Snow Day Fun!

This blizzard has its pro’s and con’s; adults got their workouts in with all the shoveling, even if they were also target practice for little ones making snowballs. As we’re getting our buried cars out of the driveway,  we might want to spend the rest of our times indoors. But when it comes to kids, it can be their favorite part of winter! Snow brings a new set of activities and creativity that doesn’t come so often in the tri-state area. It’s also a plus when kids can make a mess outside and keep it outside for a little while. 

Here’s a list to get you started:

Snowman with sticks and stones- You can always go traditional with an old hat and carrot, or you can make it a part of the challenge to find things in the backyard as additions. Finding stones and branches to make eyes, limbs and hair.

Backyard Ice Sculptures- All you need is a water bottle, ice cube trays, water and food coloring. Mix the water and food coloring in a bottle and let them freeze. Once frozen, you can gather the colored ice gems to make sculptures in the yard. 

Maple Syrup Snow Candy- This requires some cleaner snow beds; but if you boil maple syrup and pour it onto a bed of snow, it’ll turn to taffy! Use wooden popsicle sticks to keep the maple syrup on and eat.

Snow Sensory Bin- Gather some of your child’s favorite toys and place them in a bin of snow to keep track of them. 

Paint the snow- Exactly what you think, use paintbrushes and the lawn is their landscape! You can even adapt with food dye drops and do a more abstract colors scheme.

Homemade Bird Feeders- Use some orange peel halves, fill with snow and put some bird feeder at the top!

I hope these help you get creative! As always, we’re here for your questions, please email smplytherapy@gmail.com.