Help me get through school holidays please

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I know i should be enjoying them and im lucky to be at home. I have 15, 10 and 4 year olds.
The house is trashed they are eating and eating.
We have done cinema and swimming plus park +++
It is just how to get through the long long days. We have a tiny house so there is no room away from them. They are loud, the 4yo needs a lot of attention.
All i see is another 5 weeks of this. I have mh probs anyway so partly that. I need time alone but the eldest wont go to friends or childcare and even though shes quiet i cant relax. I have no friends with kids but the friends i have through work im too embarrassed to meet, the eldest moans at everything, the 10yo strops if she doesnt get her own way.
I regrey having kids at times like this, i need space away to function.
ExH left when i was preg with last baby and has no contact now. No family so all on my own.
Thinking of hiring a cleaner but whats the point.

What a about outside space OP? Can you spend more time in the garden where you'll feel less trapped.

It's also ok find a club for the younger 2 and have the older one at home. Try relaxing with her while the others are out.

Where are you OP? If you’re near me (SW) your youngest 2 are the same age as mine, I’d happily meet up with you?

Thanks carb but we are NW, otherwise that'd be fab
I have booked a club on tuesday for the younger 2. Id like to space out for the session but feel i should make it quality time with dd1, or do some cleaning.
my garden is very overlooked, or i would. I do go to the park though, and may go for a walk on the common. Just talking about it is better than dreading it.
My friend in newcastle said they would be tour guide for the day. She hasnt met kids though and im scared they will show me up.

I'm copying and pasting this from another thread I'm on...

I would try and put a routine in place so you know you only have to get through small chunks of the day.

So get up, breakfast, wash and dress, activity 1, snack time, activity 2, lunch time,
quiet book time, activity 3, snack time, activity 4, tea time, bath, story, bed. Repeat (can you tell I'm a teacher)

Some activities could be....

How about a summer holiday 'Easter egg type' hunt round the house for the older one that they can do whilst you rest up. Write clues for a treasure hunt.

How about giving the older one chores? They can earn £1 for 10 little chores, get a chart up on the fridge...sorting recycling, washing up stood on a chair, watering the garden, have a go at hoovering, dusting, making their bed etc etc.

Can you get to the local library at all to stock up on books and engage in their summer reading challenge for kids?

Buy chalk and get them chalking on the patio or front path. Then give them water and a pInt brush to clean it off and start again.

Decorate pebbles, bead threading, make playdough...go on pinterest and look up ks1 diy activities.

Have a home disco with loudish music, play party games...musical statues, pass the parcel.

Have quiet story time everyday.

Make a page of simple addition sums.

Fun bath time in the middle of the day.

Buy a trampoline.

Simple board games.

Pizza making, sandwich making.

Daily mindfulness...quiet time

Grow some sunflowers, germinate the seeds in water first to speed up the process.

Living room/garden den building

Keep a summer holiday diary with 4 year old.

Silly selfies session

Good luck lovel

I'm in Ireland and my 14 year old has been off school already for 8 weeks with another 4 to go.
My 10 year old has been off for 4 weeks with another 5 to go.
Plus DH has been "working from home" a lot. because the weather is nice and he can sit in the garden his laptop.
I really need a lot of alone time to function well and I'm struggling.

The teenager and DH went off camping for the weekend and the peace and quiet is blissful.

I do love my family really.

Im the same but my dd has already been off college since end of june. She is disabled so needs a lot of helping and im climbing the walls now. I know its not much help but you will get through it. Five weeks will go quick

Make use of your eldest helping with the younger ones. Get them to bake cakes together. That would give you a bit of space if you can bring yourself to leave them to it. She could also be left in charge while you nip out to the shops or something, just enough to give you a little breathing space. My lot also have a list, like the one above, of things they have to do before they go on screens. That's really helpful because they just crack on with it in the morning. Sometimes they drag it out for nearly all day. Either way it's a win because they've been kept busy and they've not been on screens all the time.