When The Weather Outside is Frightful

Umm you guys, it's cold around here. Really, really cold. Like a keep-your-water-running-so-the-pipes-don't-freeze and don't bother to ever go outdoors ever type of cold. Not that I'm complaining (too much), I don't mind the cold...as long as it's still winter. But, we've officially hit that part of winter where we've been stuck inside for two months, and the kids (and us) are suffering from some serious cabin fever. 

There's still snow on the ground, but not enough to play in. And depending on the time of day, it's either a slushy pile of melted sno-cone, or a frozen solid cinder block. 

So inside we stay. And now that the coloring books are full, the movies have been watched 320 times each, and the puzzles have been redone so many times that they're officially boring, what to do?

Yesterday we had an indoor snow day. At Christmas Daddy got me a few cans of instant fake snow, because obviously. So I popped them open, added water to make the snow and dumped them into a couple of glass pie plates. Add some "guys" (Calen's Big Boot guys are always a hit with strange substances, for whatever reason), and it's an arctic expedition. With giant Yeti attack and everything. Cam didn't really get into it (after all, it wasn't enough to throw himself into) but Calen spent a good hour with it. 

After hours of snowshoeing, these brave adventurers have finally met their violent fate.

Today after dinner the boys and daddy did a little modular building. It's as simple as this: mini marshmallows, toothpicks. Smush them together. Build things. Done. The kids LOVED this. 

And also, tomorow's high is going to be 18. Better punch out a few more Pinterest ideas. 

 

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