Only child weekend activities

[Silentyears]

DS9 would happily play video games and watch TV all weekend. His screen time use has increased a lot during the various lockdowns and now he just doesn’t want to do anything else!

Prior to lockdowns I used to take him to playgrounds / soft play but now at age 9 he seems a bit old for some playgrounds and he doesn’t seem to enjoy it on his own so much.

Has anyone any suggestions of things to do at the weekends particularly more active things?

Watching with interest! Ex-P of 4 years (not my child's dad) and I broke up 10 days ago. He and his child are no longer our automatic play dates and DD has no wish to go on a dreary walk alone with boring mummy. I'm embracing technology this weekend but I need to get some ideas in place going forward.

Trampoline park
Climbing wall
Skiing lessons or somewhere like chillfactore
Any sport
Swimming
Cooking classes or cooking together

Is he interested in doing any sport? DS did hockey and badminton. Football is obviously very popular

Would he be interested in joining Cubs. Badge work might give him things to do at the weekend, plus they will run some camps

Many cycling clubs have junior sections with tarmac traffic free tracks they use and 9 is an ideal age for this tactility, they can do both tarmac in the summer and off road cyclocross is the winter ( like cross country running on bikes & the boys live the mud ) cycling clubs are usually a cheap option to join, but obviously need a bike

Many board game cafes are opening up, they may be have clubs and he can use real people to interact with rather than pc

Rugby, football clubs, drama club

Why not offer to take him to a selection try stuff for fun

I found an independent drama club that my dd really enjoyed and wasn’t £££££

Mine do music school, football, art class. Together we go to the woods, go for bike rides, potter in the shops - I might keep a few chores they can get involved with, we go to the library, see a friend etc