What do teens do for fun these days

[coolmum223]

So I'm confused what do modern teens do for fun. It feels like 14-17 year olds are in a horrible area of life. They're too young for nightclubs and bars, too old for teen discos and there's nothing inbetween for them. Ice skating isn't for everyone and neither is bowling and it can be expensive depending on where you are and the cinema gets dull overtime. Also sleepovers are just a nightmare due to finding places for guests to sleep.
So what do modern teens do for fun. I remember when I was a teen me and my best friend having a house party basically every week because her parents went out every Saturday night and we always had a blast with all the loud music, the dj and the disco lights. But after reading a few Mn posts even though I think my DD is responsible I'm not sure if that's ok so it's better to avoid that until further research is done.
My DD is bored out of her mind atm and so are her friends they want to be able to do stuff together but at the moment due to there being no where for them to do that it's hard so FaceTime/Skype/whatsapp group chats/snapchat are what all their free time is spent on.
Anyone know what a modern teen can do for fun. I'd throw a house party for her but there's too many risks these days unlike when I was younger when no one really cared and it was easy to get into a club without ID but I'm not sure id be ok with my DD doing that stuff

Xbox with friends online
Football training
Gym/circuit training
Something at local leisure centre Swimming/badminton
Out on bike meeting up with friends, playing footie all weather
Cinema, walk/out to eat
Going to watch local footie team
Go to someones house to watch film, footie, boxing whatever
Occasionally had a board game and take-a-away night last winter if bored
Mixed boy/girl meet up at someones house where they chip together and get a takeaway (not a party!)

Ds(14) and his friends are always busy, there is loads more for kids to do now than there ever was when I was young and it is the perfect age to develop interests. They need to get out of the habit of not doing anything or thinking going to adult style clubs is the only thing they can do but they aren't old enough and sitting in watching the world go by.

What hobbies do they have? What about Duke of Edinburgh or joining a club together? Setting themselves some targets together, such as swimming lengths and improving their distance/speed, martial arts, what does the local leisure centre have to offer? Archery, boxing club, gym, fitness classes etc. Keep trying things until they find something to enjoy together.

Mine spends what little free time she has sitting in her room with a pal, eating Pringles and watching box sets on Netflix

Dd is 17, not remotely sporty.
She enjoys photography, walks, D&D, hanging out with friends playing X Box, attending gigs, coffee shops, and has just started going to pubs.

I rarely see my 17 yr old.... constant battle to remind her to fit in some school work.
Tonight she's been to see friends in a show
She goes climbing
Plays football (plus training, another night)
goes to Youth Group
Helps at cubs
Works
Has driving lessons (OK, yours are too young yet)
Does stuff for DofE
Then, with all those friends coming from different places, there's usually someone messaging to say 'do you fancy going to this or that' - going to watch football, going to the odd film, going to support a fundraiser, going to a quiz, having 'movie marathons at peoples houses, walking friend's dog, going for a run, going to the park, the occasional party, going for a mooch round the shops.

I actually think they are too busy and there is not enough time to do nothing, there is always something going on. The school finishes at 4pm, and there is homework to fit in. My teen does sport three times a week outside school (two of those on weekend) with occasional competition, once a week volunteers for D of E, has an evening class once a week. They sometimes go to each other's houses to watch a movie or just hang out, go to shops, walk a dog in the park, go to starbucks for hot chocolate, then there are occasional birthday parties, cinema, pizza, etc. When at home it is mostly Netflix/playing Sims/whatsup.

My DS’s do not get home from school til 5pm. DS1 (16) does Explorer Scouts Monday night, alternate Tuesdays is footy training, Thurs night he volunteers at Cubs for Silver DofE. Saturdays are either football or school sport matches and Sunday’s are Club Rugby. All his choice.

DS2 (12) has Footy Academy Monday, Footy club training Weds followed by Scouts.

These activities and school time is when they hang out with friends. Neither really go out yet apart from meeting up in the holidays to hang out/ play footy etc

DS1 does cadets, which he loves, and also has a sport that he loves. he sings in a choir - also enjoys that. And he does a fair bit of just hanging out with friends, going to parties.
DS2 is mad about music and spends weekends practising with mates or alone in his room. He also belongs to an online special interest group that meets up in London regulalry and goes to gigs with mates. (Hard when you're 14 - I had to go with him, but once they turn 16 life gets easier.)
Friends of theirs do team sports, youth theatre or Scouts/Venture scouts and CCF.

Homework - 2 hrs+ a night.

Orchestra/band/jazz group practices and performances. Music practice.

Sports training, sports matches, coaching younger age groups.

Watching sports matches /movies at the house of the friend with the widest tv.

‘Gatherings’ (NOT parties) at friends’ houses, often with pizza.

Wow thats very active teens. Mine mostly sit at home do homework and play online with friends or watch netflix alone. Occasionally go to parties or out to places like starbucks and mc donalds. They sleep a lot! I really worry about their lack of social lives but they both seem contented enough. I think many of their friends are involved in sports but then at quite a high level. Mine are very lazy, but they so go swimming with me a few times a week and we do quite a lot together as a family at the weekends.

Far too teenagery to actually initiate doing anything with friends, but one goes along when invited cinema/halloween film etc.

Dd1 does 2 sports which means 5 days overall, sometimes goes to the gym. And d of e volunteering and extra curricular music. Not sure what she does when in her room, but guess mostly screen related. She is a social type in that she likes people but doesn’t actually do relaxed socialising as she finds this more challenging I think.

Dd2 volunteers too and does guides. Otherwise she reads a lot, watches too much netflix, makes new pictures and photos to put up in her room, takes too long doing unneccessarily arty pieces of homework. She would like to go into town shopping with a friend but her current friend group don’t really enjoy this. Happily she likes doing that with me too. She is not overly social - happy with or without others really, easily worn out after socialising.

DS (14) spends most of his time on the ps4 or watching youtube/tv. But he doesn't go out with friends too, normally to the beach or KFC. He also has a YouTube channel so makes videos for that. Then there are chores to do, homework and dog walks. Oh and a couple of sports clubs, one after school and one in the evening.

• does not doesn't!

Swimming team
Rugby
Cycling
Fortnite and Forza
Reading
Looking at memes on Instagram.