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Take a Walk
Cheerleading
Play Basketball
Watch Television
Write Poems
Play Soccer
Go to Church
Read a Book
Go to a Musical
Homework
Go to the Corner Store
Talk to Friends
Play Uno
Spend Time with Family
iPhone Games
Facebook
Eat Vegetables
Play the Oboe
Go to Eastman Theatre
Swimming-Pool Games
Play Matball
Lift Weights
Learn a Different Language
Play the Flute
Classical Dance
Go to the YMCA
Read on a Tablet
Recycle
Eat Fruit
Play Violin
Go for a Run
Shop on Amazon
Eat Pretzels
Laugh
Learn How to Cook
Eat Pizza
Play Football
Wegman’s Scavenger Hunt
Tour Nazareth College
Go to Palm Island
Hygiene
Play Xbox
Go Shopping
Hang out at Flint Recreation Center
Computer Games
Text Friends
Jumping Jacks
Watch a Movie
Ice-Skating
Make Mac n’ Cheese
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Chill
Go to Chuck E. Cheese
Hang out with Mr. Matt
Playstation
Go to the Mall
Play with Sand
Ultimate Fighting
Message People on Kik
Become a Teacher
Work at Footlocker
Practice Driving
Volunteer at a Hospital
Go to the Salon
Learn about Llamas
Play Cricket
Play Board Games
Skateboard
Play Rugby
Horseback Riding
Jog Backwards
Drink Water
Have Fun
Play Softball
Sit Down and Rest
Go to Strong Museum
Go to a Nail Salon
Go to a Water Park
Knitting
Wait Patiently
Eat at Friendly’s
Get a Job
Annotate Homework
Kayaking
Weight Club
Go Fishing
Put Pictures on Instagram
Help Younger Kids with Schoolwork
Give Advice
Feed Animals
Play Lacrosse
Play Handball
Play the Piano
Talk to Animals
Relieve Stress
Clean Your Room
Explore Theology
Design a Website
Help at a Soup Kitchen
Learn about Geography
Make a YouTube Video
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Landscaping
Broaden your Vocabulary
Play Hangman
Take Sociology Classes
Go to the Carnival
Sports Statistics
Explore Archaeology
Climb Trees
Learn about Anthropology
Pillow Fight
Observe Insects
Study Political Science
Help at an Animal Shelter
Do Science Explosions
Study Economics
Sort out Waste
Design Self-Portraits
Write an Essay
Bullying Activism
Play Chess
Make Keys
Solve Ratios
Start a Technology Program
Design a Car
Play Guitar
Play with Dogs
Join the Army
Farming
Read about Zombies
Horizon Fun F/X
Make Pizza
Write a Song
Make a Chocolate Bunny
Step Team
Student Government
Pick Flowers
Have a Sleepover with Friends
Go to the Cemetery
Camping
Play the Drums
Make Sushi
Ballet
Agriculture
Brush your Teeth
Do Sign Language
Origami
Learn about Other Cultures
Play the Xylophone
Go to a Haunted House
Get a Sun Tan
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Make a Cake
Sewing
Schedule an Interview
Play with Kids
Kiwi Games
Swim in the Tub
Pull your Ears
Count Paper
Try to Walk Barefoot on Rocks
Dance on the Roof
See if All of your Clothes Still Fit
Twitter
Play with Cats
Go to Marshall’s
Go to the Hardware Store
Ride in a Limousine
Go to the North Pole
Sharpen Pencils
Go to Texas
Create a Zombie
Go to an Island
Make Ice Cream
Design a Game
Button a Shirt
Play with your Siblings
Draw People
Travel to Honolulu
Go to a Volcano
Look for Tigers
Play Catch
Slam a Guitar
Play with Snakes
Look at Sharks
Spend Money from Grandparents
Go to the Moon
Be on your Laptop
Play Minecraft
Vine Videos
Roblox Games
Go to Sky Zone
Go to the Amazon Rainforest
Eat Chicken Wings
Go Crazy
