What are some good place’s to take my 12 year old son and 8 year old son out for the day

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My sons get bored at home and I can’t find somewhere to take them that they both like my 12 year old son play’s basketball and is good at swimming and football my 8 year old son likes ninja turtles and toys my 12 year old thinks that his brother likes baby stuff for his age so it’s hard to find something they both like to do together even at home we find it hard to find something they both like

Teach him

Why is there an apostrophe? 😞Places.

Indoor climbing wall! I think Pinnacle is nearish to you - thepinnaclecentre.co.uk/

It’s just my 12 year old son hates his bothers stuff so when we do something his younger bother don’t like he get embarrassed because it’s always babyish stuff

How come your 12 year old can swim and ride a bike but your 8 year old can't? Teach the younger one, it would open up a few more options. Do you have a Ninja Warrior course near you? That's quite fun

My 8 year old son has tired I have teacher him so much

No we don’t I live in Northamptonshire

Geocaching
indoor climbing
surfing (artificial place at Bristol), indoor surfing
snowdome / dry ski slope

In thrapton

They're old enough to understand that if there isn't something they both like, they take turns. One trip out is for 12 year old, the next is for 8 year old. The other just has to tag along and suck it up. Can the 12 year old be left at home for any period of time yet?

Honestly, I wouldn’t be taking the 12 year old out until he adjusts his attitude about his brother. He doesn’t have to get along with him or share the same interests but it almost sounds like he’s bullying him and he’s more than old enough to know that people have different interests and it doesn’t make it babyish.

Sounds like you need to teach your children some manners. Try that next weekend

Why have you asked for suggestions about places to take your children and then ignored most suggestions, in favour of repeating the issues between your children?

I think you should focus on building some positivity and family harmony.

www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2023/02/7-half-term-activities/

Similar age difference . We’ve found roller skating has been good recently- the 8 year old is also more fearless and better at balancing than our 11 yo!

Escape room ftw

I would really focus on getting your younger son some swimming lessons. 8 is really quite old to not be able to swim. Same for riding a bike. These are both things that can be inexpensive activities they can both do

8 & 12 isn't that big an age gap. My 12 & 13 year old nephews will happily go swimming, ride bikes or play board games with my 8 year old son

What about skate parks where they can take scooters/skateboards?

Trampolining is good but can get expensive.

Ps there are courses to get reluctant/uncertain bike riders going. He might respond better to someone else helping

Ten pin bowling. Wall climbing?

Ten pin bowling?
You can put bumpers in the gulleys for the 8 year old to make it easier.

Can you go somewhere and take a friend for each of them. Your older DS can then go off with his mate and your younger DS can do something else with his mate, whether that is in a playground with your older one off on a field playing football or in the swimming pool or whatever

It sounds like you need to spend some one on one time improving youngest ds sports ability (swimming, riding a bike etc) Physical stuff like sport is the easiest way to entertain children with a big gap and 8 is starting to get old for not being able to swim or ride a bike. (Apologies if you said he has dyspraxia or similar ) I think it’s quite common for 12 year olds to find primary school kids babyish and it’s hard to tell if the older one is being a normal posturing pre-teen or being mean.