What are your 7-11 year olds interested in?

[NewInKew]

Hello There,

Hopefully you're all out enjoying the glorious sunshine rather than stuck on the laptop indoors like me

I'm just about to start work as a Volunteer at a local Out Of School Club and started to have a little panic after realising that I don't actually know a single child over the age of 5! I'll be working with children aged 7-11 and was hoping you could give me the low-down on what it is children this age are actually interested in? What do they watch on the tele? What music do they listen to? What kind of things would they want to do in an Out of school club?

Hope you can help save me from being branded the "clueless out of touch mum" who talks to the kids about Peppa Pig (no, I wouldn't really!)

Reading thread can I just say YY to football cards.

Also forgot Gogos which mine will play with for hours on end, so well worth the money.

DD is 7 and likes ponies, dogs, creating things (particulary using Lego and with her Sylvanians), art, making dens, wii/DS, football, tennis and swimming.

Musically she used to love HSM (and still does but this is waning) and is mad for X Factor and Britain's Got Talent. We are taking her to see the X Factor Finalists and Razorlight in concert. Her fav music inc Lady Gaga, Take That and Alicia Keys.

Oh and she loves cooking progammes (particularly Masterchef and Come Dine With Me) and likes to cook when she goes to Summer School....

DS age 7 loves
Football, playing watching, talking about.
Computer to write powerpoints about football
Dr Who
Cars
Lego
bikes
Top Gear
Watches Horrid Henry, Dr Who, Pink Panther, Tom & Jerry, Top Gear, Match of the Day (recorded he doesn't stay up)
Reading
Collecting football stickers and cards

NewInKew - ask the kids what they like and listen. You'll get a very varied response.

My 11 yo is not into fashion, music and boys at all. She likes boats, animals and building things.