Dividing Kids Rooms on holiday

[BexyJames]

Hi

This may sound like a bit trivial but looking for ideas.
I have a 9 Yr old boy and 4 yr old girl.
They've always had their own rooms at home and due to covid we've not really all been many places away together.

4 yr old goes to bed at 7.30 and apparently snores and 9 year old goes about 8/8.30 and likes to read for a bit.

The few times we have been away for a night or two the kids obviously sleep in the same room, but it always ends in tears as either youngest doesnt want to sleep and just want to talk to the eldest. To the point where last time my eldest asked us to take him home at 11pm as he couldn't sleep.
Or the eldest wants to read and wakes her up with the light.

We've got a holiday cottage booked soon where they'll be sharing a room for a week.
I'm wondering if anyone's got any suggestions? So the youngest will sleep and eldest can read for a bit if he wants! Thinking portable room dividers or something so the can be kept apart abit or any other ideas?

Thanks x

One adult and one child in each room. Not ideal I know but at least the kids will sleep. Or take a blow up bed for the youngest and put her in your room.

Put one of them to bed in your room then when you want to go to bed move them into the shared room. Depends on the child but when we do this they normally wake up slightly, look a bit confused then go straight back to sleep once moved into their own bed.

Assuming there are two bedrooms, one in each room and you and dad split. you might find they are better now anyway as a bit older.

Otherwise just keep them up until they crash.

Could you not put 4yo to bed in your room and just move them when you go to bed? At that age both mine would have barely stirred being moved.

LO into bed as normal.
Let older one sit in the living room to read until 9pm. Then bed and light out

Younger one goes to bed as normal. The older one can read in your bed or living room until bedtime and then just goes quietly into the other room.

Next time, rent a 3 bedroom cottage.

I agree with LO going to bed at same time as usual and older child staying up later in living room in pgs chilling until 9pm.

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Some good ideas.
Couldn't find nor afford a 3 bed cottage and altho we could swing my eldest round by the ankles when he's asleep and he wouldn't notice.. You've only got to touch my little one and Ping she's awake.. So not moving whilst sleeping I don't think!

I think the staying up reading for the eldest sounds good.. He could even go in our room for a bit..

Clip on book light for eldest?

If your eldest wants to read in bed he can go that in your room, ensure youngest is in bed a good hour or more before he needs to get to sleep to ensure she’s asleep. They might both be tired on holidays anyway and less arguing