Teens visitng Toledo? need ideas

Well, at those ages, you probably won't make them happy no matter what you arrange. It's the nature of the beast. LOL

Do you know any of their specific interests? Might make it easier to tailor some suggestions.

The Zoo? Maybe a tour of the Manor house at Wildwood. Eh, Mom is probably right, at that age they are hard to please.

1. Lights at the Zoo
2. Imagination Station
3. Splash Bay water park in Maumee(not too pricey) http://www.splashbayresort.com/ or if your willing to spend more you could do Kalahari or Great Wolf Lodge.
4. Maybe a Rockets or Falcons game.
5. Sledding at Fort Meigs(if there's snow)
6. Skiing, snowboarding or tubing at Mad River Mountain in Zanesfield OH http://www.skimadriver.com/
7. Mongolian BBQ
8. Ice Skating at Tam'O Shanter or Fallen Timbers Mall(its free there)
9. Go to a movie
10. Bowling

Here's just a few ides that came to mind. Hope I helped you out. Merry Christmas!

Walleye have home games on the 27th and 30th

thanks all - should have mentioned the walleye's - 12/27 is the family christmas and 12/30 is the day they leave...

isnt there a small water park on reynolds rd?

yes, the Splash Bay Water Park at the Holiday Inn next tot the turnpike.

Admission Pricing

Water Park Day Pass Admission

Prices through August 28, 2011

ADMISSION RATE

HALF DAY FULL DAY
Swimmers 42" and taller $18.95 $24.95
Swimmers under 42" tall $16.95 $16.95
Zero to 12 Months old FREE FREE

Spectator: non-swimmer over 18 years old
$6.00 $6.00 Please check the water Park Hours Page for days and times the park is open.

Take them to a late movie at the mall and get in a fight. Kidding!

Ann Arbor. Whenever my more cosmopolitan friends visit, one day is always reserved for wandering and eating in A2.

great info, walleye!

I would add these offbeat choices:

A visit to Scrap for Art (should be open 12:30 - 5:30 on the Weds & Thurs of their visit)

The children's section and the technology areas of the DOWNTOWN library -- even though the kids are older, it's still a fabulous experience to walk into that building. The children's area has some large sculpture elements (like a car you can sit in, an aquarium, etc.). If bored, they can always get on the computers. Have them set you up with a Facebook page if you don't already have one -- I think some kids at that age respond well to being able to show (older) people how to do things

A visit to the Glass Building at the art museum: admission is free, they can look at the roaring glass furnaces.

Walk through Architectural Artifacts downtown -- a big building packed with weird old stuff, a whole attic full of vintage toilets

Ask them to cook lunch for everyone one day -- have grilled cheese or pancakes or something they can handle. Give them each a fancy new spatula afterwards as a reward: it will come in very handy throughout the rest of their lives (one hopes!).

You mentioned Greenfield Village so if you're up for the drive - take them to see an Imax movie at the Henry Ford museum. They have documentary type movies but they're also currently playing Mission Impossible 4:
http://www.hfmgv.org/imax/index.aspx
Imax is cool no matter what age.

And if they're willing start with a tour of the Henry Ford Museum itself. For being a museum it's got stuff that teenagers might actually find pretty cool.

There's also an indoor waterpark in Dundee by Cabela's.

Toledo Museum of Art
The Glassblowing demo's during their "It's Friday" events are fun...
http://www.toledomuseum.org/events/itsfriday

Lock them in the attic with a case of beer, 10 bags of Doritos and a bunch of video games.

Pokagon Toboggan Run is about an hour drive - maybe less.

http://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/4699.htm

We have some family coming to visit...

Call and tell 'em that you and the Missus won a Mediterranean cruise for two - airfare included! - so you're real sorry and all but you'll be out of town.

Failing all that, you could take them to the Bullet Stop for a shooting lesson. If they're from the East they've likely never shot a gun before.

The Zoo, Art Museum and Ann Arbor are all possibilities. How about a tour of G.M. World Headquarters in downtown Detroit, followed by an automobile tour of the ghost town sections of Detroit and an interview with Coon Man? This tour would not only be interesting and informative, but educational as well - they'll understand what they have to look forward to if The Anointed One and His elite cadre of Moonbats aren't stopped in the next election.

wow, really? you couldn't refrain from slopping the political rhetoric all over one good, well-intentioned thread? Yawn.

I really like Viola's ideas. Maybe take them down to the Art Supply Depo to browse around and pick up a couple of sketchbooks, with a stop at Downtown Latte to people-watch.

"Maybe take them down to the Art Supply Depo to browse around and pick up a couple of sketchbooks, with a stop at Downtown Latte to people-watch."

I like that idea.

SCRAP 4 ART and the Art Supply Depot would be fun for al ages.

This may not be what you're looking for, but when I was 15-18 I spent my weekends at Frankies (Main Event & 128, too, but I don't think those let teens in now). Frankies always has a concert, some national acts even, for under $12.

There may also be events at the CAC that are free/cheap. Plenty of art studios in the warehouse district as well.

check this out

http://www.toledoblade.com/Art/2011/12/22/4-day-Art-Escape-offered-at-Toledo-museum.html

Take em to cosi or whatever its called now.