Winter Family Ideas
If you are like me, the thought of it getting darker earlier and dark in the morning when the alarm clock goes off in the morning, doesn’t fill me with joy. Well getting outdoors and doing an outdoor activity with the children is an excellent way to flush out those Winter blues. If you as a parent get involved in an outdoor activity, it is more likely that your child will also become more physically active as they grow up.
Just because you are all responsible now, mortgage, credit card (s) and all grown up, doesn’t mean you cannot still get out there and have some snow fun.
Well here are a few ideas, how about:
Hide and Seek – Try hiding something, anything, anything at all and let the kids try to find it in the garden. The great thing about snow is that something could be right in front of you but with snow over it, it’s invisible!
Become a tracker – When it snows you get to see all the tracks of the animals in your garden. See if you can work out what it was, a squirrel, a cat etc.
Play ball – You don’t have to wait for the sun to shine to play ball. In the snow it’s better; the ball doesn’t bounce quite so far if you miss the catch. Have a game of football and you really are in for a treat, make sure the ball doesn’t turn into a snowball. Finally – not a ball game, but ever tried Frisbee in the snow ?
- Sledging – Remember as a kid the sheer excitement of sledging down a hill, hat and mitts on and a very cold face, so cold your nose was red ! It was great fun, so when it snows, get out there and have some fun.
Roll snow – Make a snowman, see how big you can make him / her or challenge the kids to see who can make the best one.
Finally, as my ski instructor used to say
‘ Just make sure you avoid the yellow snow!’
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