Winter Roundup

      Winter is just around the corner....for some places it's already here.  At my home we've already gotten a few inches of snow.  I am thrilled about it!  The cold is definitely here!  The wind chills delayed a few  many schools this morning.
 
      Some people just hate the snow and the "boredom."  For me, it is different!  I love the snow days.  Why?  Winter is full of so many pleasures when there is snow on the ground.  Whether you're bored or simply want to celebrate your day off(like me) here's a few ideas....
*Please click on the activity to be taken to pictures and/or instructions by the bloggers that wrote about it and snapped picks.
Outdoor Fun 
Build an upside down snowman.  (Local Connection Blog)
Frozen Bubbles(Fireflies and Mud Pies)
Make beautiful ice mandalas.(Garden Mama)



Color some Rainbow Icicles(Housing a Forest)
Build an igloo by tightly packing containers or tubs with snow and stacking!
Fill a spray bottle with water and food-dye.  Spray on the snow.
Use your feet to make pictures in the snow.  Yesterday, I ran in a spiral shape with my boots on, creating a swirly swirl in the snow.
Use old sprinkles to decorate the white fluff.
Glow Sticks in the Snow (Growing a Jeweled Rose)


Cooking Winter-y
Hot Chocolate Mix (Mel's Kitchen Cafe)
Hershey's Hot Chocolate...very easy and rich in chocolate. (Hershey's Kitchen)
Snow Ice Cream (Gimme Some Oven)
Gingerbread Cupcakes (Sally's Baking Addiction)