What activities - solo and not - does your 9 year old do and enjoy?
I generally think I'm quite happy with the balance DD has. On her own she enjoys going out on her scooter and playing in the playground (next door; she can just take herself); she'll draw or paint/craft quite a bit or make kits. If reminded she will read to herself a little bit but it's usually a bit of a battle. She has some screentime which is fairly varied content-wise. With me she'll do bits of cooking or playing board games/pen-and-paper games; we'll sometimes go out for a walk or cycle or swim, and we watch things like Dr Who or whatever together so that's part of her screen time.
I just want some inspiration to vary it up. I'm really conscious she's an only child and she gets lonely; I do arrange playdates, but she goes to a tiny school and some of the children she gets on with best are always in after-school club or doing activities at weekends, so it's not as easy as it might be. This past six months I've had a real crackdown on screens and emphasis on reading books, because I think she needs it. Unfortunately, her other mum (we are not together and co-parent 50/50) has just decided she needs a phone equipped with games, and right now all she wants to do is play on that. In my house it's quite strictly limited, but ideally I would throw some new ideas into the mix to distract her!
What have I missed? Esp. if you have board games/kits etc. you really loved that are not too adult-dependent. I must admit, my heart sinks a bit when it comes to wading through the instructions on a science kit or similar - I do it, but not every week!