Value for money...

[Diemaco]

I don't know how old they are, but what about the Army (or Air/Sea) Cadets? 

 

[Shamal]

My mate (see thread about starter pew) is looking for distractions for his two teenagers...  So far, startup costs not withstanding, airsoft seems to me to be the best value day out.... We looked at Cinema, Gokarting, skiing, laser tag. 

Anyone else got a better way to entertain older kids for a day? 

Personally I think airsoft pretty much tops nearly everything else that's legal. 

How about axe throwing or rage room?

 

[Beorn]

I'm speaking from (very recent) experience unfortunately.

My youngest teenage son started to go down a very dark path due to a particular skate park, but we were all able to sort him out thankfully and he's flipped over to MTB with some of his other long term friends and so happy now. But a friend he's known since primary is now £100's in debt to some "bigger boys" and drinking quite hard when he's only 14 

Yikes that’s awful, sorry to hear it. Glad he’s on to better things, I loved MTB when I was a teenager. Me and my old man used to go all over for it, epic workout and some amazing sights/experiences. Good adrenaline rush to boot

 

[Dan Robinson]

All good ideas there.  The impitus is trying to keep the kids entertained in an unfamiliar area... So "regular one offs" if that makes sense. 

However, seeing as the two boys have their own pews now, airsoft is a pretty good dya out by my book.   However, I've just remembered that we have Chicksands Bike park just round the corner, and my mate Bubee (yes that's his real name) runs the little Thai food stand there.  Man his chicken satay skewers are awesome.  Make sure you pay though.  He has a rather excessive knife collection in the tailor. ?

didn't mention planes/helos/drones because rules can be a bit limiting where you can fly but if there's a club nearby...

Yeah, I have a small squadron of DJI drones ranging from a Mavix Air up to an Inspire 1 (up for sale with a tonne of extras if anyone is interested).  There are a lot of small air fields round here and an army base, so a lot of airspace is restricted..... Oh an Luton Airport ?

I don't know how old they are, but what about the Army (or Air/Sea) Cadets? 

My lad is in the Army cadets.   But my reason for the thread is to help a mate who's living I my spare room for a spell, entertain his teens on the occasional weekends they are staying at my place as well. 

I wish I let him join the Cadets a lot sooner though.  It certainly helped bring him out of his shell.  He met Princess Margaret last weekend.  Had quite an involved chat with her apparently. 

 

[Rogerborg]

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They don't call it Plastic Crack for nothing, you'd be better off getting a "free one" down the skate park.

All (well mostly) decent suggestions about, but what sort of activities do they like?  If you don't know, then chess-boxing, I guess.

 

[Krisz]

Real steel shooting? I don't know if minors can do clay pigeon or shoot .22 indoor  or air guns on the range but it's an experience you never forget.