Half term plans?

[Gemini]

We have GS1 on Tuesday, and overnight. I think he will bring some of his birthday presents with him!
No GS2 this week, as I have the treat of having GD all to myself on Thursday, the day the baby has his full nursery day. It will be lovely for us both to have time to do things. I think the My Little Pony Movie is on the cards

[Daisy]

Gem - I'm sure you will enjoy your week.

[Plantaholic]

Half term doesn't mean a lot to me now I am retired except my DD will be home next week.

[Qwerty]

Have eldest for 2 dys and nights hoping to get out for a day at least weather doesn’t look promising at age 7 playing with toys doesn’t cut it 😕

[Daisy]

Qwerty - you're right. I've just been speaking to DS2 about tomorrow, saying I hope the weather's dry so we can get out with the girls. Otherwise I think the 7 year old might be a bit bored.

[Gemini]

In my experience of girls of that age, drawing and writing, CBBC on Catch Up, ipad time, Barbies, something to read, and maybe a board game keeps them entertained if you can't get out

[Clover]

Or some simple cooking ,if you don't mind the mess. Cup cakes to decorate,jam tarts for pastry fun or preparing and piling toppings on bought pizza bases.

[Gemini]

GS, 5 . and I will be making cupcakes tomorrow Clover

[Gemini]

Is it half term where you live this week?

Both my GC ( different school but same area) are on holiday this week. The schools in my area have their half term next week!

[Plantaholic]

Yes it is half term here, DD is home this week.

[Grauntie Mag]

They came, they ran riot, they went! GD came Monday morning, we had a good session with her sewing machine. After lunch GS1 came and so did DD2 with her boys. DD2 and boys stayed over, went to a Halloween party, came back, ran off the sugar rush, had dinner, bath etc. and went home.
I am exhausted. At least I have respite today, the older two are coming Thursday morning when Grand dad will come into his own as he is teaching GS1 to play Chess. GD and I will probably make something.
We are battening the hatches at the weekend so they can't get in.

[Plantaholic]

Sounds like a lot of fun Grauntie, if tiring. enjoy your quiet.

[Daisy]

GM - I've got a mental picture like one of those speeded up films of GCs flying in and out of your front door, running round, eating etc - and then the peace and quiet of a games of chess. Although if it is anything like the game of Snakes and Ladders I had with GD1 on Tuesday, I'd keep my hard hat on. LOL She wasn't a good loser! I might have been tempted to fudge a win for her but GD2 has no such finer instincts and she won fair and square!

Gem - thank you for all those suggestions. In some ways she's easy to occupy and in others really difficult. She certainly wouldn't want to watch CBBC, she might draw or write a story, but prefers to do those things in her own home with her own materials, she isn't interested in dolls, if she cooks it's something far too sophisticated for me - her daddy is a very good cook and teaches her - the board game ended in tears, lots of tears. The thing that kept her occupied for nearly an hour each day was learning to touch type. Both her other gran and I have taught typing and her other gran gave her a lesson on Friday, using an online tutorial. I tried to pick up the same tutorial to continue - but it wouldn't work on my Mac, so I switched to a different one, and she loved it. Total concentration for nearly an hour - something most 16 year olds would find quite hard. But she gets very 'driven' and everything has to be perfect so I managed to divert her to do something else before she started making mistakes. We have a large rocking horse, which they both love riding on, although my heart's in my mouth with GD2 who rides as though she's favourite in the Grand National.

We always spend a long time over lunch - sitting and chatting while they eat. GD2 eats very slowly and I must admit I like having time to relax and just let them talk.

[Plantaholic]

Much patience is needed by the sound of it Daisy. Have you tried teaching GD to knit or sew, even sewing lovely colored buttons on to a piece of cloth. The winter months are hard to occupy children when they are young and you don't want them to just sit and watch television. My eldest GS used to love the Argos catalogue and he had a garage that had a lift to park the cars on the top level.

[Qwerty]

One jiggered grandma here, eldest been here since 4 pm Tuesday and went home at 8pm last night it was late only because mum was coming for tea when picking her up at 6 pm her OH working away 😒 We did go out for the day on Wednesday to a park where a room on a broom trail was on, I had some ankle boots on and I didnt realise the soles were as thin as they were. We walked at least 2 miles on paths where it was white chippings sharp little blighters my feet were so sore when I got home, we then took her out for tea to a local Harvester we got a table ok but had to wait 40 mins for meal 😕

Thursday I did manage to go and get my nails done, for an hr and left grandad to cope, got back to find easel, paints etc in conservatory. Then baking shortbread, that awful game Pie Face where you get covered in squirty cream, OH had to go to supermarket we ran out of sugar, butter, bistro and coffee pods. Popped over to neighbour who’s OH is quite ill in hospital so took some homemade short bread and a chat. Cooked cottage pie York’s pud and veg, defrosted a carrot cake and nursed Dd who is coming down with a sore throat and didn’t look at all well, I always seem to moan a lot when childminding but my g/ c are impeccably behaved it’s the role of mum, grandma, wife, nurse, cleaner, childminder , sick visitor. Just is too much sometimes. 😌