To let the kids play out at 8am on a Sunday?

[Oysterbabe]

There's snow! It won't stick around for long, it's forecast to turn to rain in the next hour and is already starting to disappear. I let the kids out to build a snowman and play from 8, they were nagging from 6:30. They're aren't screaming but are laughing and making general playing noise. They are 3 and 5. It's lovely to see them having a bit of excitement and something different in their bored locked down lives. Is this unreasonable on the neighbours? We live in a private cul de sac with 10 other houses.
Are there really people who would want to deny small children the chance of a little bit of fun? We're usually very good neighbours and snow is a very infrequent occurrence here.

This would annoy me no end...

...However we are in a crappy situation at the moment and you can't expect kids to not want to play in the snow! So I'd stick my earplugs in and ignore it.

Hope your kids built a good snowman!

DS has just run downstairs happy for the first time in months, it's all I could do to make him go back up to get some warm clothes on.
Let them out op. This past year has been so hard on kids.

My kids are at their dads. If they were here I'd let them play out at 7. I don't get this tip toeing around idea just because its Sunday. People still get up for work on a sunday you know!

Normally I’d say 9, but it’s snowing!!! So all good.

All rules go out the window when there is snow. You'd honestly have to have a heart of stone to get cross at children playing in snow.

Mine went out to okay in the snow half an hour ago. They are in their twenties!

Normal Sunday and I’d be pissed off.

Snow Sunday in lockdown? GET THE SLEDGE OUT!

That should have said 'play'!

Yes get out there!

Normally I would say YABU but in the circumstances you have described I would 100% say go for it. How lovely.

Some people are up at stupid o’clock during the week, and tbh having a couple of lie ins at the weekend is the highlight of their weeks. I guess you have to flip it - if one of your neighbours had a get together in their garden at 8 in the evening, with talking and laughing, would it annoy you that your DCs bedtime was interrupted? If so, then yes YABU. Consideration is a two way street. But if you wouldn’t mind it, being a one off, then YANBU really, as you’re being equally tolerant.

8am is fine today. I am sure people will understand.

I hate noise and it makes me a right grumpy bastard to be woken early!
That’s not early.
And SNOW!!!!
Hope you all had fun.

Sorry but I think 8am is too early. It's Sunday! Unless you can guarantee your kids won't scream like banshees like all the kids round here seem to

I’m middle aged and grumpy but even I wouldn’t begrudge kids the rare treat of playing in snow! Let ‘em loose!

@JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows

Sorry but I think 8am is too early. It's Sunday! Unless you can guarantee your kids won't scream like banshees like all the kids round here seem to

Seriously you begrudge children the chance to play outside in snow because you think 8am is too early? It's a very uncommon event to get snow to play in, it's not like they can just wait until lunchtime to play in it. I honestly can't believe anyone would be cross at children playing in snow.

I think it's fine on a snow day, if it looks like the snow won't last all day.

@Same4Walls it's about having consideration for your neighbours too.

Didn’t hesitate to let mine out at 0745 - big flakes coming down and had all stopped by 0830. We were in the garden, I don’t think they were especially noisy. We are in the south, we last had real snow in 2018 so not exactly frequent. I know my next door (reclusive) neighbour is not a fan of early morning noise, but is normally ok with 0830/0900. Our other older retired neighbours lament that they don’t hear the kids in the winter. But to be honest, snow is such a rare occurrence that there is no way I would stop them being in our garden to enjoy it.

[quote JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows]@Same4Walls it's about having consideration for your neighbours too. [/quote]
Of course having consideration for your neighbours is important but surely anyone with any sense would understand this is a very uncommon event and there should be a bit of give and take?

I just find it completely mind blowing that anyone would be cross at children playing in the snow at 8 in the morning. 5am sure but 8am isn't even that early.

@Moltenpink

Normally too early but snow is different!!

Definitely this!

It's snow. All normal rules are suspended

Snow is different, we still have none here had been forecast so very disappointed. It only happens every few years so definitely let them enjoy it. We’ve not had snow since 2018 here my daughter barely remembers it.

[quote JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows]@Same4Walls it's about having consideration for your neighbours too. [/quote]
It goes both ways though if they go to a lot of effort to keep kids quiet every weekend of the year, surely you can be the one to make the effort to be reasonable on one day of the year? Have consideration for the kids.

Thanks for your thoughts everyone.
They've had a lovely time, built a very impressive snowman and covered eachother in snow. They're back in now and warming up with some porridge. They didn't shout and screech so hopefully didn't disturb anyone too much.