Some people are outdoor people. They hear “snow day” and squeal with delight already planning the snowshoeing, sledding, snowman making fun. Then there’s me. My plans for the day do not regularly include freezing my butt off for the sake of fun. I do love to ski, but I’m not soaking in the beauty of the outdoors, I’m indulging in the feeling of freefall. And if I’m being totally honest, I love the lodges with their hot chocolate, cute snow boots, and long days with my friends as much as the hills. So when the school calls with those dreaded words, “snow day”, I have to make plans quickly. My kids want to play IN the snow and I say okay, let’s play WITH the snow. Making frost and ice I point out the small bit of frost on our windows and ask the kids if they think we can make frost inside the house. The kids both scream,”Yay! I want to do an experiment.” Then Bree adds, “I know a snow experiment. Let’s get the dot to dot paints.” We painted the snow last...
I am teaching my kids everything from math to reading to manners, and blogging about our weekly thinking cap adventures.