Leadership Activities for Kids

It is said that people with leadership qualities are very few, which results into very few leaders in our society and large number of followers. We all are taught to be leaders and not followers. But the main question is - why do very few people succeed in becoming great leaders and most of the others fail in their mission? The answer to this question is the presence of some leadership qualities which are absent in other people. These qualities help leaders think rationally, and in a different way than the way of thinking of normal people. These people are capable of thinking big and are visionaries who write their future on their own by hard work and consistency. Following are some leadership activities which will be useful for kids to build this quality.

Organizing Concerts and Stage Shows
A child's leadership skills can be tested at the time when it involves uniting other children and organizing an event. To organize a drama or a concert, it is extremely essential for the leader to have team building skills. As a leader or volunteer, you will have to assign duties such as undertaking rehearsals, choosing the place for the concert, decorating the stage, cleaning and having all essential components, making seating arrangements, preparing invitation cards, etc. to your teammates. You will have to see whether every team member is doing his/her duties correctly and in the given time. You should point out the mistakes (if any) of the team members and ask them to rectify them. As a leader, you will have to maintain your cool, even if any blunder takes place. Though you can always ask for help from your teachers, doing maximum possible things yourself will instill a lot of confidence in you and you will learn a lot from your mistakes and not repeat them again. Organizing concerts and stage shows is one of the non-curriculum leadership activities for kids.

Sports Activities
The sports activities to develop leadership in kids like being the captain of your school basketball or football team, are some fine ideas for kids to develop this quality. The captain of a sports team, needs to possess the right kind of temperament, a never say die attitude and developing a good relationship, unity and respect among the team members.

Classroom Activities
Working on a science project or environmental project, preparing crafts from paper, leading your team while taking part in general knowledge quizzes are activities to build leadership for students. In the project work, the project leader will supervise activities such as proper research, assembling of the components or the project model, proper presentation of the project and the written draft of the explanation or project report which will be done by all the members of the group. A leader should be more confident, knowledgeable and outgoing to properly execute any task given to him. Leadership activities will prepare the students to achieve their goals of working in the high level management in a big multinational company or starting their own enterprise when they complete their education.

Leadership activities for kids aim at developing the risk-taking abilities, decision-making abilities and the ability to shoulder responsibilities. The leadership challenges these activities will train them in this regard, quite early and increase their chances of becoming a leader.