Snow day fun!

Snow days are the best!  Here are a few ideas to add to the fun:

1. Bundle up and go play in the snow!
2. Sled down a hill
3. Ski on your driveway
4. Build a snowman, snow woman, snow family, snow dog, snow gator, a whole snow foot ball team, mini snow people, snow hut, snow village – you get the idea!
5. Have a snowball fight – or at least make hundreds of snow balls  and a snow fort or barricade so your ready for the action!
6. Look for animal tracks in the snow – try to figure out who left them
7. Make a Snow angel
8. Make a path  - have some one follow your path
9. take pictures of the snow
10. shovel a walk way
11. Help a neighbor shovel their driveway or walk way
12. feed the winter birds and squirrels with bread or bird seed – watch them from a window or make bird feeders!
13. cut snow flakes and hang them on thread on the ceiling so it is snowing inside too!
14. sip hot cocoa
15. eat grilled cheese sandwiches with hot soup!
16. measure the snow – try to measure in a few places – figure out why it might be different
17. Make summer time snowballs: find a patch of fresh clean snow, fill a cup add juice – mmm!
18. Sit and listen to the snow fall.
19. Catch Snowflakes on your tongue
20. look at snow flakes with a magnifying glass – care not to get too close – or they’ll melt
21. read a snow story – you can even listen to one here: THE SNOW QUEEN http://storynory.com/2007/12/23/the-snow-queen-part-1/
22. learn all about snowflakes – start here: http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/class/class.htm  and here: http://www.kidscoop.com/content/current/pta/kidscooppta1.pdf
23. Spot and Identify different types of flakes
24. learn all about snow: http://www.niksula.cs.hut.fi/~mnikkane/index.html
25. Learn why salt melts snow: http://chemistry.about.com/cs/howthingswork/a/aa120703a.htm  try your own experiment
26. make ice candles with snow http://www.ehow.com/how_5912_make-ice-candles.html
27. Decorate a zipper bag or sealable container and fill it with your fresh snow – put it in your freezer – save till the summer! Don’t forget it’s in there. 
28. Take a walk in the snow.
29. Shake snow off trees – it’s snowing again!
30. Bake goodies – share them!
31. snow candy: http://www.ehow.com/how_2131306_candy-out-snow.html   or try this one http://www.grouprecipes.com/35284/the-snow-candy.html
32. Sing a Snowy Song: A Marshmallow World, Sleigh Ride Winter Wonderland, Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow , Frosty the Snowman