Bored grandkids, where to take them?

Depends where you stay and what's around you.

I sometimes give them a list of things to find.
A white feather perhaps just a feather, button (throw a couple in the garden) brown or green leaf.black stone.etc put a few bits and pieces around to find them when they have ticked off the list have a small treat for them.
Chalk to draw outside, rain soon washes it away.
Glue and craft stuff to make a collage.
Are you near a forest to get pine cones? Make hedgehogs with googly eyes from the pound shop.

Collect leaves on a trip to the park and make some pictures when you get home. Or pine cones to paint in gold and silver. Make a Snowman from toilet roll tubes, ping pong ball, cotton wool, bits of black paper cut for eyes nose mouth buttons. Cut coloured paper into paper lanterns.

I live in the city and have a caravan in rural mid Wales. I'm amazed at how much more is available in the rural area than in the city.

Museums

ArthurMann

Hello. Does anyone know any good places to take my grandkids to this autumn in the UK? They will love anything.

Make a scarecrow or even guy for the garden, build a small fire and toast mashmallows etc, build a bug hotel, make bird feeders, build dens from branches /sticks in the woods etc.. Invest in a magnet fishing set (godsend with my GC) spend hours finding treasure (bottle tops etc lol) make boats play pooh sticks (if local stream) aeroplanes /kite flying (B&Ms have cheap planes £2.99)conker collecting /playing, bark rubbing, chalks on patio, water painting /drawing on the walls, make moon dough, playdough, slime, invest in a cheap tent in the garden, junk modelling, big boxes to decorate made into trains/cars/planes, (hobby craft sell cardboard castles/house etc to decorate etc etc etc

Well at this time of year, going to the woods. Getting conkers putting them on strings and playing conkers. Scuffing through lovely dry leaves. If there is a beck, collecting a variety of coloured leaves and floating them down the beck. Wet days, if you have perhaps an old calendar with a good picture. You could stick the picture onto cardboard and show them how to cut out a jigsaw. Teach them at least the suits of cards and then they can play all sorts of patience. . If you have a couple of garden pots of similar size, give them one each and let them either choose some seeds or look in the garden, or perhaps buy a few inexpensive plants, herbs would do well. And leathem it
enjoy

When our granddaughters were young we purchased two magnifying glasses, then would go for walks in the woods “bug hunting”. It kept them occupied for hours !

MissChateline

I spent a lovely afternoon in an old churchyard in south London with my two probably 9 & 11 exploring. Looking for the oldest and youngest burial headstone. Quaint names and long gone professions. Social history around family graves, childhood illnesses, health and lack of it and professions that were deadly. Totally fascinating and a lot was learned. Cost nothing and enjoyed by all.

This is such a cool idea I'm going to enjpoy it by myself :-)

Pumpkin picking😃🥰

Take them somewhere for a picnic, my grandsons loved that.

Do you want to travel or just keep them busy?

I'm not sure what exactly you are looking for...

Definitely plan some rainy day activities.

I've seen little ones spending ages just kicking up dry autumn leaves, so don't think you have to continually make suggestions of provide activities. Let them find their own amusement.

You seem to suggest they are coming from outside the UK. So find some typical things for them to tell their friends back home about. (Easy if you're in London, of course.)

Is there a steam railway near you?

A game of conkers is very British.

Ask them what they would like to do. Look at things from their perspective. Kids find walking in the countryside boring, and if you want to take them out for a walk, make it interesting before you start. It's no use trying to get them interested in collecting mushrooms/chestnuts/berries/pretty coloured !leaves if they are already fed up.

Museums in the UK usually have great programmes for kids - the 12 year old should be ab!e to find something they can do.

Other sites are available

It's that windy on the coast, flying kites. The older one could even make a kite, little one could do some kite colouring or painting.

I bet Amazon does a kit

How about making decorations for Halloween and later for Christmas?
Playing card games / Scrabble / Cluedo etc

Find an old frying pan, buy some sausages, send them to find sticks then teach them how to make a fire and cook on it in the back garden. You could add a bag of hamburger rolls and a bottle of tomato sauce.

search grandpas garden /house/shed / garage and scavenge a load of materials to make a den. Old boxes, bedspreads, rug, , rope, bits of wood.

Your local Wildlife Trust will have activities. Where I live the local council puts on children’s events too. Lots of things are totally free.

Most National Trust places arrange half-term activities in the outdoors.
I’ve just had an email from my Local Authority detailing lots of children’s activities, some outdoors, some in libraries.

I spent a lovely afternoon in an old churchyard in south London with my two probably 9 & 11 exploring. Looking for the oldest and youngest burial headstone. Quaint names and long gone professions. Social history around family graves, childhood illnesses, health and lack of it and professions that were deadly. Totally fascinating and a lot was learned. Cost nothing and enjoyed by all.

Go to some woods.

*Find dropped branches twigs etc and build a camp to sit in. Take a blanket and have a mini picnic there after the hard work.

Arthur
Be prepared to surgically remove the phone from the 12 yr old.
😂

MG55

How old are your grandchildren? 😀

They're 5 and 12 so bit of a gap but there is always something they can both enjoy

How old are your grandchildren? 😀

This time of year maybe make a scarecrow? Investigate different apple varieties for a farm shop? It’s a bit early to carve a pumpkin but you could go to a farm to choose a couple - beware of the cost of this though, it’s not a cheap pick-your-own.