What are your 9 year olds doing today (Saturday)

[thesurreymum]

I have two boys age 9 and other than tutoring this morning they are sat on the sofa watching YouTube. One has done some Lego. If I leave them they will stay on devices until bedtime. It’s such a nice day and I feel that they should be doing something. The only club they do is a weeknight they are not interested in anything else. I do usually take them out on bikes/scooters but have some work I need to do at home. Just interested to see what other 9 year olds are doing today

We were up early to take a teen to training, so were on the beach by 0730. Took dog for a lovely walk, then the other teen was dropped off for her stint training. Had tea and toast/pancakes at a cafe on the beach, then another walk and some rock pooling. Didn't have our swimmers annoyingly. This took us through to around midday.

Then a drive around to drop teen at boyfriend's house, and the afternoon chilling at home playing VR/watching TV while I sorted the garage.

Late night (well, 2030) dog walk.

Well yes, they do if you let them 🤷‍♀️

My 8 year old had football and then him and his 10 year old sister just played most of the day with a few neighbour kids. We live in a cul-de-sac, there's several of similar age and they play out the front on bikes and scooters, go on trampolines, play ball games or just make up various games. Usually have to drag them back in for dinner.

8 and 11 year old DCs. Yesterday they played with sylvanian families first thing, then went to their performing arts club 10 - 1, then lunch and more sylvanian families. After not playing with them for a long time they've suddenly been a massive hit again this weekend.

Today they watched TV (The Worst Witch current fave) for a few hours this morning, then 8 year old got showered and dressed before lunch and spending afternoon at a friend's house, the 11 year old made a birthday card for his grandad, listened to music in his room, did some baking and played Minecraft. He would usually be playing out with friends but no-one was about today. After tea they played sylvanian families together again, 11 year old and me read our books together and then we all battled over bedtime!..

No tablets or YouTube in our house but they do watch a fair bit of TV - mainly either CITV or quiz shows as a family.

Lego. Playing in garden. Trip to shops. Lego. Swimming.

Saturday my 10 year old went to football training in the morning and went to watch our local team play football in the afternoon.

After tea time he did play Fortnite online with his friends for a couple of hours.

My 8 year old hates all sports and activities that involve other people. So we went on a dog walk, and then to a climbing wall where he can climb on his own. Had dinner. The rest of the day he was watching YouTube. I really struggle to fill the time with things. He won’t do schoolwork outside school so can’t practice stuff like handwriting and he won’t read outside school, I have tried extensively. He will only do individual activities. He is ND.

I have 9 year old twin girls. After breakfast one drew, the other played chess with older brother.
Both them played a fairly insane game of 'Amazon adventurers' with little brother. Went to church. Watched a film after lunch. Played with play doh, finished chess game and drawing. Read. Played in garden. Watched Lego masters before bed.

My 9 year old had a couple of hours playing Fortnite with his friends this morning. We then drove over to the next town for a dog walk and look around the shops, had a drink in the pub garden. Watched some Netflix/youtube whilst dinner was cooking, ate that, had a bath, watched a Mr Beast YouTube video with his dad then read in bed for 30mins.