Snowed in plans

JgButtahz

So, we have gotten hit by the blizzard here and are snowed in. Just curious what those of you effected are planning on doing? We are staying inside all day, I may clear the table off and make salt dough creations for christmas presents. Tomorrow I am going to take ds out to play since this is his first big snow storm.

Mountaineers

I love days like that. We are in WV and havent had much of anything but cold. Not much snow yet. We always do projects/homemade Christmas presents on those days. Christmas cookies. We watch the classics like a Christmas story and It's a Wonderful Life.

Ms5586

Have you ever looked at the Productive Parenting website?  They have lots of fun and easy DIY games and activities for our LOs, and can sort them by age.

I have a bunch of the craft puff balls (the mini cotton balls).  I cut a few holes in the top of an old sour cream container, and he puts the puff balls in them.  He lvoes it!  You could do the same thing with a pringles or puffs canister and straws.

I would also bake a few things to make the house nice and warm, and make it smell yummy!

SusieBW

Ms5586:

I would also bake a few things to make the house nice and warm, and make it smell yummy!

Absolutely baking!  I love baking to make my house warm and delicious-smelling on snow days!

We made a pom pom thing from a sour cream container, too.  T loves it.

My friend (a kindergarten teacher) made sensory bags for the kids one night when we were over for dinner  She used pretty heavy duty ziplock bags and filled them with shaving cream, glitter, a few drops of food coloring, pom poms, little plastic snakes, and some other stuff of various textures, and then sealed them and duct taped the seals shut and just let the kids feel around and find stuff in there, and they were pretty fascinated by those too.

XCrissCrossX

Mountaineers:

I love days like that. We are in WV and havent had much of anything but cold. Not much snow yet. We always do projects/homemade Christmas presents on those days. Christmas cookies. We watch the classics like a Christmas story and It's a Wonderful Life.

Did you not get hit by the Sandy snow storm? I'm jealous...

gracefulruby33

JgButtahz:

So, we have gotten hit by the blizzard here and are snowed in. Just curious what those of you effected are planning on doing? We are staying inside all day, I may clear the table off and make salt dough creations for christmas presents. Tomorrow I am going to take ds out to play since this is his first big snow storm.

OP, we are in IA too :-) I finished Xmas cards during Nap #1, and I am also doing salt dough ornaments at some point today. Right now we are watching Jeopardy and she is walking around and playing with toys. :-) 

JgButtahz

So far we have made ornaments and we even bundled up and went outside for a few minutes. I want to build a snowman tomorrow!

Mountaineers

No not where we are at. Places like Terra Alta got hit hard but we aren't in the mountains like they are. I think we are only supposed to get 4 to 8 inches as opposed to their 2 feet and up.  It started this morning but its just powdery snow so far.

XCrissCrossX

Mountaineers:

No not where we are at. Places like Terra Alta got hit hard but we aren't in the mountains like they are. I think we are only supposed to get 4 to 8 inches as opposed to their 2 feet and up.  It started this morning but its just powdery snow so far.

Ah, you're North... near the eastern panhandle? 

I'm in the southern part of the state.