This happens most weekends and it is really getting me down. Dc get up, usually by 7, come in for a cuddle and then go downstairs and I follow them within about half an hour. Screens go on as soon as they are downstairs. I sit at kitchen table drinking coffee on MN. As soon as I am showered, it's screens off (by 9) and that is where the trouble starts.
I think they have a decent amount of toys, though ds1 doesn't really do toys, and we have plenty of space, but both dc seem so limited in what they will do. They can't agree on playing anything together; ds2 just wants to sing bloody Paloma Faith songs through his microphone; ds1 just sort of mopes around. I have suggested board games, with me playing, bt he doesn't want to. He wants to play some Egyptian God game, which would involve me dressing up and doing role-play, which tbh, I can't muster the enthusiasm for. He is a good and enthusiastic reader, but hates reading in the day and seems to only read at night (after 'ights out' 
).
Yes, we could go out, and I pln to after lunch, but I wish we could spend time at home without it being a battle. Our house is lovely and I need to get the washing done and, tbh, after a busy week I like a slow start to the weekend. I am happy to interact by helping with crafts, reading, playing board games, but just don't want to leap around roaring. Surely that is not UR?
It is so disappointing to look forward to the weekends just for them to turn out like this, unless we do a big day out, which we do about once a month. I just hate the feeling that we can't just spend time at home. AIBU - do others have this, or do you plan stuff to ensure it doesn't happen. Dc are 8 & 6 - surely old enough to amuse themselves at home for a few hours.
AIBU?
To expect to be able to spend some time at home at weekends (without screens)
thinkingmakesitso · 07/11/2015 10:34
On a Saturday morning one of my DCs plays sport but the rest of us get back into bed with cups of tea and watch Saturday Kitchen.
Mine are teens though so I'm just pleased they deign to grace me with their presence. We do cook together sometimes afterwards though to balance out the sloth.
Op do you have a garden or outdoor space? At that age mine used to play outside for hours, particularly once we got the trampoline. If you have any flagging or patio, playing with chalks is good fun. I also gave them their own patch of soil to garden/dig in.
I missed my reading time when they were little so we had "book club" where we all got into bed sat on the sofa with hot chocolate and read. They still ask to do this occasionally now!
They were never much interested in board games but would play outside with things like Twister and those giant bricks.
As a compromise, if you have a console could you get one of those dancing games? Good exercise and fun.
To be honest I hate crafty stuff and pretending to be dragons etc - I had lots of DC so they could play together and not bother me
just switched my 'puter on having been playing in my veg garden all morning
better wake my kids up I guess
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