Filling the day with kids

[Hereigo89]

We are on the last week of easter hols here in Wales. My kids are 9 and 7 and currently 30 weeks pregnant. We have done a few big days out but I am absolutely exhausted. But if we don't get out I feel like I struggle to fill the day. They would happily stay on their tablets/play station all day. I do play bored games with them and colour but they get bored of these. I feel like we need more structure for the days we do stay home if that makes sense ? I feel guilty if I don't do a lot with them. How does everyone fill their days off with similar aged children?

We:
read
bake
play tennis (local courts are free)
go for cycle rides (I could still cycle at 30 weeks, but appreciate it might be different for you)
go to the local woods
go to the park
visit local (free) museums
painting/junk modelling (painting only outside!)
lego
electronics kit
music practise/playing around
play with/clean out pets
go to the library
sewing/craft
water play in the sink (surprisingly popular with a 9yo)
board games
make slime/goo

I realise not all of these will be practical for you, but maybe there are a couple of useful ideas in there

Short walk to the cornershop for ingredients/fresh air and the either some fun baking or the DC could make their own dinner (quiche is a good one if you buy pre rolled pastry, they can do all the egg cracking and cheese/veg adding and then you put it in the oven for them)

Just create a structure that suits you and make it clear to the kids.

Breakfast
Kids entertain themselves for a bit
Get dresses/brush teeth
Activities - board games, baking, park to play football or whatever
Lunch
Quiet time - kids entertain themselves
Watch a film/play on tablet
Tea
Kids entrainment themselves or all go out for a walk

Last day for us today, had a slow start and then I took ds swimming and after that we walked to the shop to get some stuff for him to make himself a late lunch.
He’s my youngest at 10, older 2 are late teens.
Years ago when they were younger and I didn’t know what to do with them I used to get them to bake and decorate biscuits (or just decorate if you can’t be arsed with the baking!) and then we walked to various family members to deliver them! Handy having many relatives living locally…
Do the decorating outside if you can, eases up on the indoor mess of sprinkles and god knows what else!
lego, play dough, Hama beads, set a timer and get everyone to put as much rubbish in a bag in 2 minutes (what a great game 😂), draw and post pictures to someone you know, park and feed some ducks, picnic…
I liked mine out every day but sometimes that was literally going to the postbox, it just means some vague kind of routine was kept - clean clothes, teeth brushed.