Summer activities to get a teen off her phone

[EmilyGilmoreCardiganEnergy]

I apologise if there are already threads about this but I'm looking for low cost activities in the summer holidays to get a 13 girl off her phone.

Pains me to say she has no existing sports or hobbies to utilise so we are sort of starting from nothing.

I have couch to 5k on my list, along with baking and we will do days out ( a mix of what we think she will benefit from - cultural stuff and walks and what she will enjoy like shopping )
But would welcome any ideas at all.
I'm absolutely dreading it and most suggestions are met with at best indifference.
We are based in the NW if relevant.

We have installed a time lock on DS' (12) phone. After a set amount of time his phone locks and therefore he has to find something else to do. I'm hoping boredom will make him creative but we will see how it goes

I just take it away. They find things to do when they aren’t just being zombies. Inviting friends over so they can talk to them in real life, go to the park, watch a film, is much better than WhatsApp.

Yes I think removing it is the way to go but then I'll have a shadow and the 'I'm so bored' followed by stir crazy mania at about 7pm when I'm tired 😆
I might start a business running holiday clubs for teens.

Are there not holiday clubs for teens near you? I’m in Manchester and there are things like water sports clubs and skatepark things for teens. I would definitely remove the phone though. An hour once a day is more than enough then just put it away.

My DD doesn't read much in term time, but does in the holidays. So I suggest a trip to a bookshop. I don't care if she chooses trashy books, it's still better than being on her phone.

Craft stuff? Reading ? Learning something- online free courses? Geocaching?

Turn off the WiFi??? You will soon see some activity 😄🤣

You mention baking in your OP, but what about proper cooking as well. Shopping, meal planning and cooking the family meal.

Thanks all, I know it's excuses but the trouble with trying to get her to a thing like a skate club and or street dance is she sort of missed the boat being a total beginner at 13 and won't really do anything (fair enough) without friends.
I am setting aside some time now and am going to see what's out there and then let her choose.

The cooking is a good shout we might do a different country theme for a day each week.

Water park
Theme park
Swimming
Bowling
Cinema
Mini Golf
Arcade
Trampoline Park
Fun Fairs

Pony day?
Rowing/watersports? My eldest did sailing and took RYA level 1
Swimming - take bronze medallion of lifesaving and that's a useful certificate to have for lifeguard duties
Friend's daughter took a course to be a football referee and got paid a lot to referee matches

My daughter was a beginner at dance at 12 - we convinced her to do a trial, no commitments, she didn’t know anyone there. Indeed it paid off

(except it’s bloody closed in the holidays to her age group now 😅)

Do you have a canoe/kayaking club near you? The whole family can go. Watersports like rowing and sailing have a good social scene around them.

Thanks all @Dusta that gives me hope, I will look into what's out there.

Walking a local dog?
Agree with others, just remove it and the boredom will force her to create something to do. Or the threat of sports/clubs/stuff she doesn't want to do will.

Up to a point it helps if the activities/projects are self-motivated. What does SHE want to do? Could you ask her to make a list, no-holds barred, of something like three fun activities she'd like do do, three skills she'd like to learn, three fun places she'd like to go, three sports/physical activities she'd like to have a taster session of, three life skills to master. Tell her you can't commit to doing all of the things she picks but it will be a starting point of what she would actually like to have a go at and you can then plan out across the holiday doing one or two things from her list each week, or if she puts horse riding down and that just isn't practical it at least gives you an idea - and maybe if she can't do a horse riding lesson, perhaps you know someone who has a pony she could at least visit and help to groom and feed carrots to, or white water rafting isn't a goer but maybe an introduction to stand up paddleboarding is, etc.

What are her friends doing?