Or maybe they learn to code.........apps for the iphone. Thats what 11-year-old Joey did.
Enter Earthquake Watch:

Itunes Description
This iPhone app was created by Joey S. who is 11 Years old and hopes to Create many more great apps for the iphone users!
This app provides details on earthquakes all over the World for free. All this data is in a nice table view and shows promptly the magnitude and the location.
This app provides details on earthquakes all over the World for free. All this data is in a nice table view and shows promptly the magnitude and the location.

So the application is nothing to blow your mind......but wrote by an 11-year-old, now thats pretty cool

By the way...if your interested in the app you can find it here