Help how can I make it special for my 9yo?

[drippingwetfrog]

We both have covid. I'm feeling more unwell as the week goes on. I'm almost good for nothing today just want to sleep but obviously can't . She's not too bad.

Single parent and struggling to work out how I can make it fun for her today.

We've had a whole week of tv, Roblox, etc. Movies aren't her thing.

Any inspired ideas please ? 😔

Get her baking? Me and my 9yo son have just made a gingerbread house.

Give her an early present?

Got any Christmas jigsaw puzzles?

Easy online escape room you can do together.

Can you measure out ingredients into bowls and then let 9 year old have a go at some simple recipes by themselves?

Paper games in bed - battleships, hangman, dots.

Thank you. Will look at these things. 😊

Get her making paper snowflakes then you can stick them on your windows.

Also paper chains.

A Christmas hunt around the house? Ask her to find something beginning with each letter in the word "CHRISTMAS" and bring it to you in bed- then let her have some chocolate coins or something when she has found everything.

Tucking up in bed together and reading Chirstmas stories.

Definitely paper snowflakes and paper chains.

Christmas monsters- so the game where one person draws a head then folds the paper over, next person the body, then legs etc... but Christmas themed, so add a Christmas hat/antlers etc....

Ice some biscuits and decorate.

Dd has Covid (asymptomatic). We were supposed to be 250 miles away with MiL (which we do every year), which is where the presents are, which is where Dd and MiL have their own special Xmas rituals etc. Dd is really upset.

We’ve asked dd what she would like - so she has had chocolate at random times of the day (not loads), tv and X box (she’s usually held out till after 5pm), Zoom calls with friends (NB she was too upset to do this at first), an outdoor pavement catch up with another friend who has Covid (also no symptoms), staying in her PJs some days etc.

Basically we’ve asked her what she’d like. It varies day by day.