Recreation
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How did his/her free-time activities contribute to his/her personality? Was he/she a sports fan or a music enthusiast? Select this Topic for different ideas in different lifetime periods to explore the recreational activities that make someone unique.
As a child, did he/she have any hobbies, special interests, talents, or recreational activities that you would like to write about?
- Did he/she have any special talents? Did he/she dance, sing, or play an instrument? Did he/she draw or paint? How did he/she develop these skills? Did he/she perform or exhibit his/her works in public?
- Did he/she have a hobby? How did he/she become involved with the hobby? Describe it and why he/she enjoyed it. Did he/she start a collection? What items did he/she create because of his/her hobby?
- What else did he/she enjoy doing in his/her spare time? Did he/she like listening to music, reading, or playing games with friends?
- Did he/she play any sports? What were his/her favorites? Was he/she talented at the sports he/she liked to play? Did he/she compete in any races or tournaments? Did he/she ever belong to a recreational sports team? Describe his/her experiences on the team.
- Did he/she spend time outdoors? If so, what did he/she like to do? Play with friends, swim, or hike?
- Was he/she a member of a club or association, such as the boy or girl scouts? Describe the club and why he/she decided to become a member of it. In what club activities did he/she participate?
- Are there any activities that he/she did with his/her family on a regular basis? Did they spend time together on the weekends? Did they take special trips together?
- Did he/she do any charity or volunteer work? Describe what he/she did and how it made him feel.
As an adult, did he/she have any hobbies, special interests, talents, or recreational activities that you would like to write about?
- Did he/she have any special talents? Could he/she dance, sing, or play an instrument? Could he/she draw or paint? Was he/she a good writer? How did he/she develop these skills? What role did his/her parents play in the development of his/her skills? Did he/she perform or exhibit his/her works in public?
- Did he/she have a hobby? How did he/she become involved with the hobby? Describe it and why he/she enjoyed it. Did he/she build up any collections over the years? What items did he/she create because of his/her hobby?
- What else did he/she enjoy doing in his/her spare time? Did he/she like listening to music, reading, seeing films or plays, going camping, playing cards or chess?
- Did he/she play any sports? What were his/her favorites? Was he/she talented at the sports he/she liked to play? Did he/she compete in any races or tournaments? Did he/she ever belong to a recreational sports team? Describe his/her experiences on the team.
- Did he/she spend time outdoors? If so, what did he/she like to do? Walk, hike, or garden? Was he/she a naturalist or environmentalist?
- Was he/she a member of a club or association? Describe the club and why he/she decided to become a member of it. In what activities did he/she participate with the club?
- Are there any activities that he/she did with his/her family on a regular basis? Did they spend time together on the weekends? Did they take special trips together?
- If he/she had a family of his/her own at this point in time, were there any activities that he/she stopped doing? For example, did he/she have less time, or was it too expensive to take the whole family along?
- Did he/she do any charity or volunteer work? Describe what he/she did and how it made him feel.