How are you spending the school holidays with young kids?

[MissRabbit00]

What are you all up to? I have two young kids - 6 and 4. So far this week has consisted of one party, a holiday club (that they hated), one chilled day at home, grandparents visiting and then today was meant to be a day out at an outdoor play center that we had to abandon early due to the rain!

I keep feeling like we're not doing enough. That we should be having constant play dates (not always possible with people being away etc) or days out.

It's absolutely fine to not have constant play dates or activities.
They need time to be bored and learn to amuse themselves.

Monday chilled at home, got loads of housework done (while they played and messed everything up, so the house was cleaner than when I started but messier) and sorted through their clothes which really needed to be done.
Tuesday got hair cuts and took a load of outgrown stuff to the charity shop.
Wednesday day out with friends to the beach.
Thursday cinema.
Today chilled at home with visit from grandma.

I think two nice day trips a week is enough. I love the home days best. Although I’m lucky my two get on and play nicely together.

If you’re comparing what you’re doing to others on social media then I’d recommend taking a step back. It’s not real and it’s designed to make you feel like you need to spend more money. Don’t be sucked in. Children don’t need constant entertaining.

I feel the same

Monday we visited my uncle with my mum, DS got to look at the fish in his pond, play darts, stroke a rabbit, water the garden and eat too many crisps.
Tuesday I've already forgotten so it can't have been exciting 🤣
Wednesday was a Grandma day, she does Wednesday pick ups in term time so he decided theyd do something every week in the holidays (we both assumed the other had the conversation with him and forgot to mention it!)
Thursday was a home day
Today was park then my dad came over, we went to McDonald's and now hes gone to his dads for the weekend.
It's been a nice chilled start but I'm feeling the need to up the energy levels a bit even for my own sake next week or we'll just drift through til September and feel like it was wasted!

Monday will hopefully be a playdate and I'm thinking maybe a cinema trip Tuesday, Grandma Wednesday, then Thursday meeting some of my friends and their children. Friday likely grandad again :)

Absolutely not. So far mine have had a day travelling back from relatives, and basically four days at home, broken up with lunch out twice (one of those was Greggs 😬 so not “lunch out” in an expensive sense). We also managed to bake. I also feel like we should be doing more but mine are 5 and 10 and will bicker to the death, it’s very difficult to find anything they agree on except, on a good day, food.

I’m divorced and we do 50/50. On the days I have DD I either take a day or a half day off and take her out somewhere, and spend the rest of the time juggling work while she watches TV or plays/reads. She’s 6. It’s not ideal but quite often she can go to grandparents or cousins for the day as well. I don’t do a lot of play dates but will try to organise some.

We’ve been away for a few days and got back today. Tomorrow dd will go to the park or somewhere with her dad while I work. Sunday will probably be a chilled day at home and I’ve no idea what the plans for next week are yet

I have a 6yo and am off for 6 weeks with her. Lots of walking and picnics so far! I don’t plan too much as like the freedom to do as we feel, but I do try to have a few ideas at the beginning of each week.

This week I got a break to do cleaning / food shop / chill, as she was at nanny’s Thursday overnight to Friday. Not sure if this will happen again during hols so I made the most of it!

So,

Monday - we walked a 3 mile circle to a big park, theatre show & picnic, Tesco cafe for a coffee, then home. Took up most of the day.

Tuesday (rain) - cinema and shops in morning then on to picnic and splash park when rain cleared.

Wednesday - walked to play date with a friend at a free petting farm & park & saw otter friends there, then round our small town and home.

Next week we’ll do as much free stuff as possible. Monday will probably be library as she’s signed up for a summer reading challenge with sticker chart & has finished her first book. One day I’ll take her to kids workshop / meet animals at Pets At Home, and we may do another play date at a local house / gardens.

The week after we’re going to stay with my mum and catch up with family etc near the beach.

… then 3 weeks to go after that 😅