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To not know what to do with my moody 11 year old daughter today?

16 replies

seriouslylong · 09/02/2019 11:24

So dd is 11, she said let's do something fun today! But has not made any suggestions!

I have looked for theatre tickets as we both love the theatre but it's expensive!

I'm thinking maybe shopping or cinema! Any other suggestions for something fun but not really expensive on this cold windy day?

Ps dd is a moody preteen and being grumpy for no reason! This should be fun Grin

OP posts:
xxcheshiremumxx · 09/02/2019 11:29

Does she like bowling? My DD is younger (nearly 9) but an absolute grump. However the cheap bowling alley & arcades is always a hit! As is the cinema xx

FiveRedBricks · 09/02/2019 11:30

Cinema and cake

HoraceCope · 09/02/2019 11:33

coffee and cake
cream tea

HoraceCope · 09/02/2019 11:33

shopping could be expensive

naturistmum · 09/02/2019 11:36

Escape room? Museum?

AnyFucker · 09/02/2019 11:37

I wouldn't do anything with a "moody" 11 year old unless she bucked her ideas up

EatsFartsAndLeaves · 09/02/2019 11:37

Swimming? Lunch somewhere? Take a train to somewhere you don't often go?

Tinty · 09/02/2019 11:40

Get a friend over and buy ingredients to make and decorate cakes/biscuits.

Stand in the kitchen with them. Get them to measure ingredients and make cake themselves. Maybe pick up some pizza bases and get them to make pizza also.

Whilst they are doing it, stand/sit in kitchen supervising mumsnetting. Grin

If you are feeling really like being best mum ever, maybe have a sleepover and let them watch a movie and eat the cakes/biscuits, pizza they have made.

FredFlinstoneMadeOfBones · 09/02/2019 11:43

Trampoline park? Cooking together? Something she would consider grown up? Coffee shop?

timeforteaplease1 · 09/02/2019 11:44

I agree with @AnyFucker

Iggly · 09/02/2019 11:46

Is she ill? My 9 year old is as grumpy as fuck at the moment and I realised he’s a bit under the weather like me so I’ve cut him some slack.

Or maybe she just wants some time with you. Give her a cuddle and go for a walk

HoraceCope · 09/02/2019 11:47

swimming sounds good, exercise, and then cake!

Yogagirl123 · 09/02/2019 11:48

I can remember this stage with my sons. I would make suggestions of what we could do, everything was boring/done before etc. I really couldn’t win. Just part of growing up.

OnTheHop · 09/02/2019 11:56

Ice skating?

Goposie · 09/02/2019 11:57

She can come over to hang out with mine and we can commiserate!

CountFosco · 09/02/2019 12:48

Get her outside in the wind. Love windy days, always feel exciting and that something might happen. I may have read a lot of Mary Poppins as a child!

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