Winter Weekends by: Taylor Abrahamsen
Here in Texas we enjoy the good fortune of mild winters that make life easy to accommodate around the weather. We all recount the excitement during the once in a blue moon snow we receive or the ice days that shut down our roadways and schools. One thought that can be lost in the excitement is what to do to keep your family entertained if everyone is stuck indoors! Here are some great ideas, many that use things found around the house, to help keep your kids amused without causing destruction.
Do you have a rambunctious little one, a large box, and some spare battery powered lights around? Then get ready for your youngster to show off their imagination! Make a new world, perhaps Santas’ village or a magic time machine, inside the box with lights and colors. It’s entertaining to see the minds of children as they explore and create, even the older kids may want to join in on the fun. Connect multiple boxes together or next to each other with cut out windows to make a city for everyone to take part in creating! It will take time to color it all, filling up the afternoon with creativity and exploration, and giving you time to knock out anything on your list. 10
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Sumo Style! Perfect for any age to enjoy this easy to create game which inspires hours of entertainment as long as the pillow holds fluff. All you need is large shirts and pillows to stuff in a sumo belly and the kids will laugh their way around the house waddling back and forth. Concerned about someone getting too competitive? Youtube has some great videos of Sumo Wrestlers practicing without contact, and bonus: it could help them learn about another culture from around the world!
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