Follow these ideas for some snow day fun
Before you get the call that school is closed this winter, be ready for some fun with our snow day activity ideas.
The kids will want to play outside – so why don’t you join them? Dress warm and jump on a sled or have a snowball fight with your kids.
Have some hot chocolate ready to mix up when everyone gets too cold. Be sure to have plenty of little marshmallows to add. To make it even more exciting, buy some inexpensive mugs to use as “snow day” mugs.
Make sno-cones or snow ice cream. Some milk, vanilla and sugar are all you need to create ice cream from fresh snow. It’s like a science experiment that your kids will love.
Gather craft supplies all year when they are on sale. Old magazines, construction paper, feathers, cardboard, crayons, beads – you name it, and your kids will find a way to use it. Best of all, this sparks their imaginations and their fine motor skills. And it could take hours to get their art just right.
Bring out the board games you loved as a child and teach your kids how to play. Again, you will be using fine motor skills, counting and reasoning – all the things your kids need at school every day.
Play hide and seek or build a reading fort in the living room. Break out the blankets and make forts. Add some pillows and you have the perfect place to cuddle up and read to your kids or for them to read a good book. Having a special place to read makes it even more special.
Let your kids help make meals. If you are home and not in a hurry to get to an afterschool activity, it’s the perfect time to let your kids help you decide what to make for lunch or supper and then let them help. You are teaching so many life skills by doing this, but all your kids see is the fun.
Wear PJs all day. Why not? It will be something new and different for your kids and less laundry for you.
Bake cookies. Again, let your kids help. Let them read the recipe and measure the ingredients. It’s a learning experience and it is fun. They will be so proud to share that they made cookies.
Have a scavenger hunt. Write a list of items your kids must find and see who can find everything first.
Turn up the music and dance the day away. Burn the extra energy your kids have from being home in a fun way that everyone can join in.
Set up an indoor obstacle course for your kids or play balloon tennis. Make paddles out of paper plates and popsicle sticks and try to keep a balloon in the air.
Do science experiments such as making a volcano, a tornado in a bottle or filling a balloon by using vinegar and baking soda. Simple experiments are available online and often use easy to find supplies you have at home.
Make your own play dough or plan by creating your Valentines or your Valentines box for school. You can also have the kids make cards for area nursing homes. The residents will love the cards, and your kids will learn about doing things for others.
Make puppets out of old socks and put on a show. Another fun idea is setting up a photo booth area with plenty of costumes and accessories for your kids to try. Print the pictures and make a photo book during your next snow day.
Ask your kids what they would like to do that summer and have them research the area and what there is to do. It’s imagination and life skills planning all wrapped into one.
Snow days can be a time to take it easy and just have fun with your kids. If you have household chores that need done, ask your kids to help so you can all have fun together. Make memories that your kids will remember forever.
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