A cry of jubilation could be heard all over Fairfax County as schools were closed due to weather.

Kids slept late and stayed in jammies all morning.  But then what?  I asked some of the Au Pairs in our cluster,

“How do you entertain the kids on Snow Days?”

One Au Pair said “Build indoor and outdoor forts!”

“Baking.” replied another.

“Build a snowman, play hide and seek, make towers and bunk them, toy car races, board games, dancing contest, rolling on the snow, making costumes with journal papel (or any recycling material), organize shelfs or drawers, go trough the toys to see what they don’t use anymore, jumping race, etc.”

“Warm bubble bath with glow sticks or food coloring  good way to learn kids colors its fun and no mess it also calms kids down after playing in snow!”

“Hide things or toys around the house and find them.”

Thank you to our fabulous and energetic Au Pairs for some excellent ideas for kids of all ages.

Happy Snow Days!

photo credit: girl Big Ben in Japan Flickr

Snowman Dan’l Burton Flickr