Bundle Up!
Make snow angels
Lay on your back in the snow and swing your arms and legs back and forth in the snow. Stand up and look at your angel in the snow.- Catch a snowflake on your tongue
- Find two snowflakes that are the same
Can you find one? Experts say there are no two snowflakes that are exactly the same.
- Build a snow fort / Igloo
- Go winter camping
- Go for a sleigh ride
- Build a chair in the snow
- Go sledding / tobogganing
- Build tunnels in hard snowdrifts
Make sure the drifts are very, very hard, otherwise they could fall in on you and leave you buried in the snow. If you aren't sure about a drift, ask an adult.
- Buy some flowers
Have the winter blues? Some nice flowers might help. You don’t have to spend a lot to get some nice flowers that will perk up you and your family.
- Build
a snowman
- Crack the ice on top of mud puddles
In the fall and spring you can crack the top of mud puddles when they freeze.
Safety First: Make sure that the mud puddles are not deep because the water will be very cold! Do NOT do this on ponds or lakes.