Winter Fun. Snow Maze.

We've had waaaaaaay too much snow this season. Waaay to much!

It snowed, then the ice storm came and froze everything solid. Then more snow came. And more. And more.

We came outside today to enjoy the beautiful sunny and relatively warm day, when the temperature didn't drop down to -40C. Santino tried playing on our lawn, but kept falling through the thick cover of snow. So I took out my friend, the shovel, and dug out a small labyrinth for Santino. Just pushed the snow aside, leaving hard ice-covered floor to walk or run.

Active Fun At Home plus Some Science: Sticky Tape Spider Web.

I have a preschooler, and he needs his active fun every day. Our "witching hour" is right after dinner before bath time and subsequently bed time. This is when he wants to play, run, jump and burn his energy, enjoy the moments before sleep.

We play soccer, bowling, golf, basketball (using a cardboard box as a basket). Sometimes Santino just runs in circles or jumps on the little trampoline we have set up in his room. Today we set up a "spider web" and threw "flies" into it.

 

Danino Bowling and Preschool Math

Now, that we have collected enough Danino bottles, we could finally set up a game of bowling. We used 6 for this game, but I guess any number works. This game turned out so "well rounded": Santino got to run, work on his gross motor skills, have fun and practice math!

Active Fun at Home. Dinosaur Mini Golf.

Now that the winter is here with its snow, cold weather and sniffles and coughs (I got these), I find it is important to allow Santino play actively at home as often as possible. Active fun helps him spend his energy, develops his gross motor skills, and gives us something to do together.

I try bringing him to the pool once a week, we walk and play outside every day, but on the days when I'm feeling not 100%, something needs to be done at home. Something fun.

Dinosaurs to the rescue! We set up a tiny mini golf course using some of our toys. Here is what it looked like.

Newmarket Santa Parade 2013.

This will be just a collection of a couple of photos. We walked part of the way to  get to Main St., Santino biked. Then we waited a while with the crowd. Santino's favorite part was in the beginning of the parade - 2 fire trucks! Once they were gone, Santino wasn't much interested. He later wanted to run around, walk his friend's dog (dressed as a hot dog.. so cute!) and dance. The parade was just a tad bit long for his attention span. I reckon.

 

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Active fun: Hand-Eye Coordination and Sorting

We've had a few cold and rainy days in the past couple of weeks. This meant that we spent lots of time inside. Again. Santino can entertaining himself much better now, but I still like to spend time with him, incorporating some learning as we go.