text: Lastly, some cases activities can be good for children. Sports can help kids with depression or kids with a lack of friends. Sports can also get some students a scholarship to a college that they canÃÂ´t afford to go to. Clubs can help them what they are passionate about and want to work into further. Some extracurricular activities can help kids get healthier. Extracurricular activities can be helpful sometimes, depending on the student.