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Help - DD broken arm, what to do for entertainment?

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Reallyareyoukiddingme · 29/07/2024 07:03

Hello all! As title says - my DD9 has broken her arm badly (left arm and she’s left handed - of course). That’s all the summer fun, camps etc out - we have a UK holiday we’re hoping she can still make but obviously she is incredibly upset and I’m looking for ANY suggestions of things she can still do with a cast and her non dominant hand. Thank you in advance.

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Sandysandwich · 29/07/2024 07:38

What sort of thing does she nornally like to do?
The Bloccs covers are reallly good for if she wants to go swimming

Sandysandwich · 29/07/2024 07:48

Day trips like the zoo, farm, aquarium, any museums, and exhibits, shopping/ markets, going on walks, parks if she is reasonably careful, going to the cinema or to a show, or watching a sports game, visiting a new city, visiting family, with a big cover she can go to the beach, going somewhere for a bonfire- wrong handed marshmallow toasting might be a challenge but a fun one.
When my daughter broke her dominant hand we did most things we usually did except for proper sports and theme parks etc but anything that was going to be harder for her e.g. one handed crazy golf, playing catch/frizbee, painting pots etc we all did with our non dominant hands and it made it fairer and funnier. Because she was using her left hand more than us, she was more coordinated and stronger within about 2 or 3 weeks so she 'won' a lot of those activities.

Okayornot · 29/07/2024 09:46

I had a broken arm one summer and still swam with one of those plastic covers you can get. TBH summer to me was mostly about swimming and beaches, walks in woods, reading, riding bikes etc and I could still do all that (with a bit of practice for the bike riding). So I didn't miss out on much I'd normally have done. Did have a funny tan come August though!

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