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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

First day of a 2 weeks half term holiday and already im getting "" im bored "" app hes has nothing to do. Im so looking forward to when they go back already

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"First day of a 2 weeks half term holiday and already im getting "" im bored "" app hes has nothing to do. Im so looking forward to when they go back already"

Oh how come yours are off for two weeks lol. Ours have one week starting next week x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yup one week here too.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Its down to their particular school only having 5 weeks off at summer . They made up for that by having 2 weeks in october

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thank god for half term, means I can get seats in the bus again lol.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I went to boarding school and we used to have 4 weeks at Christmas & Easter, then 8 weeks in the Summer. Only a week at half term though.

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By *adybee77Woman
over a year ago

MAMOBA, miles and miles of bugger all (Aberdeenshire)

Ours are half way through - had last week and this week off.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That's a bit sad OP. They're only young for such a short space of time. I love mine being home. Going to take her to see a national trust mill next week. Can't you take yours somewhere? Or doing baking or crafts. Even if they moan to start with they usually get into it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm keeping an eye on the weather. If it's not pouring down we will be having a trip into London one day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I enjoy having mine at home, baking is always great fun.. We're making Halloween stuff at half term

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

When I was about 8 my mum was talking to another mum during the summer holiday. The other mum said "I'll be glad when they're back at school"my mum replied "I won't I like having them at home"

Nearly 50 years later that sticks in my mind and makes me realise how much my mum loved us.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I enjoy having mine at home, baking is always great fun.. We're making Halloween stuff at half term "

We have been making costumes and a papermache mask x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hate to say this, as it might sound harsh, but maybe get off fab until the evening and entertain the kids?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hate to say this, as it might sound harsh, but maybe get off fab until the evening and entertain the kids?"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hate to say this, as it might sound harsh, but maybe get off fab until the evening and entertain the kids?"

Not so much harsh, as incredibly patronising

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm keeping an eye on the weather. If it's not pouring down we will be having a trip into London one day "

Roll on next week, I'm off for a week!! I will also be going in to London. My son is a Guard so we will get to see him changing the Guard. Can't wait

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"First day of a 2 weeks half term holiday and already im getting "" im bored "" app hes has nothing to do. Im so looking forward to when they go back already"
How old is he?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hate to say this, as it might sound harsh, but maybe get off fab until the evening and entertain the kids?

Not so much harsh, as incredibly patronising "

Could be read that way, I don't log on here at all when I'm with mine, only time I even touch my phone when I'm with my kids is to take vids or pics of them.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Hes 11....and when i was on here earlier i had managed to get him on xbox for an hour ...

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Hes 11....and when i was on here earlier i had managed to get him on xbox for an hour ..."

11 is difficult, they don't always want to do things with parents. Sometimes.a good long dose of boredom gives a person time to think and thats no bad thing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Hes 11....and when i was on here earlier i had managed to get him on xbox for an hour ..."

Well done

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to love it when my kiddies were younger and it was half term or holidays, loved having them round me and doing things together, walking, baking and making stuff.

Enjoy your kids whilst they are young and still at home, make the most of it as before you know it they would have flown the nest

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By *ngel n tedCouple
over a year ago

maidstone

I expect lots of "grrrrr" status up dates next week then, as people are inconvenienced by their children

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

Enjoy them while you can

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Check out 50 things to do before your 11 &3/4. Lots of good (free) ideas there.

I cannot bear it when I hear people bemoan the fact their kids are off school!

School is not ( or shouldnt be seen as) free childcare.

Children grow up far too quickly, this I know from experience. I would kill to turn back the clock.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"When I was about 8 my mum was talking to another mum during the summer holiday. The other mum said "I'll be glad when they're back at school"my mum replied "I won't I like having them at home"

Nearly 50 years later that sticks in my mind and makes me realise how much my mum loved us."

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Just had a chat with him and he wants to go out and do things like museums and days out which is fine for next week but this week ive still got one child in school ....

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By *otsoSnowWhiteWoman
over a year ago

My Ice Castle! South Wales


"Check out 50 things to do before your 11 &3/4. Lots of good (free) ideas there.

I cannot bear it when I hear people bemoan the fact their kids are off school!

School is not ( or shouldnt be seen as) free childcare.

Children grow up far too quickly, this I know from experience. I would kill to turn back the clock."

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Just had a chat with him and he wants to go out and do things like museums and days out which is fine for next week but this week ive still got one child in school ....

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give him a list of household chores he can do to stave off boredom, then stand back and watch him magically find all sorts of activities he can take part in

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Just had a chat with him and he wants to go out and do things like museums and days out which is fine for next week but this week ive still got one child in school ....

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Still lots of time to do things whilst the other child is in school, go for walks and enjoy the 121 time together

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

make the most of them as they grow up so fast

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bored kids are always challenging, particularly when they're past the age of playing with toys. It's even harder these days as the current generation were born in the broadband and games platform age, and it's all too easy and tempting to let them spend their days in front of a screen. Not many of us can live up to the image of supermum or superdad, and fewer still have the unlimited time, the ideas and the energy to keep kids entertained every waking hour. With some success, though far from total, we've always tried to get ours engaged in clubs and hobbies and learn to keep themselves entertained. They still get bored and ask 'what shall I do now?'

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"Bored kids are always challenging, particularly when they're past the age of playing with toys. It's even harder these days as the current generation were born in the broadband and games platform age, and it's all too easy and tempting to let them spend their days in front of a screen. Not many of us can live up to the image of supermum or superdad, and fewer still have the unlimited time, the ideas and the energy to keep kids entertained every waking hour. With some success, though far from total, we've always tried to get ours engaged in clubs and hobbies and learn to keep themselves entertained. They still get bored and ask 'what shall I do now?' "

Yep! Its a rare kid who wont say they're bored at some point.

I used to get bored when I was a kid, that's where I got the household chores idea from, my mum used to come up with a list when I said I was bored

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Invite one of his friends round - children love having mates round. Then they can go to the park or do something together. I always think two are easier than one at times. I love being home with mine in the school holidays. We are making Halloween Decorations and goodies next week. Oreo spiders will be on the menu.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Yep! Its a rare kid who wont say they're bored at some point.

I used to get bored when I was a kid, that's where I got the household chores idea from, my mum used to come up with a list when I said I was bored "

Lol, I wonder if every house has such a list. Ours has paid jobs on it, and the kids have copies in their rooms - gathering dust

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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

As someone has already said, boredom is actually good for kids.

It makes them use their initiative and imagination. Constantly filling their time for them is not necessarily a good thing.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"As someone has already said, boredom is actually good for kids.

It makes them use their initiative and imagination. Constantly filling their time for them is not necessarily a good thing."

Yep! You need to have time to think about "stuff" to formulate ideas, come up with your personal philosophy, get in touch with yourself etc.

I used to spend hours staring out of the window as a kid, just thinking.

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