Cold Day Fun

Even in sunny Florida we have colder weather and that reminds me of activities i did as a child and a mom to counter the gray skies and low temperatures. It can be too cold to be outside more than a few minutes in some places, o you might be more confined indoors. When it is below freezing but safe to go outside think of fun activities to do.

Hold an indoor picnic. Turn the heat up a little warmer, put a tablecloth on the floor, and hand a large paper sun on the wall. Enjoy pretending it’s summer and eat some of your favorite summer treats (watermelon, popsicles, etc). If you have a fireplace or wood stove you can add roasting marshmallows or hot dogs. Otherwise make s’mores indoors in the microwave.
Fill milk cartons or other containers with colored water and set them outside to freeze. Slide the ice blocks out and use them to build a colorful sculpture. Use a little salt to get them to stick together.
Go outside, blow bubbles and watch them freeze. Check for more on Pinterest.
Do indoor snow sculpting with ice cream and whipped cream
Go skating or, if there’s no pond for that, pour some water on the ground outside to create a frozen puddle or river. You can see what it’s like to slide on it. Chat about your faith:Is it frozen? re you just sliding through the week without prayer?
Play some fun, but different Olympics like who has the broadest smile, indoor hockey, or dance to some of the figure skating theme songs.
Do indoor exercises like running in place and jumping jacks or pumping weights with bottled water.
Snuggle up and read some fun books that are set in the summer and chat about what you’ll do in the summer
Make snow
Make plans for what you’ll do when it warms up. Choose various temperature goals and activities for each. Post them and as the days warm a little and then a lot, check off the activities as you complete them.
Take photos of everyone bundled up to remember the cold.
Read Isaiah 1:18 and God’s words about snow forgiving sin. Chat about that and how snow is really white when it has fallen and not been touched.
Read Proverbs 31:8 and chat about how you are prepared for the cold.