Winter Break Guide

School is finally out! The last thing you want to do during winter vacation is sleep through it and wonder where the time went. If your parents haven’t schedule an island getaway, here are some fun ideas to keep you busy during your time out of the classroom!

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Host a Holiday Movie Marathon

Pick up some holiday movies and veg out in front of the television with some of your closest friends. Enjoy all the holiday classics from the “Home Alone” series to “Elf” and “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. Don’t forget the popcorn and candy canes to snack on during the marathon!  

Volunteer

The holidays are the perfect time to be in the giving spirit. Spread love through your community by volunteering your free time. Places such as food banks, animal shelters, and nursing homes are always looking for extra hands during the holiday season.

Get Crafty

Don’t let the cold weather scare you off. Bundle up in your warmest clothes and enjoy the snow by creating your very own Frosty the Snowman. You can even make it a competition with friends from school! Give out awards for the biggest, funniest, and most unique snowmen that are built. When the fun is done, head inside for some hot chocolate to warm you up.

Hit the Slopes

Enjoy the fresh powder and head to the mountains to go skiing or snowboarding with your friends. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, there is only one time during the year to enjoy these extreme sports and that is right now!

5 Unique Things to do in the Snow

Winter is here, which means the weather is quickly changing. If you’re lucky, there will most likely be snowfall if there wasn’t already.  So when the snow storm keeps you snowed in, here are some unique, playful ways to spend your snow days:

1.Ice cube hunt

Who says you have to wait until Easter for an “Easter Egg Hunt”?!  An Ice cube hunt is just as fun!  Here is how you do it:  While making the ice cubes, put food coloring in to make them different colors.  Hide them in a designated area throughout the snow.  First person to find the most ice cubes wins!

2. Make Snow Ice Cream

It’s fun to eat snow- but even more fun to eat snow ice cream!

Recipe: 1 cup milk
1 egg, well beaten
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
clean snow
Beat egg; add milk, sugar and salt. Mix together well. Add enough snow to make it thick.

3. Build a Bomb Shelter

Why build an igloo, when you can build a bomb shelter!  Go all out, make sure it’s sturdy enough to outlast a war of snow bombs.  Make it look cool by adding a snow couch and store the necessary food and beverages in your very own handmade snow refrigerator.

4. Collect Snowflakes

Snowflakes are so pretty!  Here is a way you can look at all of the pretty snowflakes without fear of them melting in your hand:

Materials:

Microscope slide or small piece of thin Plexiglas

Plastic container

Spray can of clear lacquer

Magnifying glass

Directions:

Cool down the slide, container and lacquer so snowflakes won’t melt when landing on the slide. Spray thin coat of lacquer on slide and tilt so any extra spray runs off. Make sure the lacquer sets for a few minutes. Catch a bunch of snowflakes on slide and then put them back into container and cover them with a lid. Leave the slide outside to harden for about three to four hours. View the beautiful snowflakes with a magnifying glass.

5.  Snow Decorating

Fill up spray bottles of water and food coloring, go outside and start decorating your snow!  The neighbors will be so jealous of your artistic yard filled with colorful snow.