In Denver, we have had a rough, cold winter so far. We usually get more sunny days than in Hawaii. But this winter has seemed looong, dark and cold. We haven’t had those days where you can go to the park and play. There is too much snow and ice and the playgrounds are all muddy.
The cold and flu this year is pretty bad as well so we have been laying low so to speak and trying to avoid the germs out there too.
This season, I am struggling with was to burn off my kid’s energy.
My 5-year-old is a homebody, to begin with, and loves a good PJ day so he is more than happy to stay at home.
Since he is Junior Kindergarten, we get a homework packet to do each week, so we do that daily. We also do some other type of school work, either cutting paper, writing our name or learning letters and numbers.
He is in a huge Lego phase right now, so he loves to play with those. Our basement is like a Lego minefield at the moment.
I also put all the many, many, many Christmas presents that Grandma and Grandpa had given my kids under my bed. My kids know whenever we are super bored, I let J pull a new toy from there. I also try to rotate toys so an “old” toy seems “new” again.
Do you want to build a snowman? All else fails, bundle up, go outside and play in the snow with your kiddos. Make sure you have hot chocolate when you return, one of our favorites.
A mom needs to be creative when stuck in the house. I also let him pick out 3 long books, that honestly at bedtime, I’m too tired to read. So I let J pick them out and he loves for me to read him these “special long books”.
Some activities I’d like to try more are:
- Homemade Playdough
- More Arts and craft projects
- Indoor picnic
- Teddy Bear tea party
- Make our own children’s book
What are some of your favorite snow day activities? Please share in the comments below.
