20 Fun Things To Do On A Snow/Ice Day

Dear Joshua and Luke,

Snow days have always been special for children. But did you know how much teachers love snow days, too????? Snow days are a gift from above. First of all, you can not plan for a snow day, so when they come, you have no plans - you can do whatever you want!!!!You two are no different. We have had five snow days this year already!

Since I am no longer a full time teacher, my snow days are a little different than no plans at all. I usually go to work for a while. It is amazing how much work I can get done when there is no one else at school (except a skeleton crew). Joshua would always love to come with me and "do paperwork" while I was working. This year Luke has been wanting to come. Daddy has been bringing you both to school to play basketball in the gym while mommy is working. I am certain this will be your memories of snow days.

If you are looking for things to do on a snowy day, here are twenty ideas. Once you get through this list, repeat several more times!

1. Sleep in until 7:16 am or maybe 7:27 am by the second day.

2. Dress up like Batman and Darth Vader and have a duel with an empty wrapping paper tube and a small rubber baseball bat (very soft!).

3. Eat pop tarts and cinni-minis for breakfast.

4. Build a rocket ship with Magna Blocks.

Here is Joshua practicing his photography skills on himself. Gotta love it!
5. Watch Treasure Island, 1 Backyardigans episode and two episodes of Harold and the Purple Crayon - the new favorite show for both of you.

6. Play Leapster, Leapfrog, and all V-Tech games that we have ever had.


7. Get Valentine decorations out and place them around the house.

8. Read books - Batman, Clifford, ............................


9. Make books - books about oranges, crayons, and hands or maybe a book about dinosaurs.

10. Take a long bath with lots of bubbles and squirt water shooters at each other!

11. Start your own restaurant.







12. Make turtles out of large boxes. Then, make up a play starring the turtles.



13. Draw pictures with watercolors, colored pencils, markers, crayons...anything that writes. Then, cut out everything!


14. Discuss the problems in Egypt. Yes, Joshua expressed concern to his dad that "There are some really bad things going on in Egypt right now. The really do not like their president."

15. Look out the back windows for wildlife....especially coyotes.

Here is a coyote we saw on a snow day two weeks ago. This video was taken looking out of Luke's bedroom window. Luke and Joshua spotted it about 8 am on the first snow day of this year.


16. Dance, dance, dance like there is no tomorrow. I love how you both express yourself through your unique dance moves.

17. Practice somersaults - forward and backward.

18. Try to make your tooth a little looser by biting into an apple and brushing your teeth really hard!

19. Call Grandma Nichols, Nana, and Grammy. Check on them and see what they are doing on their snow day.

20. Put puzzles together.


I love you both very much.

Love,

Mama