How to Enjoy Ms. Teri's Favorite Weather.
When it's too cold to play outside what do you do? Here are a few ideas to fan the fires of your imagination.
Take a swim in the tub- maybe you don't want to get your swimsuit on and swim but you can have water play. Experiment with what things sink and what things float. Have races to see which items sink fastest. Experiment with how water changes different objects like, paper, chalk, Legos, salt, pepper, etc.
Blow bubbles- this is always a hit, no matter how old your child(ren) is. Here's a simple recipe:
Bubble Recipe (Without Glycerin)
1 cup water
1/2 cup dish soap (Dawn works well)
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1) Put all ingredients in a large cup, plastic jar, or other container. Stir SLOWLY.
Don't limit yourself to factory provided bubble blowers. Look for your own. Tie a shoe lace to form a loop and use it to make bubbles. Experiment to see what works best.
Turn the contents of your kitchen cabinets into percussion instruments. -Kids of all ages love noise, especially if they are providing it. Tap a rhythm and have them repeat it on their instrument. Let them tap and you repeat theirs.
Count things- this could become an all consuming project. Older kids can count the dry beans in the bag or the popcorn kernels. Small kids could count chairs or shoes. Give everyone a cool notebook and pen to write their results in.
Play dress up/Act out a story- Kids have so much fun when playing dress up. Be sure to take pictures and videos to share.
Build a blanket fort - Transform a bedroom or dining room into a far away jungle or mountain top and build a fort there. You could maybe even nap in your new fort or have a sleepover in it.
Build with blocks/Legos / Bristol blocks- There is no end to kids imagination. Take pictures of all of the creations for a scrapbook page.
Make music- if you are not musical just fire up Pandora, go to Family Folk Songs and sing along. The words are silly and the music is fun. You can even make up motions or dances to the songs.
Hide and seek- there are so many variations to this childhood game. Maybe a toy hides and everyone has to find it. Maybe you give clues to say if you are close or totally in the wrong place. Maybe kids hide and parents hunt. Maybe parents hide and kids hunt. Be creative.
Just enjoy being close even if its a bit claustrophobic. The memories will be worth it. Happy frosty days!!
