WEEKEND HORROR

[DadToAson]

As the name suggests ii is as I work 5 days and I want to stay home and my other half want to get out .She says its frustrating and annoying being stuck at home nevertheless our child want to do so. I am not able to brainstorm anywhere to go and I always suggest the usual places we go. Especially its winter its hard to find a place to visit.
I was wondering whether anybody out there have the same problem and where to look for places to go and enjoy as a family.
this is getting a weekend row to entertain our child. Many of you would suggest go to library or park. But if to go beyond that what could I do
HELP ME.......SOS

Blimey, op, I'm with your wife! There's nothing worse nothing than staying in at the weekend with young DC!

National trust
Local parks or lakes - walk, feed the ducks, make leaf pictures, collect twigs, bird watching, hide and seek
Cinema
Trampoline park
Climbing wall
Go yo the park
Treasure trail - see their website
National Trust have a list of 50 things for DC to do before the age if 11
Camping
Hiking
Art gallery, museum etc - London has lots of free ones

Someone mentioned it earlier...

Geocaching! Go with a picnic and swaps. The worse the weather, the less the chance on you getting muggled.

Geocaching has taken us to areas we never realised were so good to go to.

Swimming often good. Soft play too, as the kids will disappear onto the play equipment and providing parents are near at hand and can more or less see them they can have a coffee break too.

Cinema good, though can be a bit pricey if money is tight.

Wrap up warm and go for a walk in a local forest or the park. If there is play equipment in the park then use that.

Some local museums are free or very cheap, and some may do activities aimed at children of a variety of ages, so it is worth enquiring.

See if there are any local farms or rare breeds centres. They aren't always expensive to get into, children usually love them and many have pets corners where they can meet and hold some of the suitable animals.

Do the National Trust, the Library, Parks and swimming. Of course.

But for heaven's sake mix it up with some free spirit, some spontaneity and go for it. Get to the supermarket at 7am, pack a picnic, or even better make it together the night before. Then get up and go. Just do it.

If you can do it for work you can do it for your family. We work to live, not live to work.

Hold on to this fact. We will all die. Even if you think we come back a second time, you have this life as a gift. Bank on this life first. God sometimes makes mistakes and you might not get on the list for another life if God wants a day off from you.

Sleeping tiger you are great. Fun dad!

Thank you to all. for keep them coming. Since he is 9 soft ball is not an option but he gets bored with walks and doesn't like it and SLEEPINGtiger you are a great dad... Yes i am in to my work and my freedom when i come to think of it. You all inspire me..

Really it's up to you to stop him getting bored by keeping the walks and outings exciting and interesting. Find things that he's interested in and keep him engaged by focusing on them, whilst still being open to new discoveries and experiences. Nine is a great age to have fun with parents.

Walks aren't boring if you are treasure hunting by geocaching.

What on earth have you been doing at weekends for the past nine years?! 9 is a great age to get out and about,. Kids can walk for a long time, don't need frequent snacks and rest stops, and are interested in loads - even things you think may be out of their confort zone/interest zone.

What does your son like to do? What does he want to do at weekends? My ds loves dinosaurs, geology, fossils - so we go to dino museums, on fossil walks, take his metal detector out, geocaching, bird watching, map reading - there's loads out there. You just need to use your imagination.