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How do you 7/8 year old boys entertain thselves at home?

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Nbvvz · 04/05/2025 10:37

Ds is 7, soon to turn 8 but all he wants to do at home is basically game or read. I really regret getting him a switch at Xmas. What do your boys do at home?

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Syuni · 04/05/2025 10:56

It’s so sad that so many children these days have little to no imagination or curiosity about the world.

BigCheese24 · 04/05/2025 10:54

My son is 7, will be 8 in November. If he’s amusing himself it’s usually YouTube or Roblox on his iPad. If he gets bored of that it’s his Lego table he goes to or Mario on his switch. He also loves his daft wee cheap toys like Rubix cubes and pop tubes.

if I feel he’s been on technology too long I’ll pull out his art stuff, his playdoh or his kinetic sand. He loves all these he just wouldn’t pull them out on a whim unless I do it.

YesThatsATurdOnTheRug · 04/05/2025 10:53

Kick a football round and bargain constantly for one of us to join in! (We regularly do)

FloraBotticelli · 04/05/2025 10:53

Oh have you tried baking or basic cooking? Making pizzas or make spag bol together and get him doing the chopping? (I found this appealed because of the danger and trust!)

FloraBotticelli · 04/05/2025 10:51

lots of Lego at that age and lots of Switch! I didn’t mind so much - some of the Switch games are brilliant - like the Lego games where you have to puzzle through the levels.

Tried things like puzzle and drawing books (e.g. Usborne activity books), drawing comic strips, Meccano, but he didn’t bite!

Also tried making videos with the Stopmotion app and Playmobil/Lego figures - he needed a lot of help with this and appreciate it’s yet more screen time, though lots of creativity, art, making scenery, thinking of storylines etc too.

Biking, climbing, swimming, going to the park were all big hits outside of the house.

dontforgetme · 04/05/2025 10:50

My lad is 8 next week. At home he games, Lego or is outside with a football.

Fireandflames · 04/05/2025 10:49

Nbvvz · 04/05/2025 10:37

Ds is 7, soon to turn 8 but all he wants to do at home is basically game or read. I really regret getting him a switch at Xmas. What do your boys do at home?

My son is nearly 10, all he does is play Roblox or take thing's to pieces so he can fix it again. He's been that way for years.