Coping with fatigue yet trying to give quality time to grandchildren!

When mine visit, I find it's enough to take them somewhere where they can run around and amuse themselves. They do get on well together though. That does help.

I find the picnic areas of National Trust properties are good for this. You don't even have to pay to access them (if you are not a member).

I suffer from chronic fatigue and when I can we make tents and play mad games. When I'm not up to it we bake, make box models, play board games. Depending on their age they can design their own board games which you can then play. Visit websites like DJCow, Cbeebies and Milkshake or other sites they know and you feel are suitable.

Thanks for those suggestions. I don't have the energy to take them far. Will check out the websites. They are 6 and 1 yr old girls. We do play board games, ball games, hide and seek and also make tents, not good doing the baking but they do like drawing.

The 6 year old will like DJCow...she'll probably know it from school. My 6 year old daughter loves it.

What about water painting when the sun is out? Paintbrushes and water...paint directly onto patio or wall. Lovely picture. Sun dries it so no cleaning up to do.

Bug hunts. Build a bug hotel using lengths of bamboo fastened together. Put it in a shady place in the garden and wait for the bugs to move in. Get a plastic magnifying pot so you can have a good look at them.

also chunky chalks! if you have flags etc it soon washes off with water (or the rain) lol

Pop-up tent/s for the garden. Children love to have a place of their own.

Thats a great idea thankyou! Yes rain will surely help with the washing offx

All great suggestions thankyou. Particularly like the big hunt idea!x