Now isolating over Christmas with a 2 year old

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We've got to isolate over Christmas now. I'm gutted for 2 year old DS who was so excited and will now miss all of his Christmas activities etc including visiting santas Grotto on Christmas Eve.

I'm so sad. I was due to go on annual leave on Friday for two weeks and I've worked for 6 months without a holiday to do so.

Anyone else in the same situation? Any tips for keeping DS entertained at home? Ideas to make Christmas special still?

You can still do nice stuff, not the same I know and it's lovely to make memories for yourself as well as little one, but he won't remember.

Christmas films under the duvet, bake some gingerbread men, painting, ask friends if they have any toys you can borrow to switch it up a bit. Try not to put too much pressure on yourself.

Me! I tested positive today so am also isolating with my almost 2 year old. I get out of isolation on Christmas Eve but the chances of my little one catching it off me and extending that period are high. I also go on leave from Friday so I feel your pain. Absolutely gutted and feeling so so low 😞

Yes so we technically come out of isolation Christmas Eve but only my partner has it at the moment but I'm expecting us both to get it too so it'll be extended.

I'm isolating anyway as work don't want me in & I don't see any good in spoiling others Christmas by going out & about.

Took DS for a walk / run today whilst we were still negative and still could. Obviously outdoors in the woods with no others nearby.

I feel like fucking crap. I want to sob.

Feel really sorry for you and it's rubbish timing.

A lot of people will be experiencing this over the next 10 days. It's my worst nightmare at the moment.

We come out of isolation on the 23rd

It's been horrendous so far

So you are isolating at the moment even though you are both negative? I would be doing The daily tests and getting out as much as possible! You aren’t guaranteed to get it so why not try and make the best of the situation.

God this is not what I wanted to hear

DH is positive.

DS and I are Negative (well on LFT) awaiting PCR home test kits.

We're isolating because if we spread it to family or others out & about we're only spreading our misery.

I can't go to work because DS can't go to his Nan who normally looks after him, she's CEV.

I've let him go outside to play etc but I'm not going to infect a whole soft play for him to have an hour of fun.

DH looked after him all day yesterday so I'm certain DS will get symptoms

My 4 year old tested positive on lft on Monday, confirmed by pcr test on Tuesday. We are negative on lft but obviously stuck at home for ten days as she has to isolate. We were due to travel to Mexico this Friday and that went out of the window. So I know how you feel.

We spent last Christmas in isolation, we were the same and technically allowed out on Xmas day but because of the limits of household gatherings and my DM being CEV we stayed home just to be safe. Really feel for you OP and I’m crossing everything this doesn’t happen to us again!

You can take it off sick if you have the virus and defer your holiday.

We will also be isolating over christmas. DS 1 tested positive on monday. Since then 2 more of us have caught it. 2 to go.

It is really dissapointing. DC are 11,9 &7 and they are gutted

Sorry to hear your news. As long as you and ds are negative try and get out in the fresh air everyday. You don't need to go near others to do that but it will be good for your mental health.

Rubbish timing! Although if you're negative I feel like you're making life hard on yourself by choosing to isolate, you may not get it. I know plenty of households where only 2 of 4 or even 5 people ever tested positive.

Yes, we are in the same boat. My son (8) tested positive on LFT yesterday evening, we are waiting on PCR results but 99% sure he'll be positive. The rest of us will isolate with him as much as possible because we can't distance properly from him and I don't want to ruin anyone else's Christmas.

I might let my daughter do her riding lesson on Saturday if she is still negative as it is all outside, what do you think?

Take your dc out to for walks at least, you don't have to isolate if you personally aren't positive

Make a gingerbread house with chocolate button tiles and covered in smarties.

It might be worth googling virtual Santa I am sure someone will set one up.

Whilst you can wrap him up in buggy and do a dark walk of local outdoor Christmas lights.

Do you have any musical instruments? Perhaps attempt to master a carol or two, the easy ones, if you can't already play of course.

Create reindeer food, which is basically birdseed with a bit of magical edible glitter thrown in to sprinkle on your path to front door on Christmas Eve

Check out the international space station website it might fly over on a clear night at the right time you can take him outside and tell him it's Santa's elves counting how many presents they need.

Playdough.

Christmas movies

Hey same boat here 3 children various ages in isolation untill Xmas eve or longer as so far am the only one positive and ill but rest of household got pcrs today so I'm expecting us to be in longer

Today they watched festive programmes and made paper snow flakes and decorations to hang from the ceiling

Iv got non alcoholic mulled wine so going to get them to bake some cookies and put on a 360 Christmas Market video

Going to look for a panto to watch online or Disney plus has some live theatre shows will give the kids some sweets and glow sticks

My youngest still believes in santa so I will find some sort of santa video for him and do the North Pole video

My daughter was gutted missing her Christmas party so we are going to have a Christmas party with the cats

I have 10 days to kill so I'm sure will think of a few more things to bring a wee bit of joy even if it is all a bit silly just need to make the most of it as a family

I have and will continue to take DS out in fresh air whilst we are negative. We're just not 'going' anywhere if that makes sense.

Last year we did a nativity play with the kids and performed it over FaceTime to both sets of grandparents (separately). Took ages as we made all the costumes and did invitations and interval snacks etc. only have 2 DDs and DD2 was every character apart from one (Dd1 was the innkeeper who we revolved the story round).

Can you do Portable North Pole for Santa? We used to do that and it's brilliant.

Put a shout out on social media to see if any of the local Santas (the ones working at the local garden centres etc) will pop round one evening and speak to DS through the window....also take him out in the car to see the Christmas lights after dark?

There might be local farm places where they have reindeer you could see without going indoors?

My DD tested positive on LF. The rest of us negative and we are waiting PCR results. We are going to miss so much and have to cancel our visitors for Christmas Day. Such a shame and I'm go gutted we've swerved it for nearly 2 years and get is now.

I fully expect this to be us, with a 4 and 1 year old. I have 3 close contacts who have tested positive in the last couple of days so even though I'm boosted I feel like it's inevitable.
I feel fine and am negative on LFT at the moment

That is so rubbish!
But the best thing about Christmas is staying in and watching Christmas movies and baking etc. Go on YouTube and Pinterest and get some Christmas craft ideas.

Definitely keep going out for fresh air and I like the PPs suggestion about seeing if a Santa can wave from outside and you could put a gift on the doorstep to pretend it’s from him.