{"id":1376,"date":"2019-02-25T07:49:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T07:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/2013\/01\/02\/abcs-of-winter-fun\/"},"modified":"2019-02-15T14:05:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T14:05:45","slug":"abcs-of-winter-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/2019\/02\/25\/abcs-of-winter-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"It is cold outside&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-847\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/12\/snowman-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"snowman\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" \/>Here are some ideas to keep you busy during the winter\u00a0 months:<\/p>\n<p>A is for Art &#8211; try drawing, painting or gluing<br \/>\nB is for Baking &#8211; bake a dessert together for dinner<br \/>\nC is for Clay &#8211; Use non-hardening clay or play dough to shape and mold<br \/>\nD is for Dance &#8211; put on a lively tape<br \/>\nE is for Exercise &#8211; be sure to get some everyday<br \/>\nF is for Friends &#8211; invite some over<br \/>\nG is for Greenhouse &#8211; find a local greenhouse to visit to enjoy the sights and smells<br \/>\nH is for House &#8211; make a playhouse from a large appliance box<br \/>\nI is for Ice skating &#8211; take the children to a local rink<br \/>\nJ is for Jigsaw puzzle &#8211; be sure to pick one that isn&#8217;t too difficult<br \/>\nK is for Kitchen science &#8211; try a safe experiment<br \/>\nL is for Library &#8211; borrow some new books<br \/>\nM is for Movie &#8211; make one with a video camera, or watch one<br \/>\nN is for Necklace &#8211; make one out of cereal or macaroni<br \/>\nO is for Origami &#8211; learn to make simple paper creations<br \/>\nP is for Puppets &#8211; socks make easy and fun puppets &#8211; put on a show!<br \/>\nQ is for Quiet Time &#8211; everyone needs some of this<br \/>\nR is for Reading aloud &#8211; choose a good book and a comfortable place to sit<br \/>\nS is for Seeds and Suet &#8211; put out food for the birds and watch them eat<br \/>\nT is for Tent &#8211; make one from old blankets and chairs<br \/>\nU is for Unplugged &#8211; do a day with no TV<br \/>\nV is for Variety &#8211; try something new everyday<br \/>\nW is for Walk &#8211; take one in any weather (be sure to dress appropriately)<br \/>\nX is for Xylophone &#8211; make your own with glasses, water and a metal spoon<br \/>\nY is for Year &#8211; make a calendar or scrapbook to remember the year<br \/>\nZ is for Zoo &#8211; visit the animals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some ideas to keep you busy during the winter\u00a0 months: A is for Art &#8211; try drawing, painting or gluing B is for Baking &#8211; bake a dessert together for dinner C is for Clay &#8211; Use non-hardening clay or play dough to shape and mold D is for Dance &#8211; put on  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/2019\/02\/25\/abcs-of-winter-fun\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[14,33,303],"class_list":["post-1376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-activities","tag-au-pairs","tag-winter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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