Well, if you live in the Midwest, and have school age children, it is likely that school is canceled.
AWESOME!
Now what? Rumor has it that with the wind that is coming, the wind chill will be dangerous outside, so you can't just lock them outside and pretend you can't hear them knocking.
I'm here to help. Here is a list of 10 ways that you can occupy your kids for hours, while they are trapped in the house.
- Dust the CDs. In my house, this could take HOURS. We have a lot of CDs.
- Have them clean their room. I'm sure it needs it!
- Challenge them to count the number of pictures of people playing "Guitar Hero" there are on Flickr.
- Back rubs for Mom and Dad!
- If you have more than one kid, have them try to hypnotize each other. If successful, tell them they are made of stone.
- Have them paint the dogs toenails. Challenge version: paint the cat's claws.
- Wii Sports Resort!
- Have them guest write a post for your blog about how wonderful you are!
- Have them pantomime all three "Lord of the Rings" movies...in the other room.
- Have them put all of that toothpaste they leave in the sink BACK IN THE TUBE!
#10 is kinda gross but if your kids are like Marissa then you might be able to get a whole tube of toothpaste out of the sink!
Also, I love this pic of your house. The Christmas lights look great. I am trying to get Tim to do more next year. We had some this year but not enough!
Posted by: Sarah | January 07, 2010 at 12:45 PM
Can't I just lock them out in the snow? ;-)
Posted by: Mel | January 07, 2010 at 12:49 PM
No! Windchill is very bad!
Posted by: Gregg | January 07, 2010 at 01:05 PM
That's what windbreakers are for!!
Posted by: John C | January 10, 2010 at 10:40 AM
I love number 10!!! If only it were possible!!
Happy WW!
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Posted by: Dragonfly Lady | January 13, 2010 at 12:08 PM