The huswife's guide to

It snowed buckets here in southern Manitoba this weekend! Here are some ways to keep the little ones outdoors during those not too cold winter days without much prep-work or involvement.

1. Snow Spray-Painting
   Grab some plastic spray bottles and fill with water. Add a few drops of food colouring to each one. Any colour will work but make one of each red, yellow, and blue for some colour mixing fun.
   
2. Shoveling
   My kids love to shovel. Have them see how high they can build a tower or dig a hole, or grab some bucks of various sizes for them to fill and dump. Use kid sized snow shovels or your beach toys!
   
3. Snow ShapesHave the kids make all kinds of shapes in the snow - snow angels, tracks, circles, elephants - whatever.
   
4. Snow Maze/Path
   Stomp out a maze or path for the kids to follow through the snow.
   
5. Pull Out the Sled
   Kids have fun pulling the sled around the yard and filling it with whatever they find.
   
6. Make a Snow Fort
   Kids of any ages will have fun building up snow walls and making a little snow fort or house.
   
7. Examine Snowflakes
   See all the different shapes they have.
   
8. Play Archaeologist
   See what you can unearth under the snow.
   
9. Look For Tracks
   Seek out animal tracks in your yard. Try and guess what made them.
   
10. Build a Snowman
    It wouldn't be winter without building a snowman!