Broken elbow summer ideas

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My 7 year old has broken his elbow! I’m off all summer with him (and 2 younger siblings age 4 and 1). My plans had been lots of fun days out, beach visits, swimming and bike rides. Not any more! It’s his right hand so arts and crafts are limited. The cast goes from his knuckles to his armpit (had surgery to fix so a very bad brake).

can any creative mums help me come up with activities which we can do (both in and out of the house)

ideas I have so far:
walks
zoo (essentially a walk with a different view)
safari park
jigsaws
lego
wooden train set (easy to assemble with one hand)

thank you

Get a limbo cast then you can still go to the beach and do wet play.

You’ll be surprised how quickly they adapt to doing things with their other hand

My daughter broke her elbow when she was 5, her writing hand too. I wouldn’t be risking the beach with any cast - zoo, aquarium, museum, there are lots of things you can do. And they do adapt to only having a left hand better than adults would.

Board games like Sorry, Ludo, Snakes & Ladders, Draughts, the four year old might like some of them too. Other games....Dominoes, Chess. Card games like Snap and Happy Families, Old Maid.

Best wishes for a good recovery, a fractured elbow can be a very nasty break.

Sorry my post should have said get a limbo cast cover

https://limboproducts.co.uk/

we live near the beach and have had several holidays with one child or the other in some sort of cast. These are fabulous. Oldest ds even went to scout camp with one.