Drink Juice
Have Fun at Home
Be Dramatic
Organize your Things
Play the Bongos
Make Cheese
Count Numbers
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Design Clothes
Play in Water
Orienteering
Start your own YouTube Channel
Make Someone Laugh
Cook Dinner for Family
Paint Flowers
Clean the Kitchen
Color Easter Eggs
Make Paper Airplanes
Read the Newspaper
Sit at your Desk
Make Candy
Eat Lucky Charms
Clean the Earth
Be Happy
Become an Astronaut
Drop Dance
MySpace
Go on Adventures
Hop Dance
Use a Punching Bag
Play with Food
Play Coin Hockey
Do Math
Play with a Jukebox
Play with your Hair
Play Ping Pong
Play Bingo
Jig Dance
Break Dance
Take Part in a Choir
Be Funny
Practice Spelling
Open up Cans and See What’s Inside
Throw Chairs
Count your Pens & Pencils
Be with Your Mom
Use a Copier
Do your Make-Up
Write a Script
See Zebras
Play Nintendo DS
Be Cool
Sleep
Play Cops & Robbers
Learn How to Make a Fire
Play Man Hunt
Get a Haircut
Tell Time
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Organize your Backpack
Try on Hats
Chew Gum
Pull Pranks on People
Play the Drums
Go to Connecticut
Feed Birds
Go to Puerto Rico
Listen to Music
Walk your Dog
Feed your Cat
Play Scattergories
Love
Try on Shoes
Jump on Clocks
Smell your Feet
Everyone Plays Tag
Explore the Beach
Swim at the Lake
Play Just Dance
Quiet Time
Be Nice to Everyone
Relax
Write in your Journal/Notebook
Draw Animals
Investigate the Chemicals in Water
Find New Animals
Act in a Play
Learn about Particles
Bring People who are Homeless to the Shelter
Tutor Students that Need Help with Math
Make a Glass Vase
Learn how to Make Crackers
Invest in a Company
Go to Tryouts for Sports
Track & Field
Plant Vegetables
Go Mining
Wiggle your Eyes
Try to Lick your Elbows
Stand on the toilet and sing “Let it Go” from Frozen
Dance with a Bumble Bee
Get a Tan
Go on a Boat Ride
Sing a Whole Song Backwards
Go Scuba Diving
Build a Particle Accelerator
Teach a Little Sister How to Act
Do the Dougie
Build a Glass Metronome
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Sing a Song to Mom
Look for Fossils
Find Scenic Views
Practice to be a Goalie
Count Backwards
Make Wax Hands
Bungee Jump
Play “Telephone”
Clean out your Computer
Gather Recyclables
Study Rocks & Minerals
Clean out your Fish Tank
Run in a Marathon for Charity
Carpentry
Plant Trees in Urban Neighborhoods
Practice Sanitation
Take a Tour with Friends
Cruise the Pacific
Make Smoothies
Dub Smash
Donate to Charity
Make Popsicles
Find New Ingredients
Observe Plants & Flowers
Play with a Ouija Board
Enjoy Nature
Grocery Shopping
Skydiving
Plasma Experiments
Burn a CD
Personal Budgeting
Help Move Furniture
Driving Range (golf)
Go to a Garage Sale
Make a Campfire
Play Pool (Billiards)
Make Chocolate Milk
Make a Lava Lamp
Floss your Teeth
Make Tie-Dye Clothes
Design an Obstacle Course
Make a Playlist
Dust the House
Play Tennis
Make S’Mores
Go Surfing
Make a List of Things to Do
Meet President Obama
Draw a Temporary Tattoo
Make a Quilt
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Brain Games
Go to the Zoo
Play Golf
Zoom Around on Rollerblades
Purify Water
Become a Buddhist
Take Online Quizzes
Look for Artifacts
Create Your Own Recipe
Get a Pet
Go-Carting
Prove Your Teacher Wrong
Be Optimistic
Put up a New Pool
Pitch a Tent
People-Watch
Brainstorm Fun Activities for the Weekend
