Great Ideas to Entertain your Kids on a Snow Day

By Fran Campbell - February 26, 2013

Another day of snow in the Mid-west means another day out of school for the kiddos!! Although everyone enjoys sleeping in on a snow day, what in the world do you do with your kids once they wake up?? We thought it would be a good idea to share some ideas on how to entertain your kids!

Here are the top ideas from the Fran Campbell Team to inspire your creativity.

Fill spray bottles or squeeze top bottles (dish soap, Gatorade) with colored water and create designs in the snow.
Look for animal tracks or make your own using cars, spoons or shoes.
Experiment with freezing different sized containers of water outside. Which freeze fastest?
Go Sledding!
Build a Snowman or a snow fort or make snow angels
BAKE - kids love baking cookies or treats that they can enjoy eating later.
Bring a container of snow inside and let it melt. Look with a magnifier at the impurities in that remain after melting.
Use the same tools you would use for sand castles to build snow castles. Or simply use pots or bowls to make snow castles.
Press cookie cutters into the snow to make shapes, or use letter cookie cutters to write a message. This works best in packed snow.
Catch snowflakes on black paper or black felt and examine them with a magnifying glass (quickly examine them).
Teach your kids how to crochet or knit
Family board games - rarely is there enough time in the evening to sit down for board games. A snow day is the perfect opportunity to pull them out for a little friendly competition.
Play Tic Tac Toe in the snow using sticks for your X and pine cones or other objects for your "O"
Blow Bubbles in the freezing temperatures and watch them freeze.