top of a hill.
Try to find five different types of trees, then try to identify them.
Study other cultures/countries.
Go canoeing
Count how many people live in the neighborhood, what cultures are represented, and what ages.
Tell jokes or stories.
Have a picnic, each of you bring your favorite foods.
Write a story about your neighborhood.
Put together a jigsaw puzzle.
Participate in a fun run or walk for a cause.
Talk to your Little about the neighborhood you grew up in.
Do arts/crafts or sew; make holiday decorations.
Look for four-leaf clovers.
Build a treehouse.
Play chess, checkers, or other board games.
Swim.
Bike around the neighborhood.
Go shopping together.
Swing.
Find a big tree and climb it.
Start a collection: rocks, stamps, trinkets, etc.
Play Frisbee.
Play a musical instrument together.
Make bubbles.
Write letters to friends and relatives.
Go fishing.
Build a model airplane.
Go hiking.
Take an art class.
Visit Devil's Millhopper, San Felasco State Park, Cross Creek, or Paynes Prairie.
Start a scrapbook together.
Go to a museum.

 

 

 

 

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