DD12 half term, we're both working, how to entertain?

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hi all,
it has just occured to me that it is half term next week. DH and I are both wfh and don't have a huge amount of holiday left. Normally she would go to grandmas for this week to spend it going round garden centres and having picnics.
She is heavily into TikTok and her schoolwork has been a diversion from it, but without that I fear that the whole week will be spent on TikTok.
Can you give me any inspiration for what she can do over the holiday while we're working? She loves art and dancing and languages. No bike yet. I just don't want to spend the whole week yelling 'put your phone down'.

First thing which popped into my head but you say she loves languages: she could watch films she already knows but change the audio settings to a different language?

Can she meet a friend for walks?

But her a bike and send her out to explore...

Is that allowed @PolloDePrimavera? I doubt she would go for that as she’s very unwilling to go out. I might have to fast track the bike (she seems fine with the idea of being out on a bike).

Great idea about the films!

Bit of Joe Wicks too?! I don't know, it's only a week but it's hard to think!!

But yes sorry, my DD meets her friend for walks and they walk apart. They can only meet one friend at a time.

I think in current times you may have to accept that a lot of the week will be spent staring at her phone.

Does she like baking?
Can you encourage any craft type hobbies? I've got my DD into cross stitching (although she does it while watching TikTok lol!)
Could she be encouraged to make dance videos in conjunction with some of her friends (online)?
Would she be interested in "rediscovering" childhood pastimes e.g. we've got the lego down from the attic and the DC are remaking the bigger kits?
We give our DC jobs to do each day - at the moment these are garden based e.g. trimming the hedge, as otherwise they wouldn't leave the house.

If she's of the right mentality she might like reorganising her room, sorting her clothes or the kitchen cupboards (my DD has spent ages doing this).

I do think it's tough - I know you say she'd normally go to grandmas, but the default pastime for this age is hanging round in groups with their friends; so I think now they can't do it they are a bit lost ... My DC have no interest in going out on their own or with a socially distanced friend, so maybe find out if she would before fast tracking the bike!

Redsky i know that being on phones is going ot happen a lot, but it's happening so much already i would like to limit it if I possibly can.

She does cook already but makes a hideous mess and what she makes are often 'experimental'.

Thanks for your help though :D

"but makes a hideous mess"
Then she can tidy up....

That'll keep her busy!

Could you set her a project such as sorting her old clothes or toys and selling them on ebay if you give her a % of the profits.

Or set her a budget and get her to explore different dream holiday options.

Get her to plan a breakfast, lunch and dinner and cook meals on different days