What's an extraordinary treat for your kids in your house?

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I used to get away with a £3 toy from Home Bargains but that doesn't seem to cut it anymore. Looking for new suggestions.

Pop tarts for breakfast for DS1 4. He only gets them for his birthday and christmas!

Having chocolate in bed for breakfast ( birthdays/Easter/Christmas day only)

We had our first ever Dominos tonight. £5.99 each and DS1 (14) was actually grateful.

@AtleastitsnotMonday

When I was a kid I was very easily pleased. Ultimate treat was being allowed to go up to the loft! It was all about climbing the ladder. NB there was absolutely nothing of interest up there. That made no jot of difference. Also remember a time (these things always happened when dad was in charge) he took us to the shop, bought us each a packet of balloons, blew them all up and filled the play room with them. We thought he had recreated Fun House! Genius! A whole afternoons entertainment for £2!

You remind me of my cat! She's there as soon as we get the loft ladder out 😅!

Two year old:
Balloons.
Going down the big slide.
Watermelon.
Walking to the shop for an ice lolly.
Going to the doughnut shop with his big sister.
Seeing his aunties' dogs.

The other one is three months and can be made ecstatic by a bottle.

When he fills up his sticker chart I take him to the local charity shop and let him pick out whatever he wants 🤣

Teenagers:
Domino’s pizza
Krispy Kreme donuts

Younger dc:
Cinema
Party rings

A bigger treat for all of them would be going to Go Ape or an escape room as a family.

Pizza or McDonalds.
Staying up an hour later.

It was always chocolate mice from Birds bakery, it’s a bakery in the Midlands, small chain of them. The little teeny mice were about 80p each.

The local builders’ caff
An ice cream parlour
The Chinese buffet (where she refuses to eat anything Chinese)
Trampolining
Swimming

Mini Lego packet £3.50ish, McD milkshake or a new notebook and pens.

@BoredZelda

Ditto. Or cocktails in town ... they love going into the city with us but I'm not fooled it's our wallets they love

DD1 a barbie doll- she just loves them.
DD2 a trip to Claire's Accessories and having a drink and cake in a cafe.

Just asked DS 10, he said a lot of V Bucks!

McDonalds

Taking them to the toy shop and letting them choose 1 toy each (within reason/£20 limit)

My 2 year old was sooo excited when we bought her new socks with lots of different colourful patterns this week!

She also likes a trip to Dartmoor to see sheep/ horses.

Teenagers:
A box of figs or blueberries from the supermarket
A visit to the local charity shop to buy books
Hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows

I appreciate the fact that I have very (cheap) and easy to please teenagers!

Staying up later than usual. Saturdays are a real treat at the moment - she gets to stay up for Strictly and we snuggle under a blanket with hot chocolate.

Wetherspoons breakie. 😂

Mine is that they get to do an activity with me alone. We have a few hours. Doing anything. Just me and them