Go to Cayuga Lake
Scientific Inquiry
Make Friction
Go to a Religious Ceremony
Make Homemade Soap
Hold your Breath
Read about Siberia
Clean your Rug
Hang your Clothes
Crochet
Make a Quesadilla
Pretend to be a Bear
Meet Other Kids from STYA
Dance on a Table
Be in a Video Game
Play in the Dark
Look at Dinosaurs
Cool Off
Play in your Room
Make Eggs & Bacon
Draw in a Coloring Book
Umpa Dancing
Clean the Bathroom
Prepare for College
Fix Doorknobs
Search for a Dollar
Be Random
Shoot Rubber Bands
Do Front Flips
Start a Car
Count to 1000
Play “I Spy”
Sit-Ups
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Gymnastics
Draw a Sandwich
Burpees
Write Jokes on your Shirt
Color your Hair
Learn about the Planets
Karate
Practice Interviewing
Learn about Accounting
Marine Biology
Go to a Balloon Rally
Design New Technology
Learn about Giving Birth
Make a Photo Album
Paint the Local Streets
Learn about Rain Forests
Be a Ninja
Meditate
Listen to the Ocean
Learn about Birds (Ornithology)
Climb a Pole
Make a Bouquet of Flowers
Capture Fireflies and make a Nightlight
Help the Elderly
Learn how to Tread Water
Take Pictures of Nature
Watch Airplanes
Clean up your Neighborhood
Explore Historical Sites
Sunlight Experiment with a Magnifying Glass
Barbecue
Go to an Air Show
Groom your Pet
Sightseeing with Binoculars
Wingsuit Flying
Go to a Spanish-speaking Mass
Pretend to be in Slow Motion
Make Paper
Play on a Seesaw
Act out Hunger Games
Yodeling
Talk to Immigrants about their Culture
Learn about Local Waterworks & Reservoirs
Ride a Hot Air Balloon
Create a New Invention
Help find a Cure for Cancer
Observe Filtering Systems
Go to a Water Dam
Design Dresses
Look at the Stars with a Telescope
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Tap Dance
Beatbox
Carve Sculptures
Go to Local Festivals
Ghost Hunting
Look into Current Events
Explore the Genesee River
Write letters to people who are sick
Go to the Public Market
Play with a Pogo-Stick
Trampoline Basketball
Make Posters
Play Yu-Gi-Oh
Make a Shish Kabob
Save Endangered Animals
Donate Clothes
Try to Lick Your Nose
Follow your siblings’ good example
Tango
Go to an Arts & Crafts store
Finger Painting
Dedicate a Speech to someone Important to You
Donate Blood
Get a Tattoo
Think of Good Choices to Make in the Future
Solve Mysteries
Go to a concert
Journalism
Be in a Commercial
Encourage Good Attitudes
Get Baptized
Learn to be a DJ
Use your Imagination
Sing Narwhals
Juggling
Play with Glue
Collect Pokemon cards
Invent New Words
Help Stray Cats
Drink from a Twisty Straw
DIYs
Find Slender Man
Pretend to be a Unicorn Princess
Go to Six Flags Darien Lake
Paintball
Give Blessings
Take Art Classes
Whip and Nene
Read food Labels
Walks in the Woods
These alternatives were collected from an ongoing project during
the 2014-2015 school year. It took place at four different
community sites throughout the city of Rochester: Flint
Recreation Center, Lincoln Library, Enrico Fermi School #17, and
Abraham Lincoln School #22. More than fifty students in the STYA
program dedicated their imagination to this project. The general
goal of this project was for kids to brainstorm - and therefore
understand - how many possibilities there are for them to grow,
discover their interests and capabilities, and execute them in
place of unhealthy decisions down the road.