08 December 2009

Things to do in the snow!

I googled "fun things to do in the snow" and this is what I found:
(something you can do while enjoying your snow day)

Ice cube scavenger hunt
Using food coloring, freeze ice cubes of one color or of several different colors. Hide cubes in the snow in a designated area and let the children try to find them. (LOL)

Footprint tag
Play tag, stepping only in others’ footprints.

Light a fire in the snow
Using dry firewood and perhaps some barbeque starter, start a fire in an open area. If done in deep snow, children will be fascinated to see how the fire gradually sinks deeper and deeper.

Catching snowflakes
Place a black sheet of paper into a freezer until cold. Take outdoors and use a magnifying glass to view snowflakes that land on the paper.

Winter wildlife detectives
After a fresh snowfall, look for animal tracks and try to figure out which animal made the tracks.

Have a snowball fight!

Go Sledding!

Be creative!

Light candles and watch movies and drink hot cocoa!

3 hand prints:

Lilly Anne said...

That are some very creative games! We should try those!

Katie Marie said...

I think I like the last one the best:

"Light candles and watch movies and drink hot cocoa!"

Heidi Rose said...

Amy, we can hardly light a fire when there isn't snow on the ground.

Even though it's a cool idea. It's like we're doomed to want things we don't have. Like awesome fire-starting abilities.