Solutions For Parents
Snowy Day Specials
With permission from Vicki Lansky author of “Practical Parenting Tips”.
- Use an old plastic baby bathtub for a sled. (Punch a hole in the rim and attach a rope.) It won’t go too fast, and the sides will keep a small child from falling out.
- Let a toddler use a dustpan for a snow shovel - right size, right height.
- Teach the kids to play a game of chase in the snow. Draw a big circle by shuffling through the snow and bisect it two ways at right angles. The players can run only on the lines.
- Or show them how to make angels in the snow by lying down spread-eagle, moving arms up and down and legs together and apart.
- Fill a plastic squeeze or spray bottle with water to which you have added food coloring, so kids can draw on the snow or “paint” a snowman.
- Put special marks on a large outdoor thermometer to let children know when they must wear jackets, boots and other heavy clothing. (And also mark summer temperatures – when it’s warm enough for picnics and water play.)
- Put a coating of petroleum jelly on kids’ cheeks to protect them in cold or windy weather.
- Put inexpensive rubber gloves on over children’s knit gloves to keep hands dry.
