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Snow-a-thon

Have your own winter snow-a-thon so kids can jump, roll, and float through their next snow day.

What You Need
  • Black construction paper, or even a dark mitten or sweater
  • Sink or basin filled with cold water
Instructions
  1. Jump snow hurdles: Lightly pack a bunch of basketball-size snowballs. Use them to build a course of hurdles to jump over in a round of follow the leader.

  2. Get on a roll: Pair up for a contest in which the object is to finish with the biggest snowball. The contest ends when the teams can no longer roll their entries or when you run out of snow.

  3. Catch a snowflake: Find out what's different – and the same – about a bunch of snowflakes. Help your kids catch some on a piece of black construction paper or a dark mitten or sweater.

  4. Make an iceberg float: Invite your kids to make two miniature icebergs (snowballs) – one packed very hard and the other fairly soft. Indoors, fill a sink or basin with cold water, put the snowballs in it, and watch what happens. (Because the hard snowball has air bubbles trapped inside, it will float higher in the water than the softer one.)

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