Quiet time for twin

[RiceCrispieHunter]

I have 5 year old non-ID twin boys. My partner works full time at home and I am a full time stay at home mum. They are now off for the 6 week summer holidays.

I am looking for more support with managing their different needs at home. They have very different personalities and interests.

They are rarely apart at home and play well together most of the time. However, one twin needs more sleep/rest/downtime than the other. The sleep part is ok as the early riser knows not to wake his brother and he comes straight in to see me but how can I give more chill time/time apart to one without the other interrupting? Also, what can I do for quiet time without turning on the TV (which has become the default quiet time activity)?

It challenging as I don't want to tell my other boy to 'leave his brother alone' as that feels too direct! A quiet corner for each of them?

There's nothing wrong with being direct and telling him to leave his brother alone. You can explain about different personalities and how some people need more downtime than others. I'm a mum of triplets plus one and that refrain was used fairly regularly as they were growing up.

I also have 5 year old twin boys, and we've been using audiobooks for downtime lately. They love stories, so will happily lay still for half and hour and listen to a chapter or two of the wind and the willows or the magic faraway tree.