Been sat on his pc all day.mother insisting we go out!!.... cant budge him ..we thought of .star watching whilst having a picnic. going to look at the night sea.....plane spotting at top of snake pass..walk around ladybower in the dark .ish.... stuck now.and times getting on .any ideas for an out door event even in the dark to excite him and drag him away from the pc.??.not the usual cinema, bowling, etc :help:

A night time walk in Ecclesall woods, listening out for owls?

Take a powerful torch with you tho, as it's still very muddy....

Cheers, Carrie

turn off his pc and then your ideas may seem a little better to him when he's not got his pc to play with.
You could always pretend you're going on a form of "ghost-hunting" trips, now that should trigger his imagination especially if you go to the woods.

hi guys ghost hunting for a ten year old? not wise we thought though as adults we have been on a few ghost type things.owl listening was an excellent idea...but he thought it too cold ....gawwwwd.. .we did drag him off the pc to ask what he wanted to do .weve ended up with bloody harry potter dvd.yawwwn nite ol!! :gag:
by the way folks any ideas between now and next weekend would be most appreciated...:clap: :clap:

An extension of the above - pull out the fuses and pretend theres a powercut.

Originally posted by nitelife40
Been sat on his pc all day.mother insisting we go out!!.... cant budge him ..we thought of .star watching whilst having a picnic. going to look at the night sea.....plane spotting at top of snake pass..walk around ladybower in the dark .ish.... stuck now.and times getting on .any ideas for an out door event even in the dark to excite him and drag him away from the pc.??.not the usual cinema, bowling, etc :help:

nitelife40 - what happened to daytime activities? Me thinks you need to plan ahead, and you need to be firmer with the lad. Why are you arranging events around him? Why not arrange something you want to do, and drag him along - protesting or otherwise? Negotiate/impose time limits that he spends on his pc. Give him choices on occasions, but tell him how important it is to you that you do something together as a family, and that you expect him to come along and do something that you choose to do.

If it has to be night-time activities - you have a good list to start with. A night-time picnic is brilliant; buy a star map + binoculars (or telescope) and explore the heavens; a walk in the woods can be made a little more thrilling if you drag his mates along, and play murder in the dark! Let me know if you want the rules, and I'll PM you. Take yourself off to some high hill in the car and catch your breath at the views in the dark, (e.g., from Kenninghall Road, Norfolk Park, etc.), and try and identify local landmarks. Good luck!

hi all ..let me add we do lots of stuff cept yesterday he wouldnt budge from the pc. the mrs was on a mission to get him out and as we have done many things in the past..we wanted a few new ideas..and she said yesterday was nice enough weather to get out...dont think for one min anyone that this lad is on pc 24/7 we wouldnt allow it. it was just a spur of moment thing to go out at night and try something we hadnt done in the past. more ideas welcome!! thanks guys :thumbsup: :D

WHATS WITH KIDS NOWER DAYZ!!!!!!

Iam not having a go at you Nitelife40 at least your thinking about getting him out!!!

I personally dont think kids should be in at the weekends/weekdays. Especially if its dry outside. And really it shouldnt cost you anything remember the good old addage "BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE" its true.

Playing outdoors. Take some rackets to the park or play in the river in your wellies skimming stones looking for little bugs etc!!!

As long as you get wrapped up.... its great take some sarnies and goodies (dont go to Maci D's).

COME ON LETS SPEND TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN INSTEAD OF USING MONEY TO THROW AT THEM.

Everyone in our house usually does their own thing at weekends but we insisted on having a family night telling the kids they had to stop in. We had a great night, NO TV, just sat chatting and eating. AND THIS IS UNUSUAL.... they both loved it just spending a little quality time together and catching up.

******* USE THE OUTDOORS ITS FREE *******

hi ya nite life
now the wheather is getting a bit better why not go fishing it is a bit expensive to set up . but once you have the basic gear its fun and you can fish the local ponds or travel to a good place to catch some good fish all for a fiver a day . and dont forget his rod licence £5 from post office .my lad used to play on x.box and p.c all day he started fising at 8 years of age through a local club and now he wants to go evry day if you need advice on getting fishing tackle go to universal angling just past the fire station on mansfield road and a good place to start would be to take him where he will catch plenty of fish such as hayfield lakes near doncaster hope this helps and good luck :thumbsup:

We enjoy playing silly games like fustration where we go different ways round the board. My kids are18 and20 and still like to be with mom and dad at times

So what happened to the days of playing marbles, making home made tents, doing crafts, letting children have their own little plot in the garden if ya have one, playing with toy cars (make sure the parents plays to, it's great fun racing em!), playing card games?.....as long as you make things fun, ur ten year old will enjoy it.........i'm talking from experience, and its great to be like a kid yourself.Have fun.....enjoy!...:thumbsup:

Destiny

maybe for a little younger than 10 (can't remember to be honest what age I was) but I used to think it was a real treat on summer evenings when my parents took us to "The Parish Oven", it's a pub with an outside kids area. They could meet up with my aunty and uncle (and their kids) sit and talk for the evening whilst we swung and climbed. I think anything just needs dressing up in the right way and kids fall for it (afterall, their not that bright ;) )

Get some tickets and go and support 'the games' on channel 4!!

Originally posted by Cyclone
maybe for a little younger than 10 (can't remember to be honest what age I was) but I used to think it was a real treat on summer evenings when my parents took us to "The Parish Oven", it's a pub with an outside kids area. They could meet up with my aunty and uncle (and their kids) sit and talk for the evening whilst we swung and climbed. I think anything just needs dressing up in the right way and kids fall for it (afterall, their not that bright ;) )

True, I used to love going to the pub and meeting up with the other kids in the play areas. Even better if you've got a footy and there's a decent light outside :)