And you thought the roads were bad…
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Yesterday, I wrote about Saturday’s winter wonderland adventure gone south. Day One in the snow was a mega-fail.
I wanted to try again on Sunday but was afraid that asking if he wanted to go play in the snow would be met with an emphatic NO. To my surprise, he nodded enthusiastically and said, “yah!”
I’m happy to report that on Day Two, we fared much better.
See? Now that’s a happy kid in the snow.
By day two, the snow had gotten a hardened magic shell over the fluffy powder. Big Roo’s first order of the day (after throwing his cars into the driveway) was breaking off the pieces. He proudly decided to call them “pizza” since they seemed to always break into perfect triangles.
After running up and down the sidewalk (him not me), I noticed our front porch had turned into a snow embankment. To Big Roo, this meant SLIDE!
He didn’t complain ONCE during our hour or so outside, even when he fell face down and looked up with snow crusting his eyebrows, lips and eyelashes. Now, that’s the adventurous Big Roo that I know!
Day One of the snow can suck it. Day Two is where it’s at! We got to do all the things I had hoped we’d try on day one.
Like making snow angels…
Learning the fine art of a good snowball…
And… well… this wasn’t on my list, but after falling in the driveway, rolling is apparently just the natural thing to do!
This is what snow days are all about.
So, did you get snow? What did you do for fun?
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Yesterday I was so thrilled to take Big Roo out in the 4-5 inches of snow that accumulated overnight here in Raleigh. Last year he absolutely LOVED brushing snow off the bushes, running around the yard and just plain walking in it. Now that he’s almost three, I figured he was ready for some “green run” sledding, making snow angels and snowball fights. I even spent the night before compiling a post about fun things to do in the snow to get some ideas for us.
Boy was I wrong.
I got in touch with my friend down the street and we decided to get the kids together to play. Big Roo and I planned to walk to their house since lots of kids on their cul-de-sac were getting together. It was sleeting outside but when we walked outside it really wasn’t as bad as I thought (and I hate the cold).
On the way over, Big Roo thought walking on snow was pretty cool. That lasted about the length of four houses. Then he wanted his PREGNANT MAMA to carry him IN THE SNOW. Ugh. Knowing the real fun would start in the cul-de-sac, I obliged off and on until we got there.
The rest of the mere half hour we were outside went a little something like this:
Me: Do you want to make shapes? (I had grabbed some fun dinosaur sand molds and buckets to use in the snow)
Big Roo: No, you do it.
Then we watched ME pack the snow into the dinosaurs.
Me: Look at that COOL sled! You want to sit in it and go down the hill?
My usually fearless Big Roo: I don’t want to do that. I don’t want to do that AT ALL.
When I actually brought it up to him, he actually got slightly excited and sat down…
… then became a bit more melancholy during what is usually the FUN part.
Big Roo (standing in the snow after sledding): I’m collllld.
Me: Do you want to go back home?
Big Roo: No, I don’t want to go back home.
Me: So you want to stay here and play?
Big Roo: No.
Seeing that this conversation was going no where and that there was no chance of him having any fun (especially since the sleet was getting worse), I decided we should walk back.
It was then he started crying and wanted me to carry him back. In the snow. While carrying his snow toys. And did you forget I’m pregnant?
My friend offered to walk with me and carry the toys since Big Roo wanted nothing to do with her holding him.
I huffed and huffed, shifting him from one side to the other across my belly, as the sleet came down harder. Big Roo’s nose became a snot factory as he cried and squealed every time the wind would blow.
Finally, I called Daddy Roo who was inside working on the nine-month-long fireplace renovation and asked him to come rescue us.
I kept walking though because Big Roo wouldn’t let me put him down and I figured I might as well make some progress instead of just standing there.
After what seemed like an eternity, we got inside and Big Roo continued crying, muttering that he was cold as I pulled off his wet layers of clothes and wiped his nose. Warm, dry clothes followed and I bundled him on the couch with a blanket to watch his new favorite show Chuggington. I even made him a little hot chocolate.
Big Roo was completely content for the rest of the night and at one point happily proclaimed there were “no more bats in the batcave” (our way of saying boogies in the nose). I guess sleet, long walks in the snow and boogie noses don’t make for a good combination.
(By the way, on Sunday we gave the snow another try -in our own yard- and the result was MUCH better. My post about that to come…)
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Mother Nature has been such a tease until now around the Triangle. Since I started this blog, my only two posts about snow were actually posts about how we got teased and schools got delayed. The ending always seemed to be the same… (in your best Debbie Downer impression) waaa waaa, no white stuff.
Now it’s Friday night and I have PROOF it’s going to snow… the powdery flakes are coming down as we speak. After the initial shock wore off, I decided to compile THE mac daddy list of things to do in the snow (and winter in general). Let’s face it- I grew up in the South and lived in Phoenix too. Since I don’t know what the heck to do for fun during a “snowpocalypse” I’m relying on other awesome writers from around the web to share THEIR best tips.
Some ideas overlap from post to post, but there are enough ideas here to last for weeks of being snowed in (we’ll just all run out of milk and bread first).
Active Kids’ Club- 4 Simple Snow Activities
Associated Content – Fun Things to Do on a Snow Day
Therapeutic Landscapes Network- Connecting with Nature in Winter
Camping with Suzi- Winter Activities with Children (also ideas in here if think snow is evil and plan to stay inside)
New-Leader.com- 39 Cures for Cabin Fever
Squidoo Lens- Fun Things to Do With Snow (Be sure to scroll down to the part about taking your snowman to the next level)
In case we get enough snow that a shovel is in order, check out Move It’s post Scoop by Scoop Snow Shoveling
And, if you are incredibly bitter because the snow is ruining all your wonderful weekend plans, check out this post from Wild Earth Integration to learn How to Teach Snow a Lesson
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