Feeling pressure to send Dd to holiday club

[Diggingforgold]

I don’t work during the summer holidays and have Dd, 6 with me at home. We have a nice back garden, trampoline, pool etc. She plays with two friends nearby 2-3 times per week. The other days we take our dog for walks, go on bike rides, bake, do some art, watch films, go to the beach, shopping, cafes, parks/playgrounds etc
I’m noticing that friends are sending their kids to holiday clubs, even those who don’t need to for reasons of needing to work etc. They say kids get bored without other kids.
I can maybe afford to do a day or two per week, do kids need this, especially with my Dd being an only?
I never went to holiday clubs and our mum didn’t do nearly as many activities or days out as I do, I did have a brother and sister though

Mine go to holiday clubs for part of the holidays but I work. They are really fun tbh, I have my best summer holiday memories from going to holiday clubs.
I send my eldest to residential PGL for a week each summer too, he absolutely loves it, they do loads more cool stuff than they do at the school pgl breaks. Hes a people person though. I won't be sending my youngest as he hates large groups, but my eldest has the time of his life.
Each child is different, and there are different sorts of holiday clubs. There are coding clubs, clubs for specific sporting interests, multi sports, multi activity, arts, dance etc. I do think they get a lot out of the holiday clubs and come home knackered and full of tales of the clubs.

I’m a teacher and am sending my daughters for 3 days of holiday club over the 6 weeks. We don’t have any family options for childcare, and I need to sort my classroom out and get some work done over the hols. I also send mine for one day in other holidays so I can have a day to myself, as we don’t have any option for anyone else to look after them. If your DD doesn’t need to go, and isn’t bothered, honestly don’t worry! Have you asked her whether she’d like to go?

Maybe you're being gently pressured because the parents of the other kids want to send their kids to the club, but their kids are resistant, unless their friends (Inc your DD) are also going.