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Winter Fun!
Have a Ball This Season
By Marie-Helen Goyetche
Winter is a special time for family moments. What do you remember from your childhood years? Playing outdoors probably was in the top three! So get bundled up, gather the kids and fill their memories with some winter fun!
Outdoor Winter Fun: Snow Required
Angels in the Snow
Get everyone to lie down and face up toward the sky. Then swing your arms (up/down) and legs (open/close). Carefully get up and see the angels everyone has created. Ask your child which is the biggest? The smallest? Suggest that you make a double angel by having your child make an angel within your angel. The Ever-Lasting Snowman
Start by taking snow in your hands and forming a ball. Take your snowball and roll into the snow to make a bigger ball (the more you roll the bigger the ball). Place two, three or four on top of each other. Let your child decide how you will decorate the snowman; you'll be surprised by what they'll come up with. Who said you have to make a snow-man? Have you ever met a snow-cowboy? Or a little snow-baby? Make more than one snow-person -- make a whole family. Snow Painting
Here comes Picasso! This activity can be very creative and lots of fun. All you'll need are empty spray bottles. Fill them with water and add a few drops of food coloring (or washable tempera powder paint). Put rubber dishwashing gloves over your child's mittens and let your child spray art onto the snow. Play outdoor Pictionary or Tic-Tac-Toe. Can you figure out the drawings? Can you write letters?
Shoveling Snow