There's very little for older kids to do in the holidays

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LonelyFlans · 13/08/2023 11:32

There's lots for younger kids to do in the holidays, but most stuff (organised holiday clubs and other stuff I've seen advertised) seems to stop once they get to secondary school age.

We're based in NW England, so not sure if it's just around here or everywhere.

At this age they're not very self-motivated (at least not the ones I know).

AIBU to think that there should be more organised stuff for older kids to do?

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Lookingforward843 · 13/08/2023 16:57

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Hbh17 · 13/08/2023 16:26

Nobody organised ANY activities for us at that age, and we still loved the summer holidays. Read books, see friends, sunbathe in the garden, get the bus into town, ride bikes, kick a football etc etc. Sounds like the problem is that too many kids have been micro-managed. If you let them get bored, they will soon work it out! Or give them some chores to do 😂

This.

Guiltyfeethavegotnorhythm0 · 13/08/2023 17:25

Where I live the kids are back at school on Tuesday and I will breathe a sigh of relief . I don't even have school age kids anymore , but the local ones can make a nuisance of themselves , yipee .

ToddlerSAHM · 13/08/2023 17:32

There’s not much for under 5s either 😩 Most of my toddlers classes and stay and plays stop in the school holidays and the soft plays and parks get busy with the big kids 🤔

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