Thirteen Things To Do On A Snowday
It’s the second day off in a row for our kids thanks to the snow and ice. Oh my! So I am sharing some of my sanity savers as part of Thursday Thirteen this week.
1. Make snowmen and snow angels (check out these cool ones made of birdseed).
2. Play Powder-Puff Football and other games in the snow.
3. Be an entrepreneur! Teens and tweens can earn a few bucks shoveling drive ways and walks.
4. Play snow games online, like target hockey and snowmobile racing.
5. Get creative in the kitchen - have some clean snow around? Make Snow Cream.
6. Put on those boots, get outside and take a walk around your neighborhood.
7. Not enough snow outside - make your own virtual snowman at Ben & Jerry’s.
8. Get everyone involved in a board game like Scrabble or Scene It Disney Family Trivia Game
9. Gather up some favorite movies, pop some popcorn, get out the nail polish and have a movie and spa day.
10. Give your favorite pet a spa day.
11. Dig out all those pictures you’ve taken over the past few months and do some scrapbooking (try Totally Teen Scrapbook Pages: Scrapbooking the Almost Grown-Up Years).
12. Or pull out your kids baby books and even your own and spend the afternoon looking at pictures and sharing stories.
13. Still need more ideas? Check out this list of creative family activities from Michelle at Scribbit.
Have you got any more ideas? Feel free to share!
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14 opinions for Thirteen Things To Do On A Snowday
Casual Keystrokes » Got Winter Weather Boredom?
Feb 15, 2007 at 11:17 am
[…] Our kids are home from school again thanks to the winter weather. Everyone is getting a little restless - including me! As part of Thursday Thirteen, I have posted Thirteen Things to do on a Snowday at WearyParent.com. Come check them out and add to the list! […]
Jessica The Rock Chick
Feb 15, 2007 at 11:20 am
Even as a mom of four, I still get all giddy when I hear the words “Snow Day”. I hate snow, but snow days are one of life’s nice little surprises in my book! Great ideas! I have never heard of snow cream before, but I’m going to give it a try!
Happy TT!
WendyWings
Feb 15, 2007 at 11:23 am
It doesn’t snow where I live so I really have no suggestions, and it is the middle of summer here lol.
Happy Thursday.
char
Feb 15, 2007 at 11:23 am
Jessica - thanks for stopping in!! I love the occasional snow day, but one is enough. After two or three in a row, it’s time for everyone to go back to their routines.
char
Feb 15, 2007 at 11:25 am
Wendy - I wouldn’t mind living somewhere where it didn’t snow. Bring on summer.
Karen
Feb 15, 2007 at 11:30 am
It was cold out this morning, but it’s about 40 degrees now. No snow here in North Carolina.
If I were snowed in I think I might have to have a Gilmore Girls marathon. I have the season DVDs. (In reality though, I would probably catch up on my laundry. lol) Then I could use the computer to let the kids watch Nick Jr videos. Their site is pretty good. You can watch videos, play games, or print off coloring pages. Yesterday I printed off some Dora Valentine pages for my daughter. She was thrilled.
Great list!
char
Feb 15, 2007 at 11:36 am
Karen,
My youngest just spent some time on the BBC CBeebies site which has a lot of stuff like Nick Jr. My middle child thinks she is having a Food Network marathon day today - she is watching Rachel Ray right now.
Karen
Feb 15, 2007 at 11:48 am
I just found out about that site. I saw the Hsien’s post at Play Library. I will have to bookmark that one.
Susan Helene Gottfried
Feb 15, 2007 at 2:06 pm
I LOVE that snow angel idea; my kids are totally into making snow angels. Unfortunately, we have a nice layer of ice in between the snow and aren’t doing much outside right now (and the fact that it’s 16 degrees isn’t helping that situation). But as soon as I can, we’ll be making one of those angels!
I tried getting the cubs to scrapbook; they’re usually up for it, but weren’t so into it the past few days. Bummer. I need to get caught up.
Happy TT!
char
Feb 15, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Susan - thanks for stopping in. I think the snow angel thing is pretty cool, too.
V-Grrrl
Feb 16, 2007 at 7:45 am
In the comment section of http://www.mamatulip.com, Wordgirl left directions for a super cool art project involving shaving cream and paint.
char
Feb 16, 2007 at 8:17 am
Yes, that looks messy, but fun! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Michelle
Feb 16, 2007 at 9:32 am
This is a great list, we’ve got plenty of snow to accomodate.
And thanks for the mention, very kind of you!
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