Neighbours kids my garden?

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There is several kids playing on my front garden,this has happened several times but when I was out (footprints in the snow) my garden has no gate but is clearly marked out and is bordered by a hedge so definitely clear its mine.

I dont care so much as they are just kids but its winding my dogs up big time and she is jumping up at the window barking.

AIBU to ask them to play elsewhere and how do I word it so Im not being rude?

The are preteens so not young little ones who don't know better.

No, YANBU. Just knock on the window and point them out. Or a 'Oi, beat it,' usually works for me. If you're far too polite for that just ask what's wrong with their own garden.

I would be direct and just tell them to get out of your garden.

Just open the window and say "Can I help you with something?"

Or just tell them to go and play in their own garden.

I had a problem with kids walking on my wall.

I put trellis on it and grew thorny roses through it. [mean old cow emoticon]

Get a gate as it clearly is to hard for some people to understand.

Ask them to go, if you feel so inclined then tell them that their playing there is upsetting the dog but a simple 'please don't play in my garden' should do it.

neighbours' kids in your garden? how deep did you bury them? do you think you'll be found out?

the answer re snow is to be out there first. walk on your own virgin snow. it makes it less appealing to children.

then, if they still want the snow for a snowman etc, let them have it. 'can we have your snow?' is one of the more endearing things the local children have said to me...

YANBU. A simple "this my front garden, you can't play here" should do it.

Turns out its my next door neighbours grandkids and playing with the kids across the road and they tend to use the whole area including my front garden, but as its only every now and again I have just closed the curtains to deter the dogs and let them get on with it.
Saves them playing football in the road and hitting my car I guess.

That's very reasonable of you, OP.

Perhaps your dog fancies a stroll in your front garden?

I'd get a gate.

'Good boundaries make good neighbours.'

Tell them straight, open the window and shout 'oi get out of my garden and don't come back'.

Good decision OP. I remember people shooing us when we were playing as kids and it was annoying, the resident wasn't using the garden, no kids, no reason not to play there in our eyes!