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What do your DC do at home if not playing consoles / computer /tablet?

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Return2thebasic · 12/04/2023 15:41

Just that. In the days when we don't go out or can't go out, with the amount of spare time available in holiday period, what do your children (especially boys) play?

Mine is fairly active. Most of the activities he does are outdoors. But at home, he seems always ending up doing really chasing/battling games with his young brother. Can be quite scary as things get broken and people get hurt. He does Lego sometimes, but only can last about an hour maxi. He does enjoy reading. But with the amount of reading he did in the holiday, it's getting a bit tiresome. He asked a few times if he could do games on computer. Usually he only has half an hour daily near evening time. It's not a time filler after all.

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Triffid1 · 12/04/2023 15:57

Ds is v active and in holidays goes to camps, plays in garden or meets up with friends. But when he's not doing those things, yes, he is usually watching TV or playing playstation. It can be a lot of weather is bad but overall, he has so much going on I don't mind.

He does sometimes play with his sister or we play board games and he has recently been reading comics and graphic novels.

QforCucumber · 12/04/2023 16:03

Ds's are 7 and 2, over the easter hols the older one has -
Downloaded an app to learn to play guitar (he's actually really good after almost 2 weeks of practice!)
Watched a movie a day pretty much
Been to the cinema today (meerkat 241)
In the holidays he's allowed an hour a day on the switch in total - be it 2 x 30 mins or 1 straight hour.
Helped mow the lawn
Helped wash/hoover the car
Helped clear out the garage
Sorted out all his socks which don't fit for me
Drawn easter eggs for his brother to colour in
He got a 3D printing pen for his birthday recently and 'drew' a house with that

DrunkOnLove · 12/04/2023 16:18

My kids are teens now but when they were younger they would play with the dogs, clean out our other animals, watch TV, play with toys, play board games, draw, make slime, play in the garden in playhouse/treehouse, trampoline, basketball, tennis, races, hide and seek, make obstacle courses. Also they would help around the house emptying the dishwasher, putting clothes away, cooking, baking. They also spent hours gaming on PCs and their iPad I wasn’t strict about it.

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bunnyrabbitsandbutterflies · 12/04/2023 16:20

Moan usually.
It's a battle, middle one will draw / paint, eldest will want to play board games

Sanch1 · 12/04/2023 16:31

Mine are 6 and 9 and mainly do craft and draw. They use tutorials on YouTube to help them draw and to copy sometimes.

starlight36 · 12/04/2023 20:09

Read - DS 10 for four books for Easter presents and has read them all since Sunday.
I drag him outside for walks / fresh air.
We also play lots of board games to try and make him interact with us a bit.

shutthewindownow · 12/04/2023 20:34

Colouring
Play dough
Lego
Play mobile
Making cakes
Drawing
Sticker books
Aqua beads
Hamma beads
Board games

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