I'm poorly and had to cancel our holiday. Where can 70yo nana bring disappointed DS7 on this rainy day?

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Poor DS7. I've got bad chickenpox and had to cancel going camping this week (dp and dss have gone on ahead and we will follow on when I'm well enough, which might not happen)

All his friends are away but he's happy to have nana to look after him. But apart from the cinema, the science / natural history museums, what can they do today in London that's relatively cheap and indoors? I need inspiration. Please help x

I'm thinking cinema in wood Green and a stint in the "board games bus" which is pricey but he loved it and this is exceptional circumstances! This was the only suggestion so far that seemed to spark any interest in him

Ooh yes actually isn't horrible histories in a London theatre... Off to google

... No Sundays shows...

SeroxatBlonde - I also thought this was nana talking in the third person

😂😂 I'm not so sick that I've started talking in third person

Lion King or Spiderman on at cinema. Perfect for a 7yo DS.

The RAF museum in Colindale.

ooh city farm?? not quite sure about cost but usually thete are under cover bits?

Lion king is a great suggestion mine loved watching it.

Science museum?

It looks like the rain is clearing up in London today. With a 7 year old I would probably just walk along the Thames as there's always lots to see and do. My dcs used to love doing this. Museums will be very crowded and overwhelming

If they get to London Bridge they can walk past the Shard, get to the Thames quickly and walk to
the Golden Hinde which is great
www.goldenhinde.co.uk/
They could then walk back to the South Bank where there are always lots of stalls and street entertainers. And often live music in the foyer. The London Aquarium is nearby but will be busy today. Loads of things to look at and talk about by the Thames - the bridges, the Tower of London, the ships and boats, the tall buildings.

Army museum?
Last min theatre tickets
The cable cars and then sit at the front of the DLR train?
Gambados?
Harrods and go to the chocolate bar?
London dungeons?
Shrek?
Boat trip?

Loads of great suggestions! I might consider gambados in Chelsea actually as my mum will need to pop to her flat to feed the cats, they can go via there. Although pricey it's the one place he doesn't seem to mind going off on his own

Don't know if your son has seen the first one but we took our DD11 to watch Angry Birds 2 the other day and it was brilliant.

So funny that my DD was going red in the face and sounded like mutley when she was laughing

Greenwich?

This seems like a lot of effort on your part when you’re so ill OP! Is there a reason your DP couldn’t have taken both boys so your DS didn’t have to miss out and you could have had some relaxing time to recover?

Horrible histories is on at the cinema.

Turnedouttoes as I said in a previous post we hadn't seen each other in a week and we missed each other. We underestimated how bad I was going to get, we thought we'd follow them to the campsite on Saturday or today. But the spots are getting much worse. See pic of me today

Op - that's nasty. I had CP when I was 30. Second time round for me so it wasn't too bad. However I have it to my then bf and he was really ill with it. If you start to feel worse maybe get some medical help.

How could you ever go to a campsite with cp even if you felt well you would be contagious.
Can’t they come back for him?

Marvel... Please. I'm not at the campsite. I probably won't go to the campsite. I underestimated chicken pox. I'm asking for advice on how to make it better for my child. I'm irritable at the moment so please, just leave the judgements.

It's a 4 hour drive there, I guess I could get them to drive back to get him, I dunno. I am just massively fed up at the moment I can't think straight. I now have a migraine. God this is hell.

No I know you not there. I wasn’t judging you at all!
I was saying regardless of how ill you felt you wouldn’t be able to have gone as you would have been contagious. It’s a standard time to be contagious nothing to do with underestimating how bad it can be.
Anyway I was trying to offer advice , I suggested both the movie- you said he liked horrible histories, also your dp coming back for ds as I didn’t know it was four hours away.
I think you are being sensitive as you feel so ill. I hope you feel better soon .

I'm now in tears with it all. Yes I am oversensitive and want to scream. I am in pain and the itching has been unbearable since Monday. We honestly thought the spots would have started scabbing over by today and I wouldn't be contagious.

I feel so guilty my ds is missing out (although he doesn't seem to care really)

No suggestions op, just get well soon wishes. That looks nasty. Hopefully the worst should be over in a day or two.

Please do t be upset , honestly I was saying it’s understandable to be sensitive when you feel so awful.
I was trying to explain I was in no way judging you op.