Winter is getting a little tiresome at this point… I’m over the snowsuits and boots and puddles on my floor, the layers and layers (meaning the laundry and laundry), and the general frigidness. I’m always looking for fun things to do outside, so here are a few snow games for all ages:
Dollar store finds. Stock up on glowsticks (for some nighttime glowstick hide and seek) and sparklers. They’re great fun in wintertime.
Coloured water. I bought little plastic squirt bottles and I fill them with coloured water. They’re great for decorating the snow, a fort, or a snowman.
Outdoor snow volcano. Make a small hill of snow and push a cup down into the centre of it. Add some baking soda and food colouring to the cup, then arm your child with some vinegar for some cool explosive action.
Secret snow. Sprinkle small piles of baking soda around the yard and then give your child a spray bottle with vinegar. Have them try and “find” the baking soda hills (they’ll know they found them when the snow starts bubbling and fizzing).
Blow bubbles. If it’s really cold out, you can blow bubbles – they immediately freeze. It’s super cool and kids love it. And if it’s really cold, bring a cup of hot water outside and throw it up in the air – the effects are amazing.
Fill a standard balloon with coloured water and let them freeze. Then “pop” the balloon and remove the plastic. You’ll end up with beautiful large “glass” orbs that resemble oversized marbles.
Hang out at the playground. Slides are way more fun when they’re covered in snow and your child is in a slippery snowsuit (but be careful!).
And then there’s always the classic: build an ice rink in the backyard, assemble a snow fort, or build the ultimate snowman.
A full-time work-from-home mom of a toddler, Jennifer Cox (our “Supermom in Training”) loves dabbling in healthy cooking, craft projects, family outings, and more, sharing with Suburban readers everything she knows about being an (almost) superhero mommy.