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Just tell them a non-detailed version of the truth. Divorce isn't a scarlet "D" or anything, and odds are they already know kids with divorced parents in school. They don't need to know any gory details, just that they have decided that they don't want to live together any more. Beyond that it depends on the details of the breakup. I had to explain it to my own son (he was 8). Kids are both perceptive and resilient. Whether or not it is traumatic depends totally on you. They'll take their cue from you. If you're all freaked out about it then they will be too. If you're calm and matter of fact, they will be too.